Summary
The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Mid-Atlantic seeks small business construction firms for a Design-Bid-Build project to construct the E-130J Main Operating Base and Fleet Replacement Squadron campus at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Scope includes an aircraft parking apron, three-bay maintenance hangar on deep pile foundations, training building, Mobile Support Unit compound, GSE warehouse, and major utility upgrades. Projects of $250M or greater in comparable complexity are required as past performance.
Full Description
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Mid-Atlantic is seeking eligible small business firms capable of performing pre-construction and construction services for Design-Bid-Build (DBB) P271, E-130J Main Operating & Training Base, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina. This is a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) project and will utilize the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) acquisition method. This project Constructs all operational and support facilities for E-130J Main Operating Base (MOB) and Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) training campus at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) in Cherry Point, NC. New construction facilities include an aircraft parking apron, aircraft access apron, taxiway, three-bay aircraft maintenance hangar, training building, Mobile Support Unit operational compound, and an aircraft maintenance and ground support equipment warehouse. Renovation of existing facilities includes Building 244 for Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) academic and applied training functions associated with the E-130J. The Aircraft Maintenance Hangar will be a two-story building with high-bay, overhead maintenance space to support three E-130J aircraft. The hangar will be constructed as four separate buildings with expansion joints, built on deep foundations using driven precast, prestressed concrete piles. The Hangar Security Building is a single-story security guard house, outside of the PL2 security fenceline, that provides controlled access to the hangar enclave for vehicles and pedestrians. The Training Building is a predominantly single-story building, divided into four massing areas with varying roof heights. Much of the facility is low-rise, with roof heights of 16-20 feet. The Mobile Support Unit Operational Compound is a low-rise, pre-engineered long-span metal building. The Aircraft Maintenance and Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Warehouse is a low-rise, pre-engineered metal building with structural columns located along the middle of each space. The project will renovate and alter portions of Building 244 which has a total floor area of 4,356 m2 and currently supports existing CNATT functions. The project also includes significant road widening along Roosevelt Avenue and Access Roads, utility upgrades including the replacement of an electric substation, water, sewer and communications lines and a pump station. All service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB), certified HUB-Zone, certified 8(a), and women-owned small businesses (WOSB), and small businesses are encouraged to respond. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Notice, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest. The contract will include FAR clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2021-O0008), which states that “It will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.” It is requested that interested small businesses submit to the Contracting Officer a capabilities package, to include the Sources Sought Contractor Information Form and Sources Sought Project Information Form, provided as attachments to this notice. Small and Large Businesses shall respond to the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) Request for Information Form (RFI). The Sources Sought Project Information Form and Sources Sought Project Matrix shall be used to document a minimum of two (2) up to a maximum of five (5) relevant construction projects for the offeror that best demonstrates experience on projects that are similar in size, scope and complexity as listed below. Projects submitted for the offeror shall be completed within the past ten (10) years from the date of issuance of this Sources Sought. For the purposes of this evaluation, a relevant project is further defined as: Size: A final construction cost of $250,000,000 or greater. Final construction cost is defined as the total price paid by the customer for the construction services, including original contract award amount and any modifications executed during performance. Scope: New construction of multiple industrial and/or administrative buildings simultaneously or sequentially on a campus style project site. Complexity: Each submitted project does not require demonstrated experience with all of the following components, but collectively, experience with all of the elements below must be established throughout