This is a Sources Sought Announcement for Medicine Creek Dam, repair of damaged spillway concrete and access improvements. This announcement is being used for market research and advanced planning purposes. Proposals are not requested and will not be accepted from this Sources Sought Notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE.
Work is located at Medicine Creek Dam, approximately 11 miles north of Cambridge, Nebraska, in Frontier County. The principal components of work that will be completed under this project include the following:
A. Submittal preparation, transmittal, comment incorporation, and resubmittal process;
B. Construct a site access road, including culverts at the outlet works discharge channel crossing;
C. Saw cut and remove existing concrete from damaged areas within the spillway chute and along the outlet works stilling basin walls;
D. Furnish and place new concrete in repair areas, and raise the outlet works walls;
E. Repair cracked concrete on the spillway bridge piers;
F. Seal and coat the upstream face of the spillway crest structure, the tops of the spillway chute and stilling basin walls, and the tops of the outlet works stilling basin walls.
G. Project closeout and lessons learned.
The Government is seeking interested small businesses, Indian small business economic enterprises, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, HubZone small businesses and/or service-disabled veteran owned small business concerns who have the specialized knowledge, experience and resources necessary to successfully complete a project of this size, scope and complexity. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 ¿ Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a business size standard of $45 million. In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of this proposed construction project is between $1 to $5 million.
If an interested small business concern believes they are qualified and able to perform the work required under this proposed project, please submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to successfully accomplish the various components of work outlined above. Potential contractors shall furnish a list of no more than three (3) Federal, State, local government, or commercial projects completed within the last 10 years, which are similar in scope and complexity to the work required under this Sources Sought Notice. The interested contractor must clearly demonstrate the ability to successfully complete projects in a timely manner, manage a variety of construction disciplines, and work collaboratively with owners. Projects similar in scope and complexity are those projects having similar principal components of work, with a contract dollar value previously identified.
If the potential offeror intends to utilize subcontractors for specific work activities, the subcontractor shall demonstrate the subcontractor¿s experience with identified work activities on similar projects. The following information shall be provided for each project: 1) Name and location of project; 2) Description of work; 3) Whether the offeror was the prime contractor, what portion of the work was performed by the offeror, and what portion of the work was performed by subcontractors; 4) Original completion date and actual dates and duration for each project (including modifications); 5) Initial contract amount and final contract amount (including modifications); 6) Name, address, and phone number of CO/owner/COR/point-of-contact who may verify information for the project(s); and, 7) Any problems encountered in performance of the work and corrective actions taken.
The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will not be bound to this information if a solicitation is issued. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action, based on the responses to this notice, is at the discretion of the Government.
Capability statements shall be submitted to Howard Heflin at hheflin@usbr.gov by 3:30 PM MST on February 23, 2023.
For record keeping purposes, telephonic inquiries will not be accepted.
