This is a Sources Sought notice only; it is not a request for competitive proposals. There is no solicitation, specifications, and/or drawings available at this time. This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only to determine the interest and availability of potential qualified contractors. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. The Government intends to use responses to this sources sought to make appropriate acquisition decisions for the project. NO AWARD will be made from this sources sought notice.

ALL INTERESTED FIRMS SHOULD RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE NO MATTER WHAT BUSINESS SIZE UNDER THE NAICS CODE 237120, 236220.

Project Description:

The Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers is conducting Market Research to identify potential Sources for the Replace Flight Line Aviation POL Yard project at Fort Eustis, Newport News, Virginia. The project will replace the failing infrastructure at Felker Army Air Field, JBLE with a modern, complete, and usable fuel point. The new POL Yard will be constructed adjacent to the existing POL Yard location. The two 30,000-gallon aboveground storage tanks will be replaced with two 20,000-gallon aboveground storage tanks, with room reserved for a future third tank. The project will have all necessary associated equipment, truck parking, truck fill islands, offloading station, filtration, canopies, storage building and distribution piping. The anticipated period of performance is 300 calendar days.

The Sources sought response should demonstrate knowledge of, experience in, and ability to successfully execute per the following:

A. Must have worked on a DOD Installation
B. Should have experience installing and operating fuel distribution systems. Active and Non Active Fuel Systems.

It is anticipated that the Government will issue a firm fixed price contract. We are requesting that all interested and qualified businesses respond to this sources sought notice with a capability statement, which shall include at a minimum: (1) Identification and verification of the company business status, (2) Cage Code and DUNS number, if applicable, 3) The level of performance and payment bonding capacity that the company could attain for the proposed project. (4) Descriptions of Experience - Provide descriptions of your firm's past experience on projects with greater than 90% construction complete or those projects completed within the last five years which are similar to this project in size, scope, and dollar value.

Based on definitions above, for each project submitted include:
a. Current percentage of construction complete and the date when it was or will be completed.
b. Scope of the project
c. Size of the project
d. Dollar value of the project
e. The portion and percentage of work that was self-performed

The order of magnitude for this effort is estimated between $5,000,000.00 and $6,000,000.00. Contractors will be required to submit bonding documents prior to award. Bonding documents are not required for this sources sought. The project anticipates regular working hours (7:00am to 4:30pm). No holiday work is anticipated.

Since this is a Sources Sought announcement only, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. USACE Norfolk District is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals, and will not accept telephone inquiries. All questions and correspondence shall be directed via email at [email protected]. No reimbursement will be made to any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.

All responses to this announcement may be sent electronically to [email protected] with copy furnished to [email protected] no later than 1:00p.m. (EST), 19 November 2018. Limit capability briefing package to 10 pages. Email is the preferred method when receiving responses to this synopsis.

This sources sought should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation of the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expend responding to this request.