LAKE STATION CROSSROADS LIFT STATION REPLACEMENT, LAKE STATION, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA (USACE ACQUISITION)

Description

By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE-Chicago District intends to determine the extent of firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder for Lake Station Crossroads Lift Station Replacement. The responses to this Notice will be used for planning purposes for an upcoming procurement. Therefore, this Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issue of a RFP; nor does it commit the government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, this Agency will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this Notice. Responses to this Notice will not be returned. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this Notice. GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS: Under the proposed Contract, the contractor will be required to provide service to replace the existing Crossroad lift station in Lake Station, Indiana. The existing lift station is past its useful life and has recently had emergency repairs made to bolster its structural stability. This lift station will be sized to accommodate the additional flow from the upstream rerouted sewers as well as growth in the Crossroads lift station basin. REQUESTED INFORMATION: This Agency requests that interested contractors complete the following questions to assist the government in its efforts. 1. Firm�s name and BUSINESS SIZE, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address: 2. Is your company currently "active" at the System for Award Management (http://www.sam.gov)? If not, does it plan to register? Contractors are now REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements (Reference: FAR Subpart 4.1102 � Policy (a)). 3. In consideration of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 237110, with a small business size in dollars of $36.5M, which of the following small business categories is your business classified under, if any? Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Small Business. 4. Is your firm capable of obtaining a performance and payment bond for a construction project valued between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 million? 5. Is your firm interested in performing as a subcontractor or prime? 6. Does the interested vendor have experience in the work described for this project? If so, how many years? 7. In the consideration of the aforementioned government requirements, if your firm were to see an advertisement for this planned procurement within the next three months, would your firm be interested in providing a bid? SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES: Respondents interested in providing a response to this Notice shall provide their submittals to Ericka Hillard prior to 4:30 p.m. (CDT) on 08 December, 2020, via email to: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil (ensure that the number & title of the Sources Sought Notice of "W912P621S0003, Lake Station Crossroads Lift Station Replacement,� is included in the subject line of the email). Any electronic files (EMAIL) CANNOT EXCEED this Agency's size limit of 20MB (includes email and its attachment); files exceeding this size will be denied access to Ms. Hillard�s email inbox. NEGATIVE REPLIES ARE WELCOMED.