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Sources Sought Announcement No. 693C73-24-SS-0002

Natchez Trace Parkway Project MS NP NATR 3N19, 3H28, ETC

SUBMITTAL INFORMATION

ISSUE DATE: February 9th, 2024

DUE DATE FOR RESPONSES: March 11th, 2024 2:00 PM EST

SUBMIT RESPONSES TO: Mr. Michael Sun at eflhd.contracts@dot.gov

SUBMITTALS SHOULD BE MADE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT

Synopsis:

This is a Sources Sought announcement and is for information purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. The purpose of this announcement is to determine the availability and capability of qualified sources for a construction project involving roadway reconstruction along Natchez Trace Parkway, located in Attala, Leake, Madison, Choctaw, and Webster counties in Mississippi.

The project consists of roadway reconstruction; asphalt rehabilitation; construction paving; improving road safety; raising profile striping; installing safety edge; and other miscellaneous work.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD), anticipates awarding a construction contract no earlier than May 2025. The cost of the entire project is estimated to be between $90,000,000.00 to $100,000,000.

QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTORS shall submit the following information by e-mail to EFLHD.Contracts@dot.gov (Attn: Mr. Michael Sun) no later than 2:00PM (EST) on March 11th, 2024:

1. A positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for the solicitation when it is issued as a Prime Contractor containing your full business name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and web site (if any). If a member of a joint venture (JV), the offeror should include relevant information from both members of the JV.

2. A positive statement of your intention to submit a Project Labor Agreement prior to any potential contract award if your firm is determined to be the apparent successful offeror pursuant to Executive Order 14063 and the policies and procedures of FAR Subpart 22.5 – Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects: When awarding large scale construction projects (>$35 million), federal agencies shall require the use of project labor agreements for contractors and subcontractors engaged in construction on the project unless an exception at FAR Part 22.504(d) applies as determined by the agency’s Senior Procurement Executive.

3. Your firm’s size standard under NAICS code 237310; Highway, Street and Bridge Construction ($45 Million). All firms should be certified and registered under the NAICS code 237310 in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/ at the time an offer is submitted in response to any solicitation. If a member of a joint venture (JV), the offeror should include relevant information from both members of the JV.

4. Identify all applicable classifications for your firm such as: large business, small business; woman-owned small business; 8(a) small business; small-disadvantaged business; HUBZone small business; service-disabled veteran-owned small business; etc. This information must be provided to determine whether the "Rule of 2" has been met for any socio-economic category for set-aside purposes. Please note that the size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc. Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations 13 CFR 121.103 for information on how the SBA determines affiliation and 13 CFR 121.108 regarding the penalties for misrepresentation of size status. If a member of a joint venture (JV), the offeror should include relevant information from both members of the JV.

5. Offeror's ability to perform at least 50% of the total amount of work to be performed under the contract as a large business prime contractor per FAR Clause 52.236-1 – Performance of Work by the Contractor; or ability to perform at least 15% of the cost of contract performance effort with its own workforce as a small business prime contractor per FAR Clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.

6. Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity including asphalt pavement, roadway pavement rehabilitation/reconstruction, safety edge, raised profile, pavement marking, and comparable work performed within the past 5 years, including a brief description of the project, customer name, timelines of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of project. If a member of a joint venture (JV), the offeror should include relevant information from both members of the JV.

7. Offeror's experience in coordinating with multiple federal, state, and local agencies for the successful completion of a construction project performed within the last 5 years, including a brief description of the project, customer name, timelines of performance, customer satisfaction, obtaining environmental permits related to the project, and dollar value of project. If a member of a joint venture, the offeror should include relevant information from both members of the JV.

8. Offeror’s Unique Entity ID and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code; if a member of a joint-venture (JV) or mentor-protégé agreement with the SBA, please provide information on both members of the JV.

9. Please provide your current per contract and aggregate bonding capacities.

RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCE SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO 5 PAGES, single-spaced, with font size 12 or larger using Times New Roman or Arial. Page margins no smaller than 1” and page size shall be no greater than 8.5” x 11.” Submission shall be provided in electronic format readable and searchable by Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. Do NOT submit marketing material, slide presentations, or technical papers. Do NOT submit resumes.

Please reference “Sources Sought Announcement No. 693C73-24-SS-0002 for Project MS NP NATR 3N19, 3H28, ETC” in the subject line of your email.

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