Design-Build (DB) Replacement Fire Alarm System

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS - FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This is not a request for offers or proposals. This is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses and the Government is not obligated to and will not pay for information received as a result of this announcement. The purpose of this Notice is to solicit interest, capabilities and qualifications of Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) with Design-Build project delivery experience. Replacement/New Fire Alarm and Communication System, Veach-Baley Federal Building, 151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina 28801 This is a repair and alteration project for the design and installation of a new fire alarm system in an existing building. The goal is to increase the level of life safety provided in this building by replacing the existing, obsolete fire alarm system. The new fire alarm system is to be voice evacuation-type system that meets the current requirements of the applicable codes and standards. The objective is to design and install a new fire alarm system and remove the existing fire alarm system. This project will progress in the following sequence: Design, Review and Construction. After the final design drawings have been reviewed and commented on by GSA, the corrected documents will serve as the basis for beginning the construction work. The estimated price range is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The Design-Build (DB) Contractor is to provide a proposed project schedule. The Small Business Size Standard for NAICS Code 236220 is $36,500,000.00 in average annual receipts over the past three years. Firms interested in this effort must be able to demonstrate experience as a General Contractor on three similar projects. Similar project is defined as a project that is similar in size, type and complexity. To qualify as a similar project, the project must meet all three elements of size, type and complexity as further defined herein. To be considered similar in size, projects must exceed $500,000.00 in construction cost and be completed in the last seven (7) years. To be considered similar in type, project(s) must include the design and installation of a new fire alarm system in an existing building. If you are an interested SBVOSB, submit a Capabilities Statement to include: the company's name; DUNS number; small business type; summaries for three (3) similar projects (as described above) that are relevant to the work as required with this Notice; valid point of contact for each project. Indicate whether your firm has the bonding capability that would be required under this project. Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will Respondents be notified of the Government's evaluation of the information received. Responses to this Notice shall be reviewed by the Contracting Officer for the purposes of determining whether there exists reasonable expectation of obtaining a sufficient number of offers from responsible SDVOBs. A determination not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this Notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All information furnished to the Government in response to this Notice will be used for review purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Interested Offerors shall respond to the Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 4:00 pm ET, Wednesday, January 14, 2015 via email to William Peterson at [email protected]. Oral communications, telecommunications, and faxed inquiries or comments are NOT acceptable as a response to this Notice. Only e-mail responses will be accepted. Please Note: A prospective Offeror that is interested in obtaining a contract award with the Government must be registered in the Federal Government's System for Award Management (SAM) database, formally the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), prior to contract award. Information regarding contractor registration can be obtained through the following website: www.sam.gov