Based on responses received to this sources sought notice, the determination has been made to sole-source this work to a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern located in New Braunfels, Texas. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION - THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS INTEREST FROM HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS, 8(A) SMALL BUSINESS OR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THIS WORK (Details Below). Prime Contractors who are HUBZone small businesses, 8(a) small businesses, or Service disabled veteran-owned small businesses and who intend to submit a bid for this solicitation MUST submit the following by e-mail to
[email protected] or by telefax to 720-963-3360 (Attn: Brenda McGehee) for receipt by close of business (4 p.m. local Denver time) on November 18, 2008: (1) a positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor; (2) a copy of the letter from SBA stating date of HUBZone small business certification or acceptance to the 8(a) small business program or acceptance to the service-disabled veteran-owned small business program (must be obtained prior to date of this synopsis); (3) letter from bonding agent stating a single contract bonding capability up to $800,000; and (4) a listing of experience in work similar in type and scope of this proposed synopsis. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on availability of interested HUBZone, 8(a), or service disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. No additional information will be solicited from any firm. Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor being considered not interested in this solicitation. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone, 8(a), or service disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside or on an unrestricted basis will be made following the due date and posted as an amendment to this sources sought on the Federal Business Opportunity website at www.fbo.gov. 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. All firms should be certified in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) located at https://orca.bpn.gov/ A Qualified HUBZone SBC receiving a HUBZone contract for general construction must spend at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its own employees or employees of other qualified HUBZone SBCs. This requirement may be met by expending at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its employees or it may subcontract at least 35% of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel to one or more qualified HUBZone SBCs. A qualified HUBZone SBC prime contractor may not, however, subcontract more than 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel to non-qualified HUBZone SBCs. PROJECT DETAILS: This project will consist of ground surveys (pre and post), roadway excavation, grading, aggregate base, and asphalt pavement on 470 linear feet of roadway on TX RRP BACA 100(1), Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge in Travis and Burnet Counties, Texas. The estimate price range is between $250,000.00 and $800,000.00. This project contains one schedule with principal work items including: construction survey and staking, contractor testing, clearing and grubbing, 800 cy roadway excavation, 900 tons roadway aggregate (method 2), 450 tons Hot asphalt concrete pavement, 1ton fog seal (emulsified asphalt), along with associated erosion control, traffic control and signing, heavy equipment, seeding and mulching. Tentative advertisement date is December 3, 2008. PLEASE NOTE: The Invitation for Bid will be available for download after advertisement from the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fedbizopps.gov. PLANS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN ADOBE (.pdf) FORMAT AFTER ADVERTISEMENT at http://www.cflhd.gov/procurement/construction/advertised-projects.cfm under the Project Name.