CLARIFICATION: This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside and a Local Area (Northern California Set-Aside ONLY. Statement of Work in Additional Documents Section of this Notice. Contractors, who meet the above criterion, should send a capabilities statement to this office by email by 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on Friday, December 13, 2013. Submit Capability Statement via email only to
[email protected]. Subject: Response to Mr. Tremethick: Sources Sought for SPD Shadow Boxes This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE is for market research purposes ONLY. DO NOT SEND A BID, PROPOSAL, OR QUOTE. This will assist the USACE to determine the availability of small business firms for potential set-asides in the total small-business category for Northern California. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought. NO SOLICITATIONs will be ACCEPTED at this time. Potential vendors must have the skill and capabilities necessary to perform the described project. Potential vendors should provide QUESTIONS via EMAIL ONLY using the form in Additional Documents @
[email protected] no later than COB on Friday, November 29, 2013 at 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. USACE will use all responses to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Specifically, the purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential small business (SB) sources in the following categories: Small Business, Woman-Owned, Minority-Owned Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), in Northern California ONLY. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District is seeking a contractor for a supply contract for the USACE South Pacific Division. The contractor shall: The contractor shall produce custom made shadow boxes in one (1) of three (3) styles as required and deliver them to any area within the South Pacific District within twelve (12) Business Days. Occasionally, SPD may require a rush order to produce custom made shadow boxes in one (1) of three (3) styles as required and deliver them to any area in the South Pacific District within 24 to 48 Hours in one. See Statement of Work in Additional Documents section of this notice for details. This project is planned for advertising in December 2013 and January 2014. The NAICS Code is 453998, the size standard is $7 million, and the Federal Supply Code is 7520. The estimated duration of the project is one (1) base year plus four (4) option years. Under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines 52.219-14, the concern will perform at least 50% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. CAPABILITY STATEMENT IMPORTANT!!! The following requests are designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, of prospective contractors' execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following: 1) Offeror's names, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2) Offeror's capability to execute this contract shall provide: a sample contract of this magnitude and complexity with demonstrated comparable scope, performed within the past 5 years - brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, dollar value of the project, and date of completion. a) Please provide at least 2 example projects that relate directly to services sought. 3) Offeror's type of small business and Business Size (e.g., , woman-owned, minority-owned, SDVOSB, etc.). Your response is limited to 3 single-sided pages total - using 10pt font. Please label your email response as follows: Subject: Response to Mr. Tremethick: Sources Sought for SPD Shadow Boxes The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a Request for Proposal/Quote or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather short statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the Capabilities statement. Submission of Capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Corps of Engineers in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will NOT BE notified of the results of the evaluation. After completing its analysis, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among Small Business firms in Northern California or proceed with full and open competition as Unrestricted. The Government will not consider offers that do not meet all requirements or are NOT submitted within the allotted time. Contractors, who meet the criterion, should send a capabilities statement to this office by email by 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on Friday, December 13, 2013. Submit Capability Statement via email only to
[email protected]. Additional Info: Additional documentation Contracting Office Address: USACE District, San Francisco, ATTN: CESPN-CT, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Place of Performance: USACE District, San Francisco ATTN: CESPN-CT, 1455 Market Street San Francisco CA 94103 US Point of Contact(s): Dennis C. Tremethick, 415-503-6949