Blackfeet Reservation Apartment Complex

75H70122R00024  Sources Sought:

Blackfeet Reservation Apartment Complex

Purpose

This is a Request for Information (RFI) (SOURCES SOUGHT) as outlined in FAR 15.201(c)(3) and is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of firms especially small businesses including: Native American/Indian-Owned Businesses, 8(a) Certified Small Businesses, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone) Small Businesses, Women Owned Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and Veteran Owned Small Businesses. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research to determine if a 100% Set Aside for Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) Firms or if a 100% Set Aside for Small business concerns can fulfill the requirements set forth in this request for information. 

NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED WITH THIS SYNOPSIS. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS.  Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of this synopsis.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requested.

In accordance with FAR 36.204, Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the anticipated project magnitude is more than $10,000,000.

Market Research is being performed pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to identify businesses capable of performing the functions described herein.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment on the part of the government to conduct a solicitation for the stated services in the future. Responders are advised that the government will not pay for information submitted in response to this RFI, nor will it compensate responders for any costs incurred in the development/furnishing of a response.

Please note that a decision not to submit a response to this RFI will not preclude a vendor from participating in any future solicitation.

Firms are requested to reply to this announcement with a response to the specialized qualifications listed below. Based upon the responses received from IEE businesses, consideration will be given to determine if this acquisition can be set-aside for IEE business competition.

The type of work to be performed will be categorized under PSC code Y1FZ Construction of Other Residential Buildings and NAICS code 236116 New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders), with a size standard of $39.5 million.

Description/Scope of Work

The project will construct a new 14-plex apartment complex in Browning, Montana that consists of eight one-bedroom apartments, two two-bedroom apartments and two four-bedroom dorm style apartments in a two-story apartment building.  The apartment building will include a central gathering area with common kitchen, fitness center, housekeeping/laundry department, and mechanical space.  The facility will have a one unit handicapped accessible and an elevator will be installed.  The new facility will provide 14 additional housing units to address the lack of available housing in the area.  

RESPONSES - SUBMITTAL

Responses must be limited to five (5) letter-size pages or less, in Microsoft Word or Portable Document format (PDF).  Include the following:

1. Company Information:  Provide your firms contact information to include DUNS and SAM UEI, cage code, name, address, and point of contact with verifiably correct telephone number and email address.

1. Indicate if a solicitation is issued will your firm/company be submitting a proposal (Yes/No)

1. Type of Business: Native American-owned (IEE/ISBEE), SBA certified 8(a), SBA Certified HUB Zone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), and/or Small Businesses (SB). For more information on the definitions or requirements for these small business programs, refer to http://www.sba.gov.

1. Bond Capacity:  Information on the firm's bonding capability - specifically identify single and aggregate bonding capacities.

1.  Experience Submission Requirements:  Submit at least two (2) but no more than five (5) similar projects completed within the last seven (7) years that are relevant to the work that will be required under this project.

Firms shall include the following information:

a. Indicate whether Prime Contractor or Subcontractor for each project submitted; 

b. Dates of construction for each project submitted;

c. Contract value, location, completion date, and complexity of job for each project submitted;

d. Indicate whether the project is a federal, state, tribal or other for each project submitted; and 

e. Project references/Agency point of contact (telephone number and e-mail address) for each project submitted.

Restrictions on Response

Questions regarding this RFI shall be emailed to Drew Cranford, Contracting Specialist andrew.cranford@ihs.gov and Jenny Scroggins, Contracting Officer at jenny.scroggins@ihs.gov . Telephone solicitations and questions will not be entertained. This Sources Sought is for informational and planning purposes ONLY and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for any information solicited. Since this is a Sources Sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents.

How to Respond

Please submit your response no later than 18 February, 2022 at 3:00PM Central Standard Time. Please enter "Blackfeet Reservation Apartment Complex Sources Sought Response" into the email subject field.