USHMM Construction IDIQ

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) MULTIPLE AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (MACC) UNDER NAICS 236220 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND RENOVATION PROJECTS AT THE US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, DC AND BOWIE, MD

This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement, a market survey for information to be used for preliminary planning purposes. The information received will be used within the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to facilitate the decision making process and will not be disclosed outside of the agency. The intent of this Sources Sought Synopsis is to identify potential qualified sources.

This Sources Sought Synopsis is one facet in the Government’s overall market research. No procurement strategy will be determined based solely on the information received in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis.

No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this market research.

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is seeking business sources with current and relevant experience, personnel, and capability to self-perform a multiple award construction contract for new general building construction, repair, and renovation projects at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum facilities in the metro Washington, DC area.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) with a Small Business Size Standard of $45.0 million. Task orders issued under the proposed IDIQ contract will be performed at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum facilities. The proposed contract will have a maximum performance period of five (5) years. The estimated total contract price for the one-year base performance period and four (4) 12-month option periods will be $12,000,000. The intended task order range is estimated between $25,000 and $3,000,000.

Projects will be primarily design-build or construction only for new construction, repair, and/or renovation of commercial and institutional buildings. Types of construction projects may include, but are not limited to: maintenance/repair facilities including the Museum, exhibition areas, office buildings, specialty storage, laboratories, grounds and other similar facilities.

Interested sources are invited to respond to this sources sought announcement by providing the following information:

Contractor Information: Provide your firm's contact information, including SAM UEI number.

1. Type of Business: Identify whether your firm is a Small Business, SBA certified 8(a), SBA certified HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and/or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business concern. For more information on the definitions or requirements for these small business programs, refer to http://www.sba.gov/.


2. Bonding Capacity: Provide your surety’s name, your maximum bonding capacity per project, and your aggregate maximum bonding capacity.


3. Experience: Submit a minimum of three (3) and maximum of five (5) recent specific government or commercial contracts/projects your firm has performed as the prime contractor to demonstrate your experience in construction of commercial and institutional buildings as indicated in this announcement. A specific project is a single project or a single task order under an indefinite quantity contract or on-call type contract. Recent is defined as having been 100% completed within the five years prior to the submission due date. All projects shall have a minimum construction cost of $25,000. Projects which do not meet these requirements may not be considered relevant.

Additional minimum submission requirements:

• Submit at least one relevant project with a construction cost of $1,000,000.00 or above.


• Submit at least two relevant projects that demonstrate experience in design-build construction.

For each of the projects submitted for experience evaluation, provide the following:

• title and location


• award and completion dates


• contract or subcontract value


• type of work for overall project and type of work your firm self-performed


• current customer information including point of contact, phone number, and email address


• whether the work was performed as a prime or subcontractor


• type of contract (Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build)


• narrative project description


• description of the work that was self-performed by your firm, including the percentage of contract value your firm self-performed

For design-build projects, identify the name and address of the A-E firm used to provide design or specify if design was performed in-house. Identify your working relationship with the design firm (i.e., number of years working together).