Request for Information for On-Site Fabrication and Assembly of a Three-Bay High-Performance Magazine (HPM) Structure

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY AND YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT AN OFFER. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY AND SUBMISSIONS MUST BE FROM A US-BASED CONTRACTOR. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES (RFQ). NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY ANY COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION OF ANY SUBMISSION TO THIS NOTICE, OR TO CONTRACT FOR ITEMS/SERVICES. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Information provided in response to this RFI will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for determining how to proceed in the acquisition process for a solution. In accordance with RFO 15.101(c)(2), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is conducting market research to determine sources’ competencies and capabilities to execute the on-site fabrication and final assembly of a three-bay, monolithic reinforced concrete High-Performance Magazine (HPM) structure. This is for a test structure for experimental purposes only and in the course of testing the structure will be completely destroyed and the site will be retrograded. The scope requires the full, in-situ assembly of the HPM structure at a designated Government test range at Fort Polk, LA. The process involves mobilizing all materials and equipment to the site, erecting temporary formwork systems, installing reinforcing steel cages, and placing concrete to form the final test structure according to the attached Description of Requirement (DOR). This is not a pre-cast or modular system; the final deliverable is the fully assembled and cured structure…