Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH), Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Barracks, Basic Training (BT) Barracks, & Warriors in Transition (WT) Barracks Southeast Region (Ft Benning)
Added: Mar 09, 2011 5:07 pm
Pre-solicitation Notice Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH), Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Barracks, Basic Training (BT) Barracks and Warriors in Transition (WT) Barracks in the Southeast Region (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), primarily Fort Benning. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be LTC Gregg Rupkalvis, 817-886-1084, email at gregg.rupkalvis@usace.army.mil. FOR INFORMATION ONLY: This solicitation is a continuation of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Centers of Standardization (COS) program wherein eight Districts are not only the design centers of expertise but are also the acquisition experts for the facility types for which the COS is assigned. Fort Worth District (SWF) has responsibility for the Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH), Basic Training (BT) Barracks, Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Barracks, Warrior in Transition (WT) facilities, Reception Station Barracks, Drill Sergeant Barracks, Central Issue Warehouses, Support Supply Activity Warehouses and General Purpose Warehouses. The primary execution of the work under the SWF COS responsibility will be based on facility-type Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs). The MATOCs for Barracks are based around current known requirements within four (4) geographic regions identified as Northwest (CO, IA, ID,IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, ND, OH, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY); Southwest (AR, AZ, CA, LA, NM, NV, OK & TX); and Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN) and Northeast ( CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, VT, WV) for an approximate value of $3.25 billion. The MATOCs for Warehouses and Administrative Facilities are located in East and West of the Mississippi River and have been distributed accordingly. SCOPE OF WORK: Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH), Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Barracks, Basic Training (BT) Barracks and Warriors in Transition (WT) Barracks or other similar facilities:UEPH facilities will house single soldiers and is intended to be similar both functionally and technically to apartment type housing in the private sector. The soldier's room shall include, but not be limited to: private sleeping areas, walk-in closets, a shared bathroom and kitchenette. Additional facility and functional support amenities shall be provided as outlined in the project Scope of Work. The varying components for this facility will be: building occupancy requirements, regional soils and climatic conditions, facility structural considerations, HVAC systems, and the exterior architectural features. Therefore, the overall building design and configurations will vary as required to meet project specific requirements. AIT and BT complexes are comprised of multiple facilities, consisting of Barracks/Company Operations Facilities (BCOF), Dining Facilities (DFAC), Battalion Headquarters (BN HQ), Lawn Equipment Storage (LEB, Support Facilities, and Outdoor Areas. AIT and BT Complexes are designed as training facilities. The BCOF is comprised of sleeping, latrine, classrooms, storage, and company operations components. As the BCOF is designed for able-bodied soldiers, the facility is not required to meet Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) compliance. In the AIT BCOF, each two-person living suite has a minimum population of two and may be increased to a maximum population of three to accommodate population surges. Each sleeping area in the BT BCOF is designed to accommodate sixty trainees in a dormitory layout. The remaining parts of these complexes will be procured under separate contracts. These training complexes also include outside Areas, including a jogging track, physical training (PT) pits, vehicular and service access drives and parking areas. Exterior lighting shall be provided for parking areas, sidewalks, interconnecting buildings, service yards, service drives, outdoor training areas, and any required security lighting. Parking shall be provided for BN HQ staff, Company Cadre within BCOF, DFAC staff, government and service vehicles and visitors, as detailed in the project Scope of Work. PT Pits will be located in close proximity of the BCOF it serves.The WT facilities will house soldiers temporarily while they are recuperating from injuries sustained during their service in the United States and overseas. These facilities will provide the best accommodations the Army can build in gratitude for their service and sacrifice. The WT Complexes will include separate barracks, administrative and Soldier Family Assistance Centers (SFAC) and are completely handicap accessible. The barracks will house single soldiers and is intended to be similar both functionally and technically to apartment type housing in the private sector. The rooms shall be completely handicap accessible and shall include: private sleeping areas, walk-in closets, and a bathroom for each soldier. A living room, laundry and full service kitchen shall be shared by the room module occupants. Additional facility and functional support amenities shall be provided as outlined in the project Scope of Work. The remaining administrative facilities of these complexes will be procured under separate contracts. It is the intent of Government to issue design-build and design-bid-build (adapt-build) Request for Proposals (RFPs) under the contracts awarded as a result of this solicitation, which may be used as the basis for subsequent RFPs/task orders at the same or other installations within the region.CONTRACT INFORMATION: This solicitation will be evaluated under the Single Phase Design Build Process. Interested firms or joint venture entities (referred to as "Offerors") will submit certain specified performance capability information, demonstrating their capability to successfully execute the design-build construction IDIQ contract resulting from this solicitation. The Government will evaluate the performance capability information in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. Offerors will submit preliminary technical design proposals for an initial task, the contract duration, a preliminary schedule and a price proposal. The Government will evaluate the proposals, in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation, and award the contract to the responsible Offeror, whose proposal conforms with all the terms and conditions of the solicitation and whose proposal is determined to represent the overall best value to the Government, considering past performance, technical-design quality, performance capability, and cost. To meet the minimum guarantee, the Government anticipates awarding the initial task at time of contract award unless funds are not available to award. In that case, the Government will award the contract with the minimum guarantee. The following evaluation criteria listed are of descending importance and will be used in this solicitation unless modified by amendment prior to receipt of proposals: Factor 1 Performance Capability, Factor 2 Task Order Duration and Summary, Factor 3 Small Business Participation, and Factor 4 Price and Sub-Contracting Participation. All technical factors when combined are significantly more important than price. Estimated solicitation issue date is on or about 24 March 2011 under solicitation number W9126G-11-R-0056. This procurement is Unrestricted. Proposals are anticipated to be due on or about 27 April 2011 (30 days from issuance of the solicitation). The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this project is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). The Small Business Size Standard is $33.5 Million. MATOC: The Government intends to award at least two and up to five contracts as a result of this solicitation. Each contract will remain active: 1) unless the contractor has a documented past performance record of unsatisfactory; 2) until contract expiration; 3) until task order completion; 4) until the total contract capacity limit is reached, or 5) the contract is Terminated for Convenience of the Government. It is anticipated that any remaining capacity from awarded contracts with documented unsatisfactory performance may be distributed among the remaining contractors with a record of satisfactory performance. The Government reserves the right to award additional contracts for the MATOC pool from a separate solicitation. Other solicitations for similar work in this same region may be advertised to meet the Government's needs for this facility type. The total estimated contract capacity is $394,000,000. The estimated duration for this contract award will be an initial Base Period of twelve (12) months with up to 4 Option Periods of twelve (12) months each, for a total not to exceed contract period of 60 months. The Government reserves the right to award a contract for a lesser duration than stated herein if it is determined in the best interests of the Government. The minimum guarantee will be $ 2,500. The minimum guarantee amount will be applicable to the base period only. Funds above the minimum guarantee will be obligated with the issuance of task orders. The minimum task order limitation is $10,000,000. The maximum task order limitation for the contracts is $76,000,000. The maximum combination of orders is $93,000,000. The Government reserves the right to exceed the stated maximum task order limitation. Task orders issued as a result of this contract will be firm-fixed price. The solicitation will be a negotiated acquisition. There will be no public bid opening. Proposals from Large businesses must comply with FAR Clause 52.219-9, regarding the requirement for a Subcontracting Plan. The Fort Worth District goals (expressed as a percentage of the contractors total planned subcontract amount) are as follows: Small Business 70.0%; Small Disadvantaged Business 6.2%; Women-Owned Small Business 7.0%; HUBZone Small Business 9.8%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 3.5%; and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 2%. 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W9126G-11-R-0056 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Fort Worth
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