N3319118R1603_PRE-SOL.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE – 27 Nov 2017

This is NOT a solicitation, request for proposal; request for quote or invitation for bid. The intent of this Pre-Solicitation Synopsis is to provide notice of a proposed contract action for military construction project P985, Design-Build, Fire Water Tank, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Southwest Asia (NAVFAC EURAFSWA), Naples, Italy intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for design and construction services that will result in a single award, Design-Build construction contract of Fire Water Tank located at NSA Bahrain.

This solicitation will be advertised as an unrestricted procurement in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.1, Full and Open Competition. This will be a two-phase best value tradeoff procurement requiring both non-price (technical) and price proposals. The Phase I evaluation will result in a determination of the most highly qualified Offerors. These Offerors will be requested to submit a Phase II proposal. A maximum of eight (8) Offerors will be selected to submit a Phase II proposal.

The acquisition will result in a single Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Design-Build contract for the construction of a 750,000 gallon fire protection on-grade water storage tank (P-985 Fire Water Tank), located at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain. This project proposes to construct a new 2,840 cubic meter (750,000 gal) Raw Water Storage Tank on Naval Support Activity I (NSA I) at Manama, Bahrain. The project site is located directly adjacent to the existing water storage tank building 223 and the electrical substation building 218. The project will include construction of a new, on-grade, welded steel two-cell water tank constructed on a pile-supported concrete slab to be used for raw water storage. The project also includes the removal of existing water distribution lines, installation of new water distribution lines to connect the new tank to the base water system and the reverse osmosis water processing (ROWPU) facility building 217, connection to fire pumps in pump house building 224, connection to incoming city raw water supply lines, removal of existing fire pumps, installation of new fire pumps, and required relocation of any existing utilities that are effected by construction of the new water tank. A bid option will be included to repair and convert the existing tanks after construction.

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of construction is between $1M and $5M for the entire project (design and construction). The NAICS Code for this procurement is 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction). The contract period of performance is anticipated to consist of approximately 650 calendar days.

This is a new procurement. It does not replace an existing contract. No prior contract information exists.

The specifications for this project will be posted with the solicitation and are not available at this time.

The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued under solicitation number N33191-18-R-1603 and is expected to be posted on or around Tuesday, 12 December 2017. All documents will be in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format and downloadable from the European Navy Electronic Commerce Online (EuroNECO) website (https://euro.neco.navy.mil); and will be transmitted to the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) website at https://www.neco.navy.mil and the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov. Prospective Offerors MUST register themselves on the website. Plan holders lists will not be faxed or e-mailed, and will be available only at the websites listed above. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be provided. A free Acrobat Reader, required to view the PDF files, can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

IT IS THE CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEBSITE

PERIODICALLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION.

The Government will not entertain any questions or inquiries until RFP issuance. Responses to questions or inquiries shall be posted through a solicitation amendment.

All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://www.sam.gov) at time of proposal submission to be considered for award of any United States of America, Department of Defense contract.

In order to register in SAM, offerors must have a Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) Number, located at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform and a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code (U.S. firms) or a NATO Commercial and Governmental entity (NCAGE) Code (foreign firms), located at http://www.dlis.dla/Forms/Form_AC135.asp. The SAM requirement applies to all contract awards, regardless of the country where the work is performed. It is highly encouraged for prospective offerors to begin the SAM registration process as early as possible.

The point-of-contact for this notice should be directed to Elaine Dell’Isola, Contract Specialist, NAVFAC EURAFSWA, Naples, Italy. E-mail: elaine.dellisola@eu.navy.mil. Telephone: +39- 081-568-7737