Pre-Solicitation Notice_Renovate Sijan Hall - Phase One.pdf

Pre-Solicitation Notice W9128F25RA026

Renovate Sijan Hall – Phase One at US Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado (CO)

Tentative August 2025, this office will issue the solicitation (Request for Proposal (RFP)) for Renovate Sijan Hall – Phase One at USAFA in Colorado. This solicitation is UNRESTRICTED AND OPEN TO BOTH LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. The acquisition approach for this project will be a Best Value Tradeoff (BVTO) following FAR Part 15 procedures. Contractors must be registered and have active and verified accounts in both the System for Award Management (SAM) and Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) to receive a contract award from any DoD activity.

Contractors may access the website SAM.gov at https://www.sam.gov/ to register and/or obtain information about the SAM program.

Contractors must register on the PIEE website at https://piee.eb.mil/ for the specific applications they wish to use. During registration, the contractor will need to register for the solicitation module with the relevant role (Proposal Manager).

To use an application in the PIEE system, you must establish a personal account in the system.

This account is activated by your Government Administrator or the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Customer Support Center.

You will need to take several steps to establish your personal account:

On the PIEE Home Page, click the Help/Training button in the upper right-hand corner for steps needed to complete before registering.

1. Complete your Vendor activation requirements (See Vendors Getting Started section on the Help/Training page).

2. Set up your PC to use the applications (See Machine Setup link on the Help/Training page).

3. Self-register as "Vendor" or your Contractor role for your CAGE codes (See the demo below for help with Self Registration).

4. Have your GAM activate your account.

Additional registration instruction and step-by-step walkthrough can be found at:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/portal/overview/vendorRegister.xhtml

UPLOADING PROPOSAL TO PIEE:

Detailed instruction on the uploading of proposals can be found at:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

PIEE Web based training: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/

Site Visit: The site visit information will be included within the solicitation.

DO NOT submit requests for plans and specifications. See ‘Obtaining Solicitation Documents’ below.

Project Description: Renovate Sijan Hall – Phase One will be a design-bid-build acquisition with a construction completion date of two years after notice to proceed.

The first of the five phases to renovate Sijan Hall focuses on the far west end of the building and consists of 155,158 square feet across six levels. The work will be extensive and take the building down to the primary structure and rebuild it with modern building technology that is true to the historic nature of the original design. While both the interior and exterior will retain their historic design and still consist primarily of Cadet bedrooms, Sijan Hall also houses a variety of other programs that will be affected during construction.

During Phase 1, some of the current program spaces that will be taken offline during construction are Cadet Wing storage areas, the Group 4 office, the Chaplain Offices, multiple SARs, and obviously Cadet bedrooms and restrooms. At the end Phase 1 construction, this area will now contain the CE offices, workshops, and storage, a Mental Health Center, the relocated Barbershop, the Equal Opportunity Office, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office, the relocated Peak Performance Center, the rebuilt Chaplain offices, as well as new Cadet bedrooms and support spaces like restrooms and storage.

Phase 1 also contains a several larger components that allow for a more seamless transition to future phases. First, a large geothermal field will be installed south of the building and Cadet Drive to prepare for the transition in mechanical system that will include both heating and cooling, while a temporary cooling tower will be installed to keep the old system operational as needed during construction. Finally, all three electrical substations in the building will be replaced during this phase of construction to minimize disruption to Cadets and Academy staff.

This phase will also see the hardscape completion on Level 1 of Quad D on the west end of the building. The entirety of the walking surface and railings at Level 4 will also be fully replaced at the Phase 1 footprint.

The overall intent of this project is to bring the facility up to code. Sijan Hall will be used primarily as a dormitory and will be classified as a residential Group R-2. The building will also consist of small accessory assembly and office spaces (i.e., individual offices and barber shop).

RFP Evaluation Criteria: Contractors participating in the solicitation will submit technical requirements in accordance with the solicitation, Section 00 22 00 EVALUATION CRITERIA.

Submissions will be evaluated based on a best value approach considering technical elements for evaluation (i.e., Past Performance, Project Management Plan, Key Personnel, Small Business Participation Plan, and Project Labor Agreement). An adjectival method of evaluation will be used to evaluate all technical factors. Price will be evaluated separately for reasonableness and realism. A best value selection will be considered after reviewing price and technical factors.

Magnitude: The estimated construction cost of this project is between $100,000,000 and $250,000,000.

Contracting Office Address:

USACE Omaha District 1616 Capital Ave Omaha, NE 68102-4901

Point Of Contact: All questions shall be submitted on ProjNet (ProjNet access, and additional guidance, will be given at time of solicitation issuance).

Place of Performance: US Air Force Academy, Colorado

Obtaining Solicitation Documents:

Solicitation documents will be freely available and posted on SAM.gov.

Use the “Keywords” search function to locate the project (by entering the solicitation number) or use the advanced search features offered in the “Federal Organizations” (towards the middle of the page) or use the “Federal Organizations” search feature followed by the “Advanced Search” feature.

1. By using the “Sign In” feature, it allows additional search features and allows you to keep your searches. Sign In might be required on some solicitations that are considered restricted.

2. Once you have located your project, click on hyperlinked title of the solicitation to view the project. Files may be downloaded from the “Attachments/Links” section of the solicitation.

Note: Offerors please be advised that an online registration requirement in SAM.gov database exists and directed solicitation provisions concerning electronic annual Representations and Certifications on SAM. Representations and certifications are required to be up-dated annually as a minimum to keep information current, accurate and complete. The electronic annual representations and certifications are effective for one year from date of submission or update to SAM. Solicitation documents will be posted to SAM.gov. Registration is required to access solicitation documents. SAM.gov provides secure access to acquisition-related information, synopsis or pre-solicitation notices and amendments.

Please direct procurement questions to the Contracting Specialist, Scott Dwyer via email at Scott.Dwyer@usace.army.mil, add the Solicitation Number and Name in the Subject Line of the email.

PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. DATES ARE ESTIMATES AND SUBJECT TO

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