W9127818R0063_Advance_Notice_5-4-2018.pdf

In-House Advance Notice (Construction Contract)

1. Project No.

W9127818R0063

2. Date of Notice

4 MAY 2018

3. Date Solicitation Documents Available (Approx.)

24 MAY 2018

4. BIDS/OFFERS TO BE RECEIVED BY

(at place specified for receipt of offers)

A. TIME

2:00 P.M.

B. DATE

26 JUNE 2018

5.TIME FOR COMPLETION (Calendar days)

810 DAYS

6A. ISSUING OFFICE (Name, address, and ZIP Code)

COMMANDER

U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, MOBILE

P.O. BOX 2288 ROOM 1009/PLANS ROOM

MOBILE, ALABAMA 36628-0001

RETURN NOTICE TO THIS ADDRESS

7. PROJECT TITLE AND LOCATION

Renovation of Army Primary Standards Lab Redstone Arsenal, AL (Madison County)

(CADD No. M016ET61)

6B. ROOM NO.

6C. TELEPHONE NO. (INCLUDE AREA CODE)

(251) 690-2536

Internet Advertised Solicitation

THIS PROJECT IS ADVERTISED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS

UTILIZING FAR PART 15 SOURCE SELECTION PROCEDURES

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE FOR THIS PROJECT IS 236220.

10. ESTIMATED COST RANGE PROJECT

A. FROM

$ 25,000,000

B. TO

$ 100,000,000

11. Offers Covering The Project Restricted to Small Business Yes___ No_X_ *Restricted to 8(a) Competitive for Region IV Yes___ No_X__ Subcontracting Plan Required Yes_X__ No___

13. DESCRIPTION OF WORK (Physical Characteristics)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, anticipates the construction for the Repairs of the Primary Standards Laboratory at Redstone Arsenal. This repair project for Building 5435, a 76,397 SF facility, will be executed in three phases to allow for mission continuation while moving lab functions around within the building. For Phase 1 (Partial Scope), repairs will involve the western portion of the building to include the Applied Physics Department, open office areas for non-laboratory support functions, main electrical rooms, mechanical room, and telecommunications rooms. Site work for Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) upgrades will occur during this phase including repair of insufficient stand-off distances. Additional site work includes new water line to serve the fire protection system, new site hydrant and fire department connection. Fire Protection system will be installed in this zone and include adding a fire sprinkler system to the Executive Suite. There will be repairs to the loading dock and packing areas that must occur on nights and weekends that will begin during Phase 1, but will likely overlap several phases.

Phase 2 (Partial Scope) includes repair of the eastern portion of the building to include the Physical Standards Department as well as open and closed office areas for Physical Standards, Electrical Standards, and Metrology. The Physical Standards department includes major pieces of equipment that will remain in place and operational during the renovations, and that have strict requirements for vibration and/or airflow control. Demolition of existing and installation of proposed mechanical equipment will be carefully coordinated to ensure laboratories stay operational during construction.

Phase 3 (Partial Scope) involves repair to the Electrical Standards laboratories. All renovations will require new or modified shielding to existing and new wall construction. The roof will be replaced at the end of Phase 3.

Known hazardous materials will be abated prior to the commencement of Phase 1. Demolition of HVAC, plumbing, electrical and architectural systems and components will be removed as part of each phase. The repair of the HVAC system will include replacement of air handling units, main supply and distribution ductwork, exhaust fans, integrated control system, heating and cooling systems, along with all diffusers and return grilles. Plumbing repairs include reconfiguration of the toilet rooms, new fixtures, piping and plumbing equipment. Repairs to the electrical system include new transformers, service entrance, electrical panels, conduit and wiring. The lighting system will be repaired by replacement throughout, including emergency lighting, with LED lights. New grounding systems will be installed in labs. New RF shielding will be provided in labs requiring it. A lightning protection system will be installed per NFPA 780. Architectural repairs include paint and floor finishes, repair of roof as equipment is removed in each phase, reconfiguration of building functional adjacencies by removing interior walls, renovation of the interior and exterior of the facility, repair failing insulation and windows and meet the latest American Barriers Act (ABA) requirements.

Replace anechoic chamber and elevator. The fire sprinkler system will be extended into each phase being executed. A clean agent suppression system will be installed in specialty rooms. Fire alarm/mass notification system will be installed.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 236220.

Field Office: Redstone Resident Office (POC: Morgan Murphree, 256-876-1010)

Project Manager: J. Mark Baker, 251-694-3756

PAE: Patrick O’Connor, 251-694-4455

A/E: HDR Engineering, Inc. (POC: Mark Johnson, 704-248-3610)

Specification Engineer: Marie Klusman, 251-694-3644 Contract Specialist: Kelly Hallstrom, 251-694-3872

Note No. 1: All prospective contractors and their subcontractors and suppliers must be registered in Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) before they will be allowed to download solicitation information. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to award of this contract. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via FedBizOpps. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via FedBizOpps Internet Homepage. If you are not registered, the United States Government is not responsible for providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation. The solicitation will be available only as a direct download. This solicitation will not be issued on CD-ROM. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor fax requests will be accepted. Registration should be completed one week prior to the issue date. It is therefore the Contractor’s responsibility to monitor the website daily for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments to this solicitation. The plans and specifications and all notifications of changes to this solicitation shall only be made through this posting and modifications hereto. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a printed-paper format; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. NOTE: This solicitation is in .pdf format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free of charge at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.

Note No. 2: All bid forms, bid bonds, and other normal documents required for the bid submittal, including amendments to the bid submittal, shall be in paper medium. Electronic medium for the bid submittal documents will not be allowed.

Note No. 3: Critical path method (network analysis system) is required.

Note No. 4: For this job, a small business is defined as having average annual receipts of less than $36,500,000 for the past three years.

Note No. 5: This solicitation includes bid options which may not be awarded.

Note No. 6: All advertisements of Mobile District projects will be through the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps).

Detailed information on this and other Mobile District Projects (Ordering Solicitations, Points of Contact, Synopsis of Work, etc.) are available on the Internet at: https://www.fbo.gov.

Address questions concerning downloading of plans/specifications to the Contract Specialist indicated above.

Note No. 7: A Contractor Site Visit has been scheduled for 0900 hours on Friday, 1 June 2018. The purpose of the site visit is for contractors to become familiar with the existing site conditions and to facilitate formal generation of related questions. Attendance at the contractor site visit is strongly recommended. Due to Base Security requirements and limited field staff available for construction contractor site visits, this scheduled site visit will be the only one offered. Individual requests for site visits will not be granted.

Contractors will be required to email Mr. John “Mark” Baker with the Corps of Engineers' Mobile District, no later than 1300 hours on 29 May 2018. Request for attendance received after the date shown above will not be accepted. The number of attendees is limited to four from each firm.

Name: Mr. John “Mark” Baker Address: 109 Saint Joseph St., Mobile, AL. 36628 Telephone: (251) 694-3756 Email: john.m.baker2@usace.army.mil

Contractors must meet at the project site location at the time and date listed above. Contractors will be required to obtain Visitor Badges from the Security Office for access onto Redstone Arsenal. Badge Request Forms will be provided via email upon request for attendance and are required to be completed and returned within 24 hours.

Offerors should visit the site and take such steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work, and the general and local conditions which can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so shall not relieve offerors from responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government shall assume no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers or agents prior to the execution of the contract, unless included in the Request For Proposals, the specifications, or related documents. In this regard, Offerors should note Contract Clause FAR 52.236-3, Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work.

During this site visit, the requirements set forth in the solicitation will be reviewed. Requests for Information (RFIs) generated from the site visit must be entered into the ProjNet Contractor RFI system for responses.

Note No. 8: The request for information (RFI) process for bidder inquiries during the advertisement period will be through the ProjNet internet based system, and specifics will be contained in the RFP solicitation package available exclusively from FedBizOpps. Other forms of communicating RFIs to the Government will not be honored. The Government will try to respond to all questions. However, responses may not be furnished to all questions and particularly those received late in the advertisement period (0-10 days prior to bid opening.)

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