Presolicitation_Notice-USACE_MH60.docx

Pre-solicitation Notice: USACE Construction of Facilities and Infrastructure to Support MH-60R Aircraft for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces in Saudi Arabia

Solicitation # W912ER-17-B-0001

Y -- Construction of structures and facilities

NAICS Code:

236220 -- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

The United States Army Corps of Engineers has an upcoming solicitation using a 100% designed tendering package to provide the necessary facilities and infrastructure to support the Royal Saudi Naval Forces in their purchase of rotary wing aircraft. The facilities and infrastructure improvements will be on an existing airfield in the Jubail, KSA area. The Government is using a Two-Step Sealed Bidding process as defined under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 14.5. The contract will consist of multiple Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS), which are Firm Fixed Price, which may include additional options. The estimated magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

The scope of the work includes a 12 space Maintenance Hangar to support MH-60R aircraft with back shops, Ground Support Equipment facility, Squadron Operations facility, Ready Alert Quarters, Corrosion Control Facility, Gate Houses (3) and associated fencing, Aircraft Fuel Pump and Storage demolition and reconstruction, Rotary Wing Wash Rack, Rotary Wing Rinse Rack, Paint and Flammable Storage building, Ammunition Storage Magazine for long term storage, Ammunition Storage Magazine for short term storage. Pavements to include Taxiways (approximately 66,000 square meters), Aprons (estimated 49,000 square meters), Compass Rose, Arm/Dearm Pad, Pavement demolition and the associated airfield lighting to accommodate these increased pavement areas. The scope of work also includes the infrastructure improvements to the existing sanitary system, domestic water supply system, fire protection systems (fire water holding tanks, and pump house), storm drainage, roadways and parking with lighting and sunshades, earth work, fencing and gates, communications system, landscaping. These infrastructure improvements to be completed in the necessary areas of the new facilities and infrastructure. Also in this scope of work is the upgrade of the base power system from 13.8 KV to 34.5 KV for the new facilities, the 34.5 KV upgrades consists of just the installation of the new 34.5 KV cabling and required compact sub stations for the new facilities. The new 34.5 KV switch gear building and gear will be done under a separate tendering package. The existing facilities 34.5 KV upgrades will be done at a later date by others

The solicitation will be available at www.fbo.gov. Contracting Procedures: The solicitation will be an Invitations for Bids (IFB). The contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price related factors included in the invitation. The Invitations for Bids will contain complete evaluation criteria. The acquisition will result in a single multiple Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS), which will be Firm Fixed Price, and may include additional options. Interested bidders must register in System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. If the bidder is located in the United States or its outlying areas and does not already have a CAGE code assigned, the DLA Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch will assign a CAGE code as a part of the SAM registration process. SAM registrants located outside the United States and its outlying areas shall obtain a NCAGE code prior to registration in SAM and complete registration prior to submission of bid. Solicitation will be issued on or about August 11, 2017.

Point of Contact for this pre-solicitation notice is Brian Johnson, Contract Specialist, 201 Prince Frederick Drive, Winchester VA 22602 email: brian.s.johnson@usace.army.mil.

THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING INDUSTRY THAT THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 11, 2017. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BIDS AND PROPOSALS RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR EVALUATED.