W912HV-23-Z-0002_Market Survey Questions.docx

W912HV-23-Z-0023

Sources Sought Market Survey Construct P810 and P812 Marine Corps Barracks Complex, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan

1. Name of your company:

Address:

Phone Number:

e-Mail Address:

Point of Contact (POC) Name:

SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI):

CAGE Code:

2. Describe your firm's capability and experience relative to the work described in the Project Description.

3. Describe your firm's level of interest relative to all aspects of the work. Please also indicate if you are interested as a Prime or Subcontractor.

4. The Government anticipates a solicitation issue for this project between April and July of 2023. Please let us know if your company has other projects planned within this timeframe which may conflict and affect your interest in this one.

5. Please identify your current construction bonding levels (single and aggregate). Do you anticipate any issues with obtaining sufficient bonding for this project based off the magnitude provided (between $100,000,000 and $250,000,000)?

6. Based on the scope of work, are there any specialty subcontractors or construction equipment you may need to utilize for the project that present higher risk or general unavailability that might cause your company not to participate in this project?

7. Considering the two buildings under this project, please provide your thoughts on the proposal contract line-item number (CLIN) Structure and Government acceptance period for this project. We appreciate your honest feedback on the below scenarios in developing the most advantageous CLIN structure for this solicitation:

BASE ITEM

OPTION ITEMS

b. Based on the above CLIN schedule, if we have the Government acceptance period for the Base Item (Construct Building P810 with the site work) as 180 days with the option item (Construct Building P812) as 120 days, how would this impact your bid?

8. Several interior walls in the structure require the use of CMU (see attached ‘P810 Structural Drawings Excerpt- Masonry’ and ‘P810 Architectural Drawings Excerpt- Masonry’).

a. Are you able to provide masonry block that meets the requirements on the attached drawings?

b. Are you able to provide CMU in compliance with the below US standards?

i. ACI SP-66 (2004) ACI Detailing Manual

ii. ASTM A615/A615M (2020) Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement

iii. ASTM A996/A996M (2016) Standard Specification for Rail-Steel and Axle-Steel Deformed Bars for Concrete Reinforcement

iv. ASTM C129 (2017) Standard Specification for Nonloadbearing Concrete Masonry Units

v. ASTM C270 (2019a; E 2019) Standard Specification for Mortar for Unit Masonry

vi. ASTM C476 (2020) Standard Specification for Grout for Masonry

vii. ASTM C1384 (2012a) Standard Specification for Admixtures for Masonry Mortars

viii. TMS MSJC (2016) Masonry Standard Joint Committee’s (MSJC) Book – Building Code Requirements and Specifications for Masonry Structures, Containing TMS 402/ACI 530/ASCE 5, TMS 602/ACI 530.1/ASCE 6, and Companion Commentaries

c. Are masonry blocks that comply with the attached drawings and above US standards able to be locally sourced?

d. Would allowing CMU in compliance with the following Japanese standards have any significant impact to the cost, construction schedule, biddability, and/or your interest in the project?

i. JASS 7 (2009) Masonry Work

ii. JIS A 5005 (2020) Crushed Stone and Manufactured Sand for Concrete

iii. JIS A 5308 (2019) Ready-Mixed Concrete

iv. JIS A 5406 (2019) Concrete Blocks for Buildings

v. JIS A 6204 (2011) Chemical Admixtures for Concrete

vi. JIS G 3112 (2020) Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement

vii. JIS R 5210 (2019) Portland Cement

9. This project requires Steel Wing Piles (see attached ‘P910 Structural Drawings Excerpt-Steel Wing Piles’).

a. Are you able to procure and install steel wing piles in accordance with the attached pdf?

b. Are you able to install steel wing piles using the AMZ methodology?

c. Are you able to install steel wing piles using the Kenma II methodology?

d. Do you have a preference for AMZ or Kenma II methodologies? Please provide reason if there is a preference.

10. To what degree do you expect inflation to affect proposal development and pricing for this project time frame?

11. Do you have any significant concerns or risks you can identify with the solicitation (time required to review, CLIN structure, market conditions etc.)?

12. Are there any other comments or suggestions that you may have for this project?

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