Amendment 0004 to presolicitation notice, for Solar Powered WiFi Telcommunications Remote Network Infrastructure, Yurimaguas, Loreto, Peru

The 410th Contracting Support Brigade-Regional Contracting Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, will hold an industry day to provide industry with an overview of the requirement and allow the opportunity for industry to ask questions regarding the effort. Responses to questions will be made available though the internet at the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS) website at https://www.fbo.gov.

Industry Day is scheduled for May 15, 2012 starting at 2:30 p.m. (Local Time) at the Rio Huallaga Hotel, Calle Arica Nro.111, Yurimaguas-Loreto, Peru.

Interested parties that would like to see the actual sites are invited to attend the scheduled site visits starting May 16 through May 20, 2012. Industry is responsible for their travel arrangements. Yurimaguas can be accessed by vehicle. For the other locations, the only available transportation is by air or river boat.

Project Locations: The hub location of the project is Yurimagua. This amendment will also reduce the requirement by 1 project location as previously announced in synopsis posted 16 March 2012. This effort involves 8 communities located in the remote districts of Datam de Maranon (North) and Alto Amazonas (South).

Hotel Accommodations: The only hotel accommodations available are in Yurimaguas and it is expected that for the remaining of the site visits there will not be hotel accommodations. It is recommended interested parties bring items necessary in the event there are absolutely no lodging facilities such as sleeping bag, food, water, and hygiene items. Visitation to these remote locations will be at your own risk and expense. The Government is not liable for any damages, mishaps, delays, or problems your company may endure.

Country and Travel/passport information can be found at the Department of State website www.state.gov. It is recommended interested parties gather infectious disease information prior to traveling abroad.

Site Visit: If you are interested in participating in industry day and/or obtaining an agenda for site visits, provide the name of the company, number and names of the participants, email address, phone number and company role (prime contractor or subcontractor). Provide this information by e-mail to the following address: steven.beckman1@us.army.mil and as a subject line of the e-mail, identify the firm name and title: Interested Vendor for Industry Day/Site Visit to Peru HAP Yurimaguas W912CL-12-R-0027.

The point of contact for this effort will notify you no later than May 8, 2012 and provide additional information, phone numbers and point of contacts relating to the scheduled site visit. A separate itinerary will be sent to you via email by 9 May that will include multiple site visits for project sites.

Solicitation: Funds are available for this effort and a solicitation will be posted on or about 4 June 2012. A draft Statement of Work will be posted for industry comments on or about 9 May 2012.

Magnitude of project is revised: It is now between $250,000 and $500,000 USD

This is Amendment 0002 to - Construction of WIFI Communication Aerials in
Yurimaguas, Peru." It is to inform potential contractors of an industry day to
be held on 15 May 2012, in Yurimuaguas, Loreto, Peru, at 2:30 PM the Hotel Rio Huallaca. The purpose of the industry day is to introduce the project and the proposal process. The project consists of 8 (this is a decrease from the original pre-solicitation notice quantity) WIFI Communication Aerial sites in remote sections of the Loreto Region.Contractors that would like to see the actual sites are invited to attend those site visits during the week of 15 May 2012, contractors are responsibile for their own travel arrangements, which will occur by renting river boats. The only hotel accommodations available are in Yurimaguas and it is expected that for 4 nights there will not be accommodations available in the remote areas. Details of the agenda can be obtained by contacting the point of contact for this industry day. Steven.Beckman1@US.army.mil 210-295-6099. Please refer to the
original pre-solicitation notice for additional information. A solicitation will be posted on or about 15 July 2012. Other changes to the original solicitation memo are: change the status of funding for this project to "now avialable" change the magnitude of the project to $250,000-$500,000 USD.

The tentatively schedules site visit to Yurimagua has been postponed. Direction on this visit will be posted with the solicitation on or about 15 May 2012.

Project Description: The project consists of the provision and installation of a solar powered WiFi telecommunications remote medical and disaster relief network infrastructure connecting ten remote river communities to the regional hospital existing network located in Yurimaguas, Loreto, Peru. This network should be capable to transmit and receive data, voice and video, and utilize radio communications between the nodes. Each node should contain a computer, IP Telephone, and printer/scanner. The intent of this remote network is to provide remote medical consultations and improve medical and disaster relief communications between the medical clinics and the regional hospital. The new network shall be compatible and integrated with the existing communication network which has 3 nodes and is connected to the Hospital at Yurimaguas. Maintenance to the existing network located at the regional hospital in Yurimaguas will be required under this contract. The existing network includes a computer, radio, and emergency lights. The new network infrastructure will be powered with solar panels and backup batteries. The new network must be maintainable by the local population (e.g. no exotic repair parts). Repair and spare parts must be able to be purchased on the local economy (e.g. Yurimaguas, Loreto area). Sixty meter steel towers will be fabricated at each site to transmit signal. Each tower will require a concrete foundation and base and shall have grounding and lighting protection items. Height of the existing towers varies from 18 to 40 meters. Existing towers require grounding and lighting protection items.

Place of Performance: The project location includes several communities located near Yurimaguas (S 05o53'37.0" & W76o06'22.2") which is in the port-town in the Loreto Region of Northeaster Peruvian Amazonia. They are located in two districts: Datem del Mara on (north) and Alto Amazonas (south).

Datem del Mara on district has 8 departments/regions and the priority locations are as follows:
Andoas - Nuevo Andoas community
Morona - San Juan community
Andoas - Alianza Cristiana community
Cahuapuas - Santa Maria de Cahuapuas community
Morona - Puerto Alegria community
Manseriche - Saramiriza community
Pastaza - Ullpayacu community
Baranca - San Lorenzo community

Alto Amazonas has 6 departments/regions and the priority locations are as follows:
Jeberos - Jeberos community
Lagunas - Lagunas community
Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz community
Teniente Cesar L pez Rojas - Shucushyacu community
Yurimaguas - Santa Gema Hospital, Yurimaguas. This location already has internet and radio system.
Balsapuerto - Balsapuerto community. This location already has internet and radio system.

Yurimaguas can be accessed by vehicle but all other locations are only accessible by boat or air. Contractor shall make their own arrangement to visit the sites. A detailed agenda of this site visit will be posted on or about 16 March 2012.

Contract award evaluation Information: The award will be based on Lowest Priced offeror considering past performance.

Magnitude: The estimated construction cost for this projects is between, $250,000.00 and $500,000 U.S. Dollars

Obtaining the solicitation: The solicitation, including the drawings and specifications, will be available for download from FebBiz Ops-website: http:www.fbo.gov. All notifications of changes to the solicitation shall be made through the internet only. It is the contractor's responsibility to check for any posted changes. Registration in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov is also required.

Site Visit: An organized site visit is scheduled for 9-18 April 2012. If you are interested in attending a site visit for this solicitation, please inform the Contracting Office point of contact in this Presolicitation Notice via email, no later than 26 Mar 2012, 12:00 P.M. (C.D.T.). Include company name, passport number or identification number, participant's name, email address, phone number, names of any additional proposed attendees, company role for all proposed attendees (prime contractor or subcontractor). Provide this information by e-mail to the following address: octavius.c.gomez.civ.@mail.mil and steven.t.beckman.civ@mail.mil Address the subject line of the e-mail with the firm name and title: Interested Vendor for Site Visit to Yurimaguas, Loreto, Peru.

CCR/ASFI Registration: Potential Offerors MUST register at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ in order to receive notification and/or changes to this solicitation. All contractors MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database or their proposal may not be considered. Contractors can obtain further information on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at web site http://www.ccr.gov. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs.

Availability of Funds: Funds are not presently available for this project. The Governments obligation under this contract is contingent upon availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor received notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Contemplating Awardee: Since the contemplating contract is to be awarded by the contracting activity located in Fort Sam Houston, Texas and to be performed in Peru, the Offerors must meet the following two requirements for Outside Continental United States (OCONUS): (1) DFARS 252.225-7042, "Authorization to Perform" - The Offeror has been duly authorized to operate and to do business in the country or countries in which the contract is to be performed, and (2) FAR 52.236-7, "Permits and Responsibilities" - The Contractor shall, without additional expense to the Government, be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits, and for complying with any host government and political subdivisions laws, codes, and regulations applicable to the performance of the work.

Questions regarding this notice MUST be submitted by electronic mail to Contract Specialist. Mr. Octavius "Leo" Gomez, Email: octavius.c.gomez.civ.@mail.mil. and Contracting Officer, Mr. Steven Beckman, Email: steven.t.beckman.civ@mail.mil