Announcement of Site Visit

ATTENTION interested parties for the Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Construction and/or Design Build for the Healthcare Facilities for the United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS), the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), and other customers of the US Army Corps of Engineers that may have healthcare facility needs previously synopsized in FedBizOps on or about 7 May 2009 and amended on 18 June 2009. The purpose of this announcement is to provide additional information on the pre-proposal site visit to be conducted on June 25, 2009 at Edwards Air Force Base: The conference will begin in Dental/Mental Health Bldg 5513, Edwards Air Force Base, CA, at approximately 9:00 a.m. PDT and will end at approximately 4:00 p.m. Interested contractors wishing to attend should Contractors that will be attending this briefing on 25 Jun 09 will need to provide the following information by 1400 PDT on 24 Jun 09.

Name

Company Name

Company Address

Phone Number

E-mail Address

Information shall be provided by e-mail to SrA. Megan Johnson at megan.johnson@edwards.af.mil or by FAX to SrA. Megan Johnson at 661-277-6707; (Voice Phone 661-275-2825). Additionally, any vehicle will need proof of valid liability insurance, driver will need a current license and vehicle registration. Deadline to submit the required access information for base access is 2:00 PM PDT, Wednesday, 24 Jun 09, to forward to Security Forces. Contractor names will be on a Special Events list for June 25th. Any names not included on the Special Events letter will require the individual to meet at the Visitor Center and be processed in real-time like any other visitor. This may delay access to the base and cause them to miss the start of the site visit.

ATTENTION interested parties for the Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Construction and/or Design Build for the Healthcare Facilities for the United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS), the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), and other customers of the US Army Corps of Engineers that may have healthcare facility needs previously synopsized in FedBizOps on or about 7 May 2009.

The purpose of this announcement is to provide additional information on the pre-proposal site visit to be conducted on June 23, 2009 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: The conference will begin in Building 400, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, at approximately 9:00 a.m. CDT and will end at approximately 4:00 p.m. Interested contractors wishing to attend should meet at the Davis-Monthan Visitor Center at approximately 8:00 AM to be signed onto the base.

To expedite access to the base, the following information will be needed for each vehicle/individual attending and requiring access to the base:
Last Name, First Name of each person, Company Name and Telephone number. Additionally, any vehicle will need proof of valid liability insurance, driver will need a current license and vehicle registration. Deadline to submit the required access information to the Assistant Facility Manager for base access is 2:00 PM MDT, Friday, 18 Jun 09, to forward to Security Forces. Contractor names will be on a Special Events list for June 23rd. Send information for site visit access to:

Mr. Don Kuhlman
Asst. Facility Manager
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 85707
Comm: 520-228-2558
FAX: 520-228-1528
Email: donald.kuhlman@dm.af.mil

Any names not included on the Special Events letter will require the individual to meet at the Visitor Center and be processed in realtime like any other visitor. This may delay access to the base and cause them to miss the start of the site visit.

There will be another site visit for the second task order conducted at Edwards AFB, CA on June 25, 2009. Contact information for that event will be posted as soon as it is finalized, most likely Friday, 19 June 2009.

As a refresher, the resultant contract will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Construction Contract to provide all necessary labor, material, supervision and equipment for repairs, alterations, design-build and construction, for sustainment, restoration and modernization (SRM) of clinics, hospitals, administrative buildings, health facilities, warehouses, veterinary clinics, ancillary facilities and wellness centers, using military construction (MILCON), Operation and Maintenance (O&M) processes. The scope of work for the resultant contract will primarily be associated with renovation of existing facilities, but may also include major repair and new construction. Work may include, but is not limited to, replacement, restoration or modernization of hospitals, clinics, medical administration buildings, ambulatory health facilities, medical warehouses, medical labs, biological engineering labs, dental clinics, veterinary clinics, wellness centers and any other buildings connected to/associated with Air Force and Army and other federal health facilities within the noted SBA region 9. These programs may involve restoration and modernization projects such as HVAC, medical gas, plumbing, electrical, elevators, building envelope, fire protection, interior renovation, terrorism/force protection, and exterior site and systems work such as utilities infrastructure, road ways, side walks, parking lots, landscaping, irrigation, and etc. This acquisition is being offered for restricted competition. It is anticipated that the program requirements will be met through the use of single task order contract to establish a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. Resultant contract will be for a period of one (1) base year and four (4) option years, not to exceed five years. This restricted SATOC requirement is estimated at $12 million over a five-year period. This will be a competitive Best Value solicitation for 8(a) set-aside businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) applicable to this project is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and 236210, Industrial Building Construction which corresponds to SIC 1542. The Small Business Size Standard is $33.5 Million. This synopsis in FedBizOpps includes the Corps of Engineers Fort Worth Districts Small Business subcontracting minimum goals (Small Business 70%, Small Disadvantaged Business 6.2%, Women Owned 7.0%, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 0.9%, and HUBzone Small Business 9.8%) for informational purposes. The RFPs will also contain these goals along with the applicable contract clauses covering small business subcontracting plans. The solicitation number for this project is W9126G-09-R-0115. The solicitation is tentatively scheduled to be issued on or about June 22, 2009, with proposals due on or about July 22, 2009 (unless otherwise stated in the solicitation). The estimated task order maximum is $10 Million. The minimum guaranteed for task orders during the Base Year only is $12K. The contract award will be based on Best Value to the Government, which may or may not result in accepting the lowest price offer. During the solicitation phase, offerors will be asked to submit technical and price proposals for a seed project at Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona, estimated cost range is approximately 1 to 5 million. The Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District is issuing this solicitation in electronic format only. All technical documents, including a detailed Statement of Work, will be available through a secure website via a direct link from FedBizOpps. This is a secure website designed to safeguard sensitive but unclassified acquisition information, formerly the access portal called FedTeDS124. Instructions and information on how to become registered in FedBizOpps are available on the FedBizOpps website at http://www.fbo.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be available. Be advised that all interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database in order to receive an award. If you are not registered you may request an application at (888) 227-2423 or through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. It is estimated that a Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available for download from FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov on or about 22 June 2009.

This is an 8a Set Aside for Businesses in Small Business Region 9. (Arizona, California and Nevada) Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Construction and/or Design Build for the Healthcare Facilities for the United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS), the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), and other customers of the US Army Corps of Engineers that may have healthcare facility needs. Resultant contract will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Construction Contract to provide all necessary labor, material, supervision and equipment for repairs, alterations, design-build and construction, for sustainment, restoration and modernization (SRM) of clinics, hospitals, administrative buildings, health facilities, warehouses, veterinary clinics, ancillary facilities and wellness centers, using military construction (MILCON), Operation and Maintenance (O&M) processes. The scope of work for the resultant contract will primarily be associated with renovation of existing facilities, but may also include major repair and new construction. Work may include, but is not limited to, replacement, restoration or modernization of hospitals, clinics, medical administration buildings, ambulatory health facilities, medical warehouses, medical labs, biological engineering labs, dental clinics, veterinary clinics, wellness centers and any other buildings connected to/associated with Air Force and Army and other federal health facilities within the noted SBA region 9. These programs may involve restoration and modernization projects such as HVAC, medical gas, plumbing, electrical, elevators, building envelope, fire protection, interior renovation, terrorism/force protection, and exterior site and systems work such as utilities infrastructure, road ways, side walks, parking lots, landscaping, irrigation, and etc. This acquisition is being offered for restricted competition. It is anticipated that the program requirements will be met through the use of single task order contract to establish a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. Resultant contract will be for a period of one (1) base year and four (4) option years, not to exceed five years. This restricted SATOC requirement is estimated at $12 million over a five year period. This will be a competitive Best Value solicitation for 8a set-aside businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) applicable to this project is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and 236210, Industrial Building Construction which corresponds to SIC 1542. The Small Business Size Standard is $33.5 Million. This synopsis in FedBizOpps includes the Corps of Engineers Fort Worth Districts Small Business subcontracting minimum goals (Small Business 70%, Small Disadvantaged Business 6.2%, Women Owned 7.0%, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 0.9%, and HUBzone Small Business 9.8%) for informational purposes. The RFPs will also contain these goals along with the applicable contract clauses covering small business subcontracting plans.

The solicitation number for this project is W9126G-09-R-0115. The solicitation is tentatively scheduled to be issued on or about May 22, 2009, with proposals due on or about June 22, 2009 (unless otherwise stated in the solicitation). The estimated task order maximum is $10 Million. The minimum guaranteed for task orders during the Base Year only is $12K. The contract award will be based on Best Value to the Government, which may or may not result in accepting the lowest price offer. During the solicitation phase, offerors will be asked to submit technical and price proposals for a seed project at Davis Monthan AFB in Arizona, estimated cost range is approximately 1 to 5 million. A second project will be offered at Edwards AFB in California within the same solicitation package, it is estimated at 1 to 5 million. It is anticipated that offered projects will be awarded concurrently. The Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District is issuing this solicitation in electronic format only. All technical documents, including a detailed Statement of Work, will be available through a secure website via a direct link from FedBizOpps. This is a secure website designed to safeguard sensitive but unclassified acquisition information, formerly the access portal called FedTeDS. Instructions and information on how to become registered in FedBizOpps are available on the FedBizOpps website at http://www.fbo.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be available. Be advised that all interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database in order to receive an award. If you are not registered you may request an application at (888) 227-2423 or through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. It is estimated that a Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available for download from FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov on or about 22 May 2009.