Arra - p/n 74392 - replace housing, letterkenny, PA

THIS PROCUREMENT IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District has a requirement for a design-build project to construct three (3) four-bedroom Company Grade Officers (CGO 01-03) housing units on Government-owned land at Letterkenny Army Depot, Letterkenny, PA. The project includes supporting infrastructure, energy conservation, and required neighborhood amenities, electrical distribution system, water and sewage systems, access streets, driveways, sidewalks, privacy at the rear of each unit, recreational amenities and landscaping, which comply with the requirement in the Scope of Work. The solicitation number assign to this acquisition is W91236-09-R-0057. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract using One-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures and Contracting by Negotiation procedures outlined in FAR 36 and FAR 15. The evaluations factors for this procurement is as follows, listed in descending order of importance.

Volume 1 Factor 1 Design Technical
Subfactor 1 Unit Functional, Aesthetics And Space
Subfactor 2 Quality Of Building Systems And Materials
Subfactor 3 Site Design
Subfactor 4 Sustainability Requirements

Volume 2 Factor 2 - Performance Capability
Subfactor 1 Specialized Experience
Subfactor 2 Past Performance
Subfactor 3 Proposed Contract Duration And Summary Schedule
Subfactor 4 Organization / Technical Approach
Subfactor 5 Key Personnel Capabilities And Experience
Subfactor 6 Utilization Of Small Business Concerns

Offerors will be evaluated on both technical quality and conformance to the solicitation and price. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposal prior to award; to negotiate with any or all proposers; to award the contract to other than the lowest total price and to award to the proposer submitting the proposal determined by the Government to be the most advantageous to the Government. PROPOSERS ARE ADVISED ANY AWARD MAY BE MADE WITHOUT DISCUSSION OR ANY CONTACT CONCERNING THE PROPOSAL RECEIVED. The construction duration is 12 months from receipt of Notice to Proceed. The magnitude of construction is estimated to be less than $1,000,000.00. The solicitation will be posted on/about October 14, 2009. The receipt date for proposals is on/about November 14, 2009 by 2:00 pm. NAICS CODE 236115 ($33.5M) applies to this procurement. Submission requirements (plans/specs) will be available on/about Oct 14, 2009 via Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps, https://www.fbo.gov). Bid bonds will be required with proposal submittals. Search on W91236% for solicitations issued by Norfolk District. No hard copies will be available. Prospective contractors must be registered Vendors with https://www.fbo.gov in order to download plans and specifications. Prospective contractors MUST be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database in order to obtain access to FedBizOpps. It is incumbent upon vendors to monitor FEDBIZOPPS for the release of the solicitation, specification, drawings, and all subsequent amendments. CCR Registration must also be ACTIVE and current to be eligible for contract award. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://www.bpn.gov. Lack of registration in the CCR database will prevent access to FedBizOpps and will make an offeror ineligible for award. TELEPHONE OR EMAIL REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. Contractors please note: Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) apply to this solicitation. With ORCA, you have the ability to enter and maintain your representations and certification information, via the Internet at http://orca.bpn.gov. You no longer have to submit representations and certifications with your proposal. Instead, this solicitation contains a single provision that will allow you to either certify that all of your representations and certifications in ORCA are current, complete, and accurate as of the date of your signature, or list any changes. Inquires may be directed to Sabrina Tippins at 757-201-7136 or email at Sabrina.a.tippins@usace.army.mil