B3142 and B3145 replace chiller units at the U. S. Naval air facility, atsugi, japan

***THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY***

This is a Sources Sought announcement for THE PURPOSES OF MARKET RESEARCH ONLY in support of “B3142 AND B3145 REPLACE CHILLER UNITS AT THE U.S. NAVAL AIR FACILITY, ATSUGI, JAPAN”.  The information received will be utilized within the Navy to facilitate the decision making processes and will not be disclosed outside of the agency.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requests.  This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid and is not construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East (NAVFAC FE), PWD Atsugi is seeking information on eligible business firms capable of performing replacement of chiller units at buildings 3142 and 3145 at NAF Atsugi as described below.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 238220: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-conditioning Contractors.  The rough order of magnitude of this project is 100,000,000 JPY – 500,000,000 JPY. The term of this project is not to exceed 180 calendar days.   

• Description of Work
  This project replaces chiller units.  The contractor must perform mechanical work including plumbing work, electrical work, and related works to complete the replacements of chiller units.  The work also includes temporary work, incidental related work, and modification of existing work that is necessary to accomplish the project.  The contractor must conduct site survey to verify all dimensions and local and existing conditions, and to examine the contract drawings and specifications to determine the extent of the work prior to commencement of the work.  The contract also includes repair or replacement of existing work damaged by the Contractor’s operations to equal or better conditions. 

• Contractor License Requirement
  Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded and performed in its entirety in the country of Japan. Contractors must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan and must fully comply with all laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the contract.  Contractors must be registered to do business and possess an appropriate license issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or prefectural government in order to perform work under this contract.
   
• Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
  The U.S. Government shall not offer “United States Official Contractor” status under Article XIV of the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) under this solicitation. Furthermore, unless specifically provided in the specific task order request for proposal, the U.S. Government shall not certify any employees of a contractor as “Members of the Civilian Component” under Article I(b) of the SOFA.

• SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
  Interested firms should submit information as to the capabilities, capacity and experience to perform the tasks set forth above.  The Statement of Capability (SOC) will determine the feasibility and/or basis for the Navy’s decision to proceed with acquisition. 
   
  Interested firms must submit an SOC, which describes, in detail, the firm’s capability of providing these services at various Military and other Federal facilities worldwide. Your SOC shall include the following:
   

1. Full name and address of the firm;
    
2. Indicate if the firm is registered in the Department of Defense (DOD) System for Award Management (SAM) database, include DUNS Number and CAGE Code; and
    
   (3)  List up to five projects performed within the last five years.  Provide information regarding experience of the work described in the description of work above. Provide the following information for each project as much as possible:
   a) Contract number and project title;
   b) Name of contracting activity;
   c) Administrative Contracting Officer’s name, current telephone number;
   d) Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative or primary point of contact name and current telephone number;
   e) Contract type (e.g., cost plus, requirements, firm fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, or combination);
   f) Period of performance (start and completion date);
   g) Basic contract award amount and final contract value;
   h) Summary of contract work;
    
   Respondents will not be notified of the results of the Navy’s market research.  NAVFAC FE will utilize the information for acquisition planning purposes.  All data received in response to this Source Sought Notice marked or designated, as corporate or proprietary information will be fully protected from release outside the Government.
    
   Please electronically submit information to Rie Hanazato via email at rie.hanazato.ja@fe.navy.mil by 27 May 2021 at 15:00 (Japan Standard Time) using the subject line “Sources Sought Replace Chiller Units Atsugi”.
    
   Responses received after the deadline or without the required information will not be considered. Since this is a Sources Sought announcement only, evaluation letters will not be issued to any respondent.