Care and Preservation Vehicle Maintenance Facility

Solicitation Number W912ER-19-R-0021

Care and Preservation Facility, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) intends to solicit construction firms experienced in working in the Middle East region who are interested in submitting a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) offer for this project.

This is a Sources Sought announcement for market research and planning purposes. It is not a Request for Proposals. The USACE, TAM is conducting market research to garner interest and the capabilities of firms interested in submitting a proposal for the construction of Care and Preservation vehicle maintenance facility in Kuwait. This Source Sought notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The purpose of this Market Research and Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of capability and availability of potential contractors. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

This requirement is assigned a code of 236220 in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and the size standard for such requirements is $36.5M per annum. Statements should also include the eligible business concern's name, point of contact, address, and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number.

PROJECT SCOPE: Scope of Work: This Statement of Work (SOW) sets forth the requirements which describe the Design-Bid-Build construction effort for a large Care and Preservation Facility in Zone 2. This vehicle maintenance facility shall support the contingency operation defense of Kuwait which has been approved by the Chief of Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces and Kuwait Ministry of Defense. This Care and Preservation facility shall provide vehicle maintenance facility support of the Area Support Group mission in Kuwait and is part of the Camp Arifjan's Master Plan. The building shall be made from a pre-fabricated steel building with concrete floors, Concrete Masonry Unit walls and pre-insulated metal panel walls and roof. The facility shall have utilities such as water, sewer, electricity and communication connected to the existing utility lines of Camp Arifjan. Topography survey and geotechnical investigation will be performed by the contractor and provided to USACE for record purposes.

The estimated magnitude of the project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000 with an anticipated Period of Performance of 580 calendar days from project award.

The solicitation will be a request for proposal (RFP). The Government is considering the use of full and open competition procedures for this project. The Best Value Tradeoff source selection process will be used to evaluate proposals. Evaluation criteria will be stated in the RFP. This acquisition will result in a single FFP contract. This acquisition will not be set-aside for small businesses.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation either before or after the closing date, and there shall be no legal liability on the part of the Government, to include liability for Contractor's proposal costs.

Interested firms should complete the Capabilities Statement. Please return the completed information to the Contract Specialist by email to Diane.E.deLathouder@usace.army.mil. Place the words "Market Research" for W912ER-19-R-0021 on the subject line of your message. Your response is requested by 1400 hours on April 25, 2019.

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