Construct portable water well

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District has been tasked to solicit for and award a construction contract to construct a portable water well.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This Design-Bid Build (DBB) project provides infrastructure support to Luke AFB located in Glendale Az. in the northwest quadrant of the installation to replace existing Well #11 that has failed.

Replace water well #11. New +/- 2,000 LF deep, 18” diameter potable well with pump. Perform drilling operation necessary to construct new potable water well. Install casing and screen, gravel filter pack and grouting. Decommission old well #11. New water line connection and mixing vault between the well and ground water storage tank 1386.

The project will include all necessary utilities, site improvements, pavements, communications support infrastructure, and all necessary supporting work for a complete and usable facility. Facility will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC 1-200-01 and UFC 1-200-02).

The procurement action will result in a Firm Fixed Price "C" type contract for construction services with a 378-calendar day period of performance.

PROCUREMENT SET-ASIDE: This acquisition is 100% Total small business set aside.  In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude range for this project is: Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.  The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, with a size standard of $39,500,000.00.  Interested Firms must be considered small business for the designated NAICS in SAM.gov website.  The PSC is Y1NE - Construction Of Water Supply Facilities.

PROCUREMENT TYPE: This procurement will be conducted under FAR Part 14 Sealed Bidding   

CONTRACT TYPE: The government will award a firm fixed priced construction contract to the offeror who submits a proposal that is the best value to the government.

SAM.GOV:  Plans and specifications will not be provided in hard copy.  The solicitation and amendments will be posted on https://sam.gov/ The solicitation will be available on or about 19 July 2022 with Bids due on or about 18 August 2022.  Solicitation W912PL22B0007 and all amendments for this acquisition will be posted on https://sam.gov/.  THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ISSUE THIS SOLICITATION AND ALL AMENDMENTS THROUGH THE USE OF THE INTERNET (WEB ONLY). No additional media (CD ROMs, Floppy Disks, Faxes, or paper) will be provided unless the Government determines that it is necessary. Viewing/downloading documents from https://sam.gov/ will require prior registration in System for Award Management (SAM). If you are a first time SAM user, you will be required to register in https://sam.gov/ prior to accessing the solicitation documents. The following information will be required prior to registration: DUNS Number, System for Award Management (SAM) Registration, Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN), Cage Code, E-mail address. Once registered with SAM, interested parties will then be able to utilize the posted hyperlink to log in and access the solicitation documents. Please note that ALL firms who want to access the solicitation, both prospective primes and subs, will be required to be registered with SAM and therefore must be SAM-registered, have a MPIN, and either a DUNS number or CAGE code. The SAM website can be accessed at http://www.sam.gov/

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror. Bidders are advised that the Bid Opening will be Virtual and are expected to review the IFB documents carefully for instructions and expectations of the virtual bid opening procedures.

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