Construction of a Medical Training Facility at JBSA, Lackland, TX

DESCRIPTION:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) W912QR-16-B-0002 for the construction of a an approximate 36,500 SF modern office facility to support three medical squadrons and Command group. Facility is comprised of open office spaces with gypsum board and demountable partition walls. The project includes demolition of three small buildings. Construction includes reinforced concrete footings, foundation and floor slab, structural steel framing, fascias, and trim. Will be constructed in accordance with installation architectural standards to match existing facility. A II supporting utilities, pavements and landscaping are included. This project will be able to receive a United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating of Silver.

The site is located in the Lackland Air Force Base portion of JBSA. The Wilford Hall Medical Facility is located just north of the site, which is bordered on the south by Ladd Street, and is between Kenly Avenue to the west and Wilford Hall Loop to the east.

The Contract Duration is four hundred eighty (480) calendar days from Contract Notice to Proceed.

TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS:
This IFB will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a size standard of $36,500,000.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE:
This acquisition will be a Total Small Business Set-Aside competitive procurement.

SELECTION PROCESS:
The proposals will be evaluated using a Sealed Bid source selection process. An award will be made based on low price.

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE:
The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 in accordance with FARS 36.204.

ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE:
The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 29 March 2016 and approximate closing date on or about 28 April 2016. Actual dates and times (Eastern Time) will be identified in the solicitation. Responses to this synopsis are not required. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted.

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE:
A pre-proposal conference will be held following the issuance of the solicitation. The exact location and time will be included in the solicitation.

SOLICITATION WEBSITE:
The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic
posting only and may be found at Federal Business Opportunities website, http://www.fbo.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for
electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

REGISTRATIONS:
Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database:

System for Award Management (SAM): 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.