Construction of Battalion Headquarters Complex at Ft. Campbell, KY

This is a Design/Bid/Build Request for Proposal for Construction of a Battalion Headquarters and Company Operations Facility at Fort Campbell, KY. Primary facilities include construction of a fully-designed 16,000-square foot (SF) battalion headquarters building, 87,529-SF multiple-structure company operations facility, 16-896-SF covered hardstand, and associated privately-owned vehicle parking areas. Buildings will be of permanent construction with reinforced concrete foundations, concrete floor slabs, insulated concrete form walls, concrete block and metal-insulated panel walls, masonry and metal panel façades, standing seam metal roofs, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, mechanical systems, security systems, and electrical systems. Supporting facilities include land clearing and grading, paving, fencing, storm water drainage systems, extension of utilities to serve the project, and other general site improvements. Fire protection and alarm system, Intrusion Detection System (IDS), and an Energy Monitoring and Control System (EMCS) will also be provided. Specialized design features of this project include: strict compliance with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver requirements, installation of pervious pavement, and installation of a solar energy recovery system.
Contract duration is estimated to be 600 calendar days and the estimated cost range is less than $25,000,000. It has been determined that competition will be limited to 8(a) firms located within the geographical area serviced by the Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee District Offices, and other 8(a) construction firms with a bona fide place of business within the geographical competitive area, and the assigned NAICS code. All other 8(a) BD Participants are deemed ineligible to submit offers.
This is a Best Value solicitation and the basis for award is the tradeoff process. Proposals will be evaluated by the Government in accordance with the following: Prime Contractor Experience, Prime Contractor Past Performance, Management, Safety, and Price and Pro Forma Information. The NAICS Code is 236220. The business size is $33.5 million.
The estimated issue date is 28 November 2012 with an approximate proposal due date of 24 January 2013. A site visit is tentatively scheduled at Fort Campbell on 11 December 2012. To be eligible for award, a firm must have a DUNS number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) via the internet site at www.sam.gov.
The project will be available by downloading from the Internet only. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the files for this project requires registration at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov. Downloads are available only through FBO. This announcement serves at the advance notice for this project. AMENDMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE ABOVE WEBSITE BY DOWNLOAD ONLY.