Conversion of Building Secure Working Area, Okinawa, Japan

INTRODUCTION: 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ), is performing market research for a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) construction project.  This announcement represents a market survey that is intended for planning purposes only. The purpose of this notice is to identify sources capable of performing this project and to receive responses from those firms to assist the Government's acquisition planning. This survey does not constitute a commitment by the Government for any follow-on announcements, solicitation, or award. This notice is NOT a solicitation. The Government will not pay for any information provided as a result of this market survey.

We are committed to partnering with industry to the extent possible throughout this process and therefore encourage all interested companies to respond to this Sources Sought inquiry.  Market research and industry feedback is an essential part of the acquisition process.  The information requested in this announcement will be used within USACE-JED to facilitate decision-making and will not be disclosed outside the agency. However, respondents submitting business information pursuant to this Sources Sought/RFI announcement should consult 41 C.F.R. parts 105-60 and other implementing regulations concerning the release of such information to third parties under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). All information submitted by respondents that they consider confidential and not releasable to third parties outside of USACE, and its employees, agents, consultants, and representatives, must be clearly and conspicuously marked.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

All interested companies, including joint ventures, shall be registered in the SAM database in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts.  https://www.sam.gov

OFFEROR INFORMATION.  USACE intends to ask all prospective contractors demonstrate capabilities with meeting construction requirements which implement Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705 Technical Specifications for Construction and Management of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF). This contract will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan.  The U.S. Government will offer “United States Official Contractor” status under Article XIV of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to U.S. contractors normally resident in the United States.

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PROJECT INFORMATION

Project Title:  Conversion of Building to Secure Working Area

Project Location: Okinawa, Japan

Product Service Code (PSC):  Z1JZ – Maintenance of Miscellaneous Buildings

NAICS Code:  236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Project Magnitude:  Between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000 (DFARS 236.204

Project Description:   This project will provide conversion of approximately 6,116 square feet of a single level above ground building to meet Secure Working Area specifications.

Work includes all labor, transportation, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to accomplish various construction, demolition, repairs, alterations, and associated incidental environmental work.

(Including but not limited to asbestos, lead-based paint, mold, PCBs, site contamination, etc.) to this U.S. Government facility located within Japan, by means of this Design-Bid-Build (D-B-B) contract.

Estimated Period of Performance:  575 Calendar Days 

Proposed Procurement Method:  The Government anticipates the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation between January and March of 2025.  

Submission Requirements for responses to this Market Survey:  Interested sources are requested to answer the questions in the attached ‘W912HV-24-Z-0021 Sources Sought Capabilities Survey’ and email the completed form to the following individuals no later than close of business on 10 July 2024 (Eastern Time).  We appreciate your honest feedback in helping to develop an effective acquisition strategy that is advantageous for all interested parties.

• Contracting Officer – Jack T. Letscher at jack.t.letscher@usace.army.mil            

• Contract Specialist – Norman Roldan at norman.roldan@usace.army.mil

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Contracting Office Address:

Japan District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Room 116, BLDG. 364, Camp Foster

Chatan-Cho, Okinawa-Ken 904-0100

Japan