Demolition of maintenance hangar, building 3542, kadena air base, okinawa

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ) is providing a PRE-SOLICITATION notice pursuant to FAR 36.213-2 for an upcoming Invitation for Bid (IFB). This is not a solicitation.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Project Title(s): Demolition of Maintenance Hangar, Building 3542

Project(s) Location:  Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan

Product Service Code (PSC): Y1BZ – Construction of Other Airfield Structures

NAICS Code:  236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Project Magnitude: Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 (FAR 36.204)

Project(s) Description: This project will demolish an existing Maintenance Hangar, Building 3542, on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. See attached draft Specifications and Drawings for the scope of work.

Anticipated Construction Performance Period: 580 calendar days

SOLICITATION INFORMATION:

1. Procurement Method: The Government will issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) solicitation.

2. The Government anticipates issuing the solicitation in February 2026. The solicitation, when issued, will identify the site visit date, RFI and bid submission due dates.  All final solicitation documents, specifications and drawings will be posted on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at piee.eb.mil when issued. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor PIEE for issuance of the solicitation and/or amendments.

3. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price construction contract as a result of this IFB no later than Q4 FY2026.

All interested companies shall be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be found at http://www.sam.gov. For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must be registered in SAM as such.

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

BIDDER ELIGIBILITY

This contract will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan and is intended only for local sources.  Only local sources will be considered under the corresponding solicitation. Local sources are sources (e.g. corporations, partnerships, or Joint Ventures [For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must satisfy the local source requirements or, in the alternative, each member of the Joint Venture must individually satisfy the local source requirements]) that are physically located in Japan and authorized (i.e. licensed and registered) to perform in Japan, the type of construction work specific in the corresponding solicitation.  Specifically, a prospective offeror must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan and must fully comply with all applicable laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the resulting contracts. 

In addition, prior to award of the contracts, offerors must be registered with the Government of Japan to do construction work in Japan and possess necessary construction licenses and permits to perform work required under the corresponding solicitation.  Construction license will be verified through the Government of Japan – Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MILT) https://etsuran.mlit.go.jp/TAKKEN.

The U.S. Government will not 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; nor will the U.S. Government certify employees of such contractors as “Members of the Civilian Component” under Article I(b) of the SOFA.

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NOTE: The draft Specifications, Drawings and/or Plans included in this Notice are provided for informational purposes only.  Draft Specification, Drawings and/or Plans were previously attached under Sources Sought announcement W912HV26Z0004.   Interested firms are cautioned that all attachments to this notice are provided in draft format and subject to change.

• Contracting Officer – Valeria Fisher at valeria.fisher@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

RM. 116, BLDG. 364, Camp Foster

Chatan-Cho, Okinawa-Ken 904-0100

Japan

Attachments:

1. W912HV26BA010 Demo Maint Hangar Specs DRAFT
2. W912HV26BA010 Demo Maint Hangar Drawings DRAFT
3. W912HV26BA010 AS BUILTS_I
4. W912HV26BA010 AS BUILTS_II