Design bid build construction project F-35A flight simulator facility and F-35A squadron operations facility at NAS fort worth JRB, TX

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY.  The solicitation will be available on or about March 18, 2021 at https://www.beta.sam.gov.  Solicitation Number N69450-21-R-0022, F-35A Flight Simulator Facility and F-35A Squadron Operations/Aircraft Maintenance Unit Facility at NAS Fort Worth JRB, TX

Contracting Office Address: N69450 NAVFAC SOUTHEAST, BLDG 903, PO BOX 30, NAS Jacksonville, FL 32212-0030

Project Description:

(1)        The projects include site building demolition, asbestos abatement, site pavement and utility demolition, utilities, pavements, site drainage and construction of a 20,000 square-foot Flight Simulator Facility building and a 33,729 square-foot Squadron Operations/Aircraft Maintenance Unit (Sq OPS/AMU) building.  The total building demolition is 8009 square feet. 

(2)        The one-story Simulator building will house four Full Mission Simulators and will have a reinforced concrete foundation, a structural steel frame, and a standing seam metal roof.  The exterior walls will be 4-inch split face masonry and the windows will insulated glass with a laminated interior pane in accordance with UFC4-010-01.  The facility’s architectural appearance will comply with the NAS Fort Worth Installation Appearance Plan.  The secured portion of the building contains the simulators, computer equipment rooms, debriefing rooms, helmet storage, maintenance rooms, secure communications, and secure storage and will be constructed in accordance with ICD 705.  The unsecured portion of the facility will include open and private offices, break rooms, and rest rooms.

(3)        The two-story Squadron Operations/Aircraft Maintenance Unit (Sq OPS/AMU) building will have a reinforced concrete foundation, a structural steel frame, and a standing seam metal roof.  The exterior walls will be 4-inch split face masonry and the windows will insulated glass with a laminated interior pane in accordance with UFC4-010-01.  The facility’s architectural appearance will comply with the NAS Fort Worth Installation Appearance Plan.  The Sq OPS/AMU building will provide spaces on the first floor for the Aircraft Maintenance Unit.  AMU spaces include equipment maintenance, ready room, administrative offices, locker rooms, and rest rooms.  The Squadron Operations will be on the second floor and include a large secure area meeting ICD/ICS 705 requirements and an unsecured portion that includes administrative offices, flight operations desk, conference rooms, and support spaces.

Competition Requirements: Full and Open Competition

Procurement Method: FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations

Selection Procedures: Best Value Tradeoff Process

Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed Price

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and the annual size standard is $39.5 million.

Project Magnitude is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

This is a new procurement. It does not replace an existing contract.

The proposed contract will be solicited as Unrestricted Full and Open Competition.

Large business concerns are required to submit a subcontracting plan prior to award of the contract.

A sources sought notice for this requirement was posted under solicitation N69450-21-R-0022 on January 12, 2021 requesting small business industry interest and capability statement.  Based on responses from the notice, it was determined that the requirement should be issued on an unrestricted basis, under full and open competition.  The NAVFAC SE Small Business Office concurs with this determination.

The solicitation will be a negotiated acquisition which utilizes source selection procedures, which require offerors to submit a technical proposal, past performance and experience information, and a price proposal for evaluation by the Government.  Award will be made to the offeror whose total price and technical proposal offers the best value to the Government. 

Offerors can view and/or download the solicitation, and all attachments, at https://www.beta.sam.gov when it becomes available.  No electronic or hardcopies of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, attachments, additional documents, etc. will be provided.  It is the Offerors responsibility to check beta.sam.gov periodically for the solicitation and any amendments.

A Pre-Proposal Conference and Site Visit will be held.  Details on the site visit will be provided in the solicitation.  Proposals will be due no earlier than 30 days after the solicitation is released (exact date and time will be specified in the solicitation).