ESR 502-19 Replace R-22 HVAC Chillers, Various USMC Camps, Okinawa, Japan

The purpose of this amendment, AM-0003, is to revise specifications and drawings based on Offeror RFI inquires and Government responses.

The Proposal Due Date and Time listed in the Solicitation is EXTENDED from 2:00 p.m. on August 2, 2019 to August 16, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., Japan Standard Time.

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Solicitation posted to FBO on May 17, 2019..

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan Engineering District (JED), Okinawa Area Office (OAO) is providing a PRE-SOLICITATION notice pursuant to FAR 36.213-2 for an upcoming Design-Build (DB) Request for Proposal (RFP).

Project Title: ESR 502-19 Replace R-22 HVAC Chillers, Various Marine Corps Camps, Okinawa, Japan

Project Locations: Camp Kinser, MCAS Futenma, Camp Foster, Camp Lester, Camp Courtney, Camp Hansen, and Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan

Project NAICS: 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors

Project Description: The intent of the project is to replace approximately 65 packaged chillers of varying capacities at approximately 54 locations that use R-22 refrigerant with new packaged chillers that use R-410A refrigerant. The plumbing work will include replacement of chillers, chilled water supply and return, isolation valves, piping brackets, pressure and temperature gauges, control systems, stainless steel jackets and insulation. Temporary chillers may be required at some locations. The electrical work will include replacement of power wiring, conduits, pull-boxes, breakers, fusible disconnect switches, control wiring, and other associated material such that the electrical system is upgraded for the new chiller.

Anticipated period of performance will be 205 days after receipt of notice to proceed for the base period.

SOLICITATION INFORMATION:
1. Procurement Method: The Government will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation.

2. The Governments anticipates issuing the solicitation no later than May 2019. The solicitation when issued, will identify the bid submission due date. All solicitation documents, drawings, and specifications will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) when issued. Interested Vendors are responsible for monitoring FedBizOpps 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 RFP.

4. 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.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective April 29, 2018, a notarized letter is required to be sent to the Federal Service Desk (FSD) on all CURRENT registrants at System for Award Management (SAM) who have a requirement to update data on their SAM record. The notarized letter is mandatory and is required before the FSD will activate the entity's registration. Instructions concerning this procedure can be accessed from the FAQ link at the SAM website.

5. Only local sources will be considered under this solicitation. No small business set-aside. 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 specified in this solicitation. Specifically, a company must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan and must fully comply with all laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the resultant contract.

6. Additionally, prior to award of the contract, interested vendors must be registered with the Government of Japan to do construction work in Japan and possess necessary construction licenses and permits to perform the requisite work identified in the solicitation.

7. Interested vendors which have not submitted Bidders Mailing List Applications to the Japan Engineer District (JED) Camp Zama office are requested to go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan Engineering District, Contracting Division website: http://www.poj.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/GettingStarted.aspx to download the Bidders Mailing List Application. Such vendors shall be required to complete the aforementioned application and submit documents indicating they are registered with the Government of Japan to perform construction in Japan and possess both the necessary construction licenses and permits required to perform the requisite work identified in the solicitation. JED recommends that this information is submitted or updated prior to proposal submission.

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