Flight Control Tower, Project No. 55112, Ft. Benning, GA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) W912HN18R3013 for the Flight Control Tower, Project Number 55112, Ft. Benning, GA. Project will consist of providing a Twelve (12) story Flight Control Tower (approximately 10,316 SF) at Fort Benning, GA. Project includes a tower cab with exterior cat walk, administrative spaces, equipment spaces, locker room with shower, restrooms, communication rooms, electrical rooms, mechanical room, elevator, self-contained HVAC system, electrical generator backup power installation, building information systems, fire detection, fire pump, fire suppression and alarm systems, infrastructure provisions for closed circuit TV and intrusion detection, and Utility Monitoring Control Systems (UMCS). Deep pile foundation construction is required. Supporting facilities include site demolition and development, utilities and connections, lighting, lightning protection system, walks, curbs and gutters, fire access lanes, paving, storm drainage, information systems, perimeter fencing with gates, landscaping and signage. Work will be performed at Fort Benning, Georgia, Chattahoochee County. The anticipated period of performance for the current scope of work is approximately 540 calendar days. The current scope of work contains base CLINS. There are no optional CLINS. The solicitation should be available on or about July 30, 2018.
This will be a competitive acquisition for the award of a Firm Fixed-price C-type contract utilizing a Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) best-value procurement method. The project will be issued as an unrestricted procurement using the LPTA process in accordance with FAR 15.101-2(a) which requires Offerors to submit their Past Performance and Corporate Relevant Specialized Experience information initially for review and consideration by the Government. The Government will evaluate the proposals beginning with the lowest price to the highest price until it reaches the first responsive and responsible Offeror who achieves Acceptable ratings in both factors. That Offeror will be selected for award and the remainder of the proposals will not be evaluated. Pricing will not be rated during the past performance and experience evaluation, but it will be reviewed for price reasonableness. Only one award will be made from this solicitation.

In accordance with DFAR 236.204(i) Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction Projects, the disclosure of magnitude is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. All interested firms, including Joint Ventures (JVs), must be approved under NAICS 236220, and have a current System for Award Management (SAM) registration at https://www.sam.gov . Firms must be able to adequately bond the project and provide evidence of capabilities to perform comparable work to include geographic span and project size. The Offeror shall identify the major or critical aspects of the requirements to be performed by those identified in the Teaming Arrangement. For Offerors interested in submitting proposals as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, you are requested to submit the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Verification Letter verifying that your business has been approved as such and added to the verified Veteran business database at www.VetBiz.gov .

The solicitation when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting at the Federal Business Opportunities Website (FedBizOps) http://www.fbo.gov . Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) that can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation, contractors are required to register at the FedBizOps website. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

Electronic proposal submission will be required through the AMRDEC website in accordance with specific instructions that will be identified in the forthcoming solicitation. Electronic submission sent via email or facsimile will not be accepted. Hand-carried proposal submission is not authorized. The AMRDEC website for registration and submission of proposals in https://safe/amrdec.army.mil/SAFE/Welcome.aspx . In accordance with FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee, Offerors are required to submit an original bid bond for either 20% of the bid price, or $3M, whichever is less. Original bid bonds must be delivered by U.S. Mail by the time proposals are due, and in accordance with specific instructions that will be identified in the solicitation.

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