Fort Yuma Health Care Center

Fort Yuma Health Care Center

This requirement is a total Small Business Set Aside. The NAICS code for the solicitation is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a size threshold of $36.5 million.

DESCRIPTION

This will be an Invitation for Bids (IFB) solicited and awarded pursuant to FAR Part 14, Sealed Bidding. The contractor shall construct a 7088 square meter facility to provide ambulatory healthcare services to the Quechan and Cocopah Tribes of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials, supplies and incidentals to meet the requirements as provided in the solicitation and construction documents, which consist of drawings, specifications, project manuals, engineering studies, IHS general requirements, sustainability standards, federal permit requirements, and Tribal construction ordinances and Tribal Employee Rights Organization (TERO)

Construction of this facility shall include onsite renewable energy features as included in the construction drawings. The contractor shall be required to work with a local Construction Contract Administrator, an Independent Commissioning Authority, a Tribal and Service Unit Representatives, and IHS Project Management Officials.

Accepted final project shall be in accordance with final contract documents, applicable plans and specifications.

LOCATION

The construction site is located on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation in the census designated place/community of Winterhaven, CA 92283 in Imperial County. The facility will be located on a single plot of land with common approaches and shared circulating roadways.

ORGANIZED PRE-BID SITE VISIT
An organized pre-bid site visit is planned the first week of November. The exact time and place of the pre-bid meeting will be stated in the issued solicitation in Section L or earlier as a modification to this notice.

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION
Magnitude of construction is between $25 million and $35 million.

 
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The period of performance is approximately 18 months from the date of Notice to Proceed. The specific, required period of performance shall be included in the issued solicitation. The estimated Notice to Proceed date is late January 2016.

SOLICITATION PACKAGE
The solicitation package will be available for download from www.fbo.gov on or about October 23, 2015 by an amendment to this notice. An estimated solicitation period of approximately 40 days is expected. The specific bid opening date will be included in the posted solicitation.

It is the responsibility of the bidder to monitor and download amendments from FBO which may be issued to this notice and the upcoming solicitation.

To receive automatic updates to this notice an interested bidder that is registered with FBO can click on "Watch This Opportunity".

The Contracting Officer (CO) will not be able to answer any questions pertaining to this notice. Questions will only be answered that are received by formal bidder inquiry forms AFTER the solicitation and drawings have been posted to FBO and submitted in accordance with specific instructions within the solicitation.

The CO will not maintain a bidder's mailing list. All interested parties are encouraged to post their name on the Interested Vendors List associated with this FBO notice. Do not contact the CO for General Contractor Information.

This acquisition is governed by FAR Part 14, Sealed Bidding.

PROBABLE BID OPENING SITE
It is anticipated that bids will be opened in Phoenix, AZ. The specific date, time and location of bid opening will be listed in Section L of the issued solicitation to supplement the "Address Offer To" block of the solicitation's SF-1442.