FY 25 Repair of Pier 237, 341, AND 516, Yokohama North Dock, Yokohama, Japan

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.

1.    Project Title(s): 

FY 25 Repair of Pier 237, 341, AND 516, Yokohama North Dock, Yokohama, Japan

2.    Product Service Code (PSC):

Z2JZ - Repair or alteration of miscellaneous buildings

3.    North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 

237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

4.    Project Magnitude:  

Between ¥500,000,000 and ¥1,000,000,000 (Japanese YEN) (DFARS 236.204)

5.    Construction Type:  

Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Construction 

6.    Project Description(s):

Repair deficiencies identified in the 2018 and 2022 pier inspection report to include crack/spalling repair, coating, bollard replacement, and replacement of pier fenders.

7.    Projected Solicitation Insurance: February 2025

8.    Solicitation Information:

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

2)    The Governments anticipates issuing the solicitation in February 2025.  The solicitation when issued, will identify the site visit date, RFI and bid submission instructions with due date.   All solicitation documents, drawings, and specifications will be posted on SAM.Gov when issued.  It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor SAM.Gov for issuance of the solicitation and/or amendments.  

3)    The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price construction contract as a result of the IFB.

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.

5)    Only local sources will be considered under this solicitation. (BIDDER ELIGIBILITY)
a.    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 this 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 construction in Japan. Specifically, a prospective bidder must be duly authorized to operate and conduct construction 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.

b.    In addition, bidders must possess a Japanese civil construction (doboku isshiki koji) license or Japanese architectural construction (kenchiku isshiki koji) license by the bid due date and time. The U.S. Government will verify that the bidder has the license through the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) website at https://etsuran2.mlit.go.jp/TAKKEN. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that it has the license (Japanese civil construction or Japanese architectural construction), and that it is accurately shown on the MLIT website, by the bid due date and time.  Failure to comply with this requirement will be cause for rejection of your bid.

c.    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.

Firms which have not done business with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan Engineering District, are requested to visit the following website:  https://www.poj.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/ for general information.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District, Camp Zama, Japan

Contracting Office Address:
USACE District, Japan
Attn: CECT-POJ
Unit 45010
APO, AP 96343-5010