FY18 PN 87957, Dredge Wharves B0001-B0005, Naha Port, Japan

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan Engineering District (JED) is providing a PRE-SOLICITATION notice for an upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP) entitled: FY18 PN 87957, Dredge Wharves B0001-B0005, Naha Port, Japan.

The subject requirement will only be solicited to LOCAL SOURCES IN JAPAN through the utilization of full and open competition procedures. Local sources are those organization which are physically located and licensed to conduct business in Japan.

PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Title: FY18 PN 87957, Dredge Wharves B0001-B0005, Naha Port, Japan

Project Location: Okinawa, Japan

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 237990

Project Magnitude: Between ¥2,500,000,000 and ¥10,000,000,000 (Japanese YEN)
*Utilizing a rate of: 100 Yen to 1 U.S. Dollar*

Project Description: The subject requirement consists of the maintenance dredging of the Naha Military Port (NMP) Exclusive Use Are (EUA) to restore it to the historic maintenance depth of up to 34 feet (10.4 meters) and the disposal of approximately 250,000 cubic meters of material. The material for disposal generally consists of fat to silty clay and is represented as chemically suitable for disposal in uncontrolled landfills (also known as a "stabilized type landfill"). In additional to the work cited above, the contractor will be responsible for incidental work inclusive of, but not limited to, obtaining work permits, conducting dredging hydrographic surveys, magnetometer surveys, the clearance of metal debris, dewatering and any processing and testing required to demonstrate compliance with applicable regulations, laws and International Agreements.

SOLICIATION INFORMATION:
1. The Government intends to solicit the forthcoming requirement in November 2017.

2. Traditional hard copies of technical specifications and plans will not be available; however, all solicitation documents including amendments will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website (www.fbo.gov) for access by interested parties. Note: In order to receive notification of issued amendments, interested parties must be registered on FedBizOpps as an interested vendor. Please be advised, if you are not registered, the Government is not responsible for providing you with notifications to any changes to the solicitation.

3. In order to be eligible to receive a contract award with the U.S. Department of Defense, firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). This database can be accessed at www.sam.gov.

4. Faxed or electronic bids will not be accepted. All bids must be hand carried or delivered by mail to the USACE Japan District Office:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District
Contracting Division
Room 147, Building 250, Camp Zama
Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-8511 Japan

5. Firms which have not submitted Bidders Mailing List Applications to this 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 firms 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. This documentation must be submitted prior to or at the time of proposal submission.

6. 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 in Japan, the type of construction work specified in this solicitation. Specifically, a prospective offeror 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. Additionally, prior to award of the contract, offerors 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.

NOTE: This is PRE-SOLICITATION notice for a forthcoming construction project and is NOT a solicitation. Pursuant to FAR 36.213-2, this notice has been issued to stimulate interest in bidding for this project.

Contracting Office Address:
Attn: CECE-POJ
Unit 45010
APO, AP 96338-5010
United States

Primary Point of Contact:
Ms. Tedra N. Thompson
Contract Specialist
Tedra.N.Thompson.civ@usace.army.mil
Phone: 045-407-8725

Secondary Point of Contact:
Mr. Sean P. Sackett
Contracting Officer
Sean.P.Sackett2@usace.army.mil