FY20 DLA DESC2103 Construct Jet Fuel Bulk Storage Tanks PH1

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ) is providing a PRESOLICITATION notice pursuant to FAR 36.213-2.  This is not a solicitation.

PROJECT INFORMATION:

Project Title: FY20 DLA DESC2103 Construct Jet Fuel Bulk Storage Tanks PH1

Project Location: Yokota Air Base, Japan

Project FSC: Y1NA – Construction of Fuel Supply Facilities

Project NAICS: 237120 - Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction

Project Magnitude: Between ¥2,500,000,000 and ¥10,000,000,000 Japanese YEN

Project Description: Construct a 100,000 barrel cut-and-cover JP-8 fuel storage tank, filter building, two-bay truck fill-stand. The new bulk tank contains a pump house with 600-gpm issue vertical turbine pumps and a 50-gpm water draw off vertical turbine pump. The tank includes a high-level valve, independent level alarms, and hardware necessary for the installation of automatic tank gauging (ATG) systems. The tank includes piping, valves, vaults and appurtenances from tanks to filter separator building. The Filter Building control room will contain new pump control Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI), automatic tank gauge (ATG) reporting module capable of reporting inputs from all Eastside Fuel Facility tanks. Provide a product saver tank for each bulk tank. The filter building contains 600-gpm issue filter separators, 2400-gpm micronic filters, and 1200-gpm receipt filter separators and backups as needed. Crossover piping between the new and existing filter buildings will provide issue capability from any tank to any truck fill stand location. The new filter building and pump house include fire alarms and transmitters compatible with base’s systems, control panel and automatic detection system, and manual pull stations. The filter building includes a plumbing system, control facilities.

Anticipated Construction Performance Period: 950 calendar days.

DRAFT specifications and drawings are being provided for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. Bidders are cautioned these are in DRAFT FORMAT. 

SOLICITATION INFORMATION:

1. Procurement Method: The Government will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) Solicitation utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedures. 
2. The Government anticipates issuing the solicitation no later than 20 April 2022.  The solicitation when issued, will identify the site visit date, RFI and bid submission due date.  All final ready to advertise solicitation documents, specifications and drawings 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 RFP.    

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OFFEROR ELIGIBILITY.  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 specific in this solicitation.  Specifically, a prospective offeror must be duly authorized to operate and conduct 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.   In addition, prior to award of the contracts, offerors must be registered with the Government of Japan to do construction work in Japan and possess necessary construction licenses and permits to perform work required under this solicitation.  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.