Hydrant Fuel Replacement at Niagara ARS, Niagara Falls

DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR21R0023 to repair an existing hydrant fuel system and provide a serviceable, detect-free transfer line between jet fuel bulk storage areas to provide necessary jet fuel storage capability for KC-135 operations. Replace the existing underground bulk transfer line and underground hydrant fuel line and provide cathodic protection system for the piping system. Existing apron duel pits will be demolished and relocated, existing tanks will be replaced, and existing pumphouse will be repaired.

This project is anticipated to contain options.

The Contract Duration is anticipated to be five hundred and sixty calendar days from Issuance of Notice to Proceed. Please reference FAR 52.211-10 in solicitation once released for actual performance period.

TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 237120

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be a Full and open acquisition with a 10% HUBZone price evaluation preference.

SELECTION PROCESS: This is a single phase procurement. The proposals will be evaluated using a Best Value Trade Off source selection process. The technical information contained in the Offeror's proposal will be reviewed, evaluated, and rated by the Government.  The proposal for this procurement, at a minimum, will consist of the following: Prime Contractor Past Performance, Technical factors, and Price. Pro Forma Information such as bonding and financial capability will also be required to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.  All evaluation factors when combined are considered equal to price.

DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government's best interest.

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $10.0 million and $25.0 million in accordance with DFARS 236.204. 

ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the Phase I solicitation on or about 24 May 2021.  Details regarding the Optional Site Visit will be included in the solicitation.  Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to http://www.beta.sam.gov.

SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at Federal Business Opportunities website, http://www.beta.sam.gov.  Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued.  Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored.  Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.  To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.beta.sam.gov.  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.

REGISTRATIONS:

Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database:

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.beta.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is Contract Specialist, Glenn Moon, at Glenn.W.Moon@usace.army.mil.  

This announcement serves as the Advance Notice for this project.  Responses to this synopsis are not required.