IDIQ for General Construction for NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic's Marine Corp Installation East AOR

This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote or invitation for bid. 

The intent of this pre-solicitation synopsis is to make notice of a proposed contract action for a Small Business Design-Bid-Build, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) for General Construction Projects Primarily aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry and Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune in the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Marine Corps Installation (MCI) East Area of Responsibility (AOR).  

This solicitation has been approved by the NAVFAC Office of Small Business Programs and Small Business Administration Procurement Center Representative as small business set-aside. The appropriate Northern American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and the Small Business Size Standard is $45,000,000.  This will be a source selection procurement requiring both non-price (technical and past performance) and price proposals, and will utilize the best value tradeoff continuum at FAR 15.101-1.  The basis for evaluation and evaluation factors for award will be included in the solicitation. 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  Construction projects to be performed under this MACC will require the ability to manage multiple task orders concurrently aboard MCAS Cherry and MCB Camp Lejeune in the NAVFAC MIDLANT MCI East AOR. This MACC will encompass a wide range of design-bid-build projects that include, but are not limited to, new construction, demolition, repair, alteration, and renovation of buildings, systems and infrastructure and may include civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and communication systems. Types of facilities may include, but are not limited to, administrative, industrial, warehouses, maintenance, hangars, communications, personnel support, recreation, lodging, dormitory, roads, etc. Lead or asbestos abatement may be required. Work in explosive facilities may be required. The selected contractor(s) will be responsible for all labor, supervision, engineering, design, materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and transportation to perform all of the services described in the drawings and specifications provided for each individual project.  Work may be required at other locations in the area of responsibility of NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic MCI East if deemed necessary.   

The Government intends to award no more than five (5) contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offerors whose proposals represent the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. This solicitation will result in a competitively negotiated firm fixed-price IDIQ MACC.  The aggregate value of all contracts awarded from any resultant solicitation is anticipated to be $495,000,000 over the base year and four option periods combined, not to exceed 60 months.  Task orders will be firm fixed-priced, normally in the range of $150,000 to $15,000,000 per order.  However, task orders under or over these amounts may be considered if deemed to be in the Government’s best interest and approved by the Contracting Officer.  The Government guarantees an award of $5,000 to each successful Offeror over the full term of the contract, including option years.

The initial project (“seed project”) that will be awarded as the first task order concurrently with the basic contract is Project Building 1005, Design Wing Relocation, MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The seed project consists of the removal of all interior HVAC, electrical, flooring, suspended ceilings, walls, doors in the current ROICC office suite as well as removal of a concrete landing and sidewalks outside of the suite. The project also includes the removal of the ceilings in Suite 55 only. The former ROICC office suite will be up-fit with new HVAC, electrical, interior flooring, suspended ceilings, finishes, walls, doors and exterior ramps and sidewalks as per the design documents and all incidental related work.

The procurement method utilized is the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, “Contracting by Negotiation.”

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of construction for the seed project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

A Sources Sought notice was issued seeking eligible Small Business, 8(a),  HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and/or Women-Owned Small Businesses capable of performing the requirements of this solicitation.  The Sources Sought notice yielded twenty-three (23) responses.  From the twenty-three (23) capabilities packages received, ten (10) of the firms were found to have the requisite experience and bonding capacity to successfully perform on this proposed contract.  Successful award and completion of the requirements can be achieved by soliciting the contract as a set-aside for small businesses.  On 11 October 2024, the Small Business Association Representative approved a DD2579 Small Business Coordination Record recommending a total small business set-aside procurement.

The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about 24 January 2025.  All documents will be in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and downloadable from the PIEE website located at https://piee.eb.mil/ and SAM.gov website located at https://www.sam.gov.  A free Adobe Acrobat Reader, required to view PDF files, is available for download from the Adobe website.  Contractors are encouraged to register for the solicitation when downloading from the website.  Only registered contractors will be notified by email when amendments to the solicitation are issued.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).  You must have an active registration in SAM to do business with the Federal Government.  For additional information, go to www.sam.gov.

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Jonathan Durham at jonathan.m.durham.civ@us.navy.mil