IDIQ unrestricted MACC for wet utilities construction at variouslocations within the NAVFAC southwest area of responsibility including but notlimited to AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, and UT

This procurement is for a multiple award construction contract (MACC) andis being advertised on an unrestricted basis inviting full and open competition.A HUBZone preference will be given. This procurement uses a single phasedesign-build selection procedure and consists of one solicitation with theintent to award three or more Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)construction contracts to the responsible proposers whose proposals, conformingto the Request for Proposal (RFP), will be most advantageous to the Governmentresulting in the best value, price and other factors considered. Priceevaluation preference will be given to HUBZone Small Business concerns, inaccordance with FAR 52.219-4. This is an IDIQ contract with no pre-establishedfixed contract prices. The actual amount of work to be performed and the time ofsuch performance will be determined by the Contracting Officer or his properlyauthorized representative, who will issue written task ord! ers to the contractor. Award of task orders will be on a firm fixed pricebasis. The work to be acquired under this solicitation is for new construction,renovation, alteration, and repairs primarily by design-build or secondarily byfully designed wet utilities or related projects at various locations within theNAVFAC Southwest area of responsibility including, but not limited to, Arizona,California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. However, it is anticipatedthat the majority of the work will be performed in Southern California. Types ofprojects may include, but are not limited to: water, steam, sewer, and stormsewer lines; wells, mains, pumping stations, treatment plants, storage tanks andfacilities and related work. All structures (including buildings) that areintegral parts of the water, steam, and sewer networks are included. Thiscontract will not include waterfront related construction or oil and gaspipeline construction. The North American Industr! y Classification System (NAICS) code is 237110, and the annual size standard is $33.5 million. The basic contract period will be for 12 months. Eachcontract contains four (4) 12-month options for a total maximum duration of 60months. The estimated maximum dollar value, including the base year and alloptions, for all contracts combined is $300,000,000. Task orders will rangebetween $500,000 and $20,000,000. Task orders may fall below or above thislimit; however, contractors are not obligated to accept such task orders underthe general terms of the contract. The only work authorized under this contractis work ordered by the government through issuance of a task order. Thegovernment makes no representation as to the number of task orders or actualamount of work to be ordered; however, during the term of the contract, aminimum of $5,000 is guaranteed to be ordered from each awardee, under theperformance period of the contract. Contractors are not guaranteed work inexcess of the minimum guarantee. The Government intends to evaluate prop! osals and award contract(s) without discussions. Selection for award will bebased on evaluation of the following: Factor 1 - Experience of the Offeror andOfferor's Team, Factor 2 - Past Performance, Factor 3 - Management Plan; Factor4 - Small Business Utilization, Factor 5 - Technical Approach, and Factor 6 -Price (based on Proposed Task Order 0001). Source Selection procedures will beused, and award may be made to the offeror whose proposal is the mostadvantageous and offers the best value to the government, price and otherfactors considered. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for Tuesday, June09, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. sharp. The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn SanDiego -- On the Bay (Downtown) at 1355 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101.Registration for the conference will be by email. Please forward attendanceinformation to Grely Ponce at grely.ponce@navy.mil. No site visit will be held.THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORMA! T ONLY. The RFP will be posted on the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) website at https://www.neco.navy.mil on or about May 28, 2009. No hardcopies will be provided. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THEWEBSITE DAILY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS TO THIS SOLICITATION. Prospective offerors MUSTregister themselves on the website. Plan holders lists will not be faxed andwill be available only at the website listed above.