Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Design Build (DB)/Design-Bid-Build (DBB), Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) for U. S. Navy Support Facility (NSF), Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (B. I. O. T)

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Far East (NAVFAC FE) is issuing this pre-solicitation notice in accordance with FAR 36.213-2.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK

This acquisition is for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Design-Build (DB)/Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Multiple Award Construction Contracts (MACC) for U.S. Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.

The resultant MACC, will be used to issue task orders for the design and construction of new construction, renovation/modernization, and routine repair/maintenance projects at U.S. Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. The proposed scope of work will be specified in each task order and may include, office renovation, building demolition, built-in equipment repair/replacement, piping repair/replacement, pipe lagging, electrical work, mechanical work, road pavement, fencing, roofing, painting, site work, removal and disposal of lead based paint and asbestos containing material, welding, and masonry in the Diego Garcia operational area.

This requirement will result in up to five (5) contract awards, with a five year ordering period.

The Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount for all the MACC contract awards combined is $249,000,000; it is not the maximum value of each individual MACC contract.

Task orders will be firm-fixed-price ranging from $150,000 to $50,000,000 but may be other amounts by mutual agreement of the Government and the contractor.

The minimum guarantee is $100,000 each per contract. A task order for the minimum guarantee will be issued concurrently with the award of the basic contract for the offerors awarded a MACC, but not awarded the seed project.

There is one seed project for this solicitation, which will be awarded at the time of award of the MACC contracts.

Title: Design-Bid-Build Repairs to GEODSS OPS Buildings, F-631/F-632 at US Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, BIOT, Work Order Number (WON) 1585121

The project was selected as the seed project from existing requirements to best represent the nature of potential work under this contract.

Per FAR 36.204, the magnitude of the seed project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

LOCATION OF WORK:

US Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.

TENTATIVE DATES FOR THIS ACQUISITION:

Request for Proposal (RFP) Issuance: November 2020

Proposal Due: December 2020

Contract Completion: Five (5) years after MACC contract award

These dates are subject to change and no updates will be made to this pre-solicitation notice.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS:

The RFP including the plans and specifications will be posted on the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) currently beta.SAM (https://beta.sam.gov). When posted, all RFP documents may be downloaded from the website free of charge.

JOINT VENTURE REQUIREMENT:

All work under this MACC will be performed at U.S. Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. Accordingly, there are international agreements between the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (UK) concerning U.S. operations on the island of Diego Garcia require that any contract awarded for the construction service requirements herein must be awarded to an offeror that is a Joint Venture exclusively consisting of U.S. and UK firms unless no qualified U.S./UK joint venture submits a reasonable offeror.  For any such Joint Ventures, participation by the U.S. member must be no less than 60% of the venture, participation of the UK member must be no less than 20% if the venture, and management control of the entire venture must be vested in the U.S. member. U.S. firms that are not part of an eligible joint venture will be permitted to submit a proposal but will only be eligible to be considered for award if no reasonable offer is received from any qualified joint venture.  In addition, there are workforce composition and labor requirements.  Composition of Contractor workforce shall be consistent with the current agreement between the U.S. and the UK.  The workforce shall be hired from U.S., UK or Third Country National (TCN) sources in accordance with the agreement.  Before subcontractor or workers from a third country are introduced, the appropriate administrative authorities of the two Governments (U.S. and U.K.) shall be consulted.