Intelligence Community Campus - Bethesda (ICC-B)

Added: Sep 24, 2012 5:35 pm Award of Contract is made 24 September 2012 to The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.

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Amendment 3 is posted to establish the due date for the proposals for this solicitation. Proposals are due at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

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Amendment 2 is posted to postpone the due date for proposals for this solicitation. The award of a contract from this solicitation requires an approval that has not been granted at this time.  Once this approval has been granted the due date will be announced and proposals will be due at 10 a.m. the following day.  It is anticipated this approval will be granted the week of May 21st.

Added: Mar 10, 2012 9:46 am Modified: May 15, 2012 9:53 pmTrack Changes The Baltimore District Corps of Engineers, Real Property Services Field Office, issued a solicitation notice for a Single Award Task Order Construction Contract for the Intelligence Community Campus - Bethesda project (ICC-B). This is a task order construction contract that will include both design-build and design-bid-build task orders. One contractor will be selected for award.

Amendment 1 for Phase 1 is posted.  Proposal due date is not extended and proposals are due on 21 May 2012.

Added: Mar 10, 2012 9:46 am Modified: Apr 19, 2012 12:16 pmTrack Changes The Baltimore District Corps of Engineers, Real Property Services Field Office, issues this solicitation notice for a Single Award Task Order Construction Contract for the Intelligence Community Campus - Bethesda project (ICC-B). This is a task order construction contract that will include both design-build and design-bid-build task orders. One contractor will be selected for award.

The overall project consists of renovating the existing 36 acre former National Geospatial Agency campus in Bethesda, MD to house the Intelligence Community Campus - Bethesda (ICC-B). This effort includes connecting the three primary buildings with a new Centrum. The site will accommodate approximately 3,000 personnel. Funding will come yearly and individual projects will be issued via task orders. Funding is expected in fiscal years 12 through 16. It is anticipated that task orders will be issued in the $10-80M range and may be one to three a year. Anticipated work for the resultant contract will include, but may not be limited to, a broad variety of major and minor repair, modification, rehabilitation, alterations, design-build, design-bid-build and new construction projects in support of the ICC-B Campus. Work performed will include both secure and non-secure task orders.

A Top Secret Facility Clearance is required at the time the offer is due and at time of award and throughout the life of the contract. In the event of a Joint Venture (JV), the clearance requirement will apply to the JV. This means that the entity identified in block 14 of the Standard Form 1442 must have the Top Secret Facility Site Clearance in that name along with the matching Cage Code. For example, if Company A and Company B form a Joint Venture called Company AB, then Company AB must have an active Top Secret Facility Site Clearance. Even if both Company A and Company B each individually posses the clearance, unless Company AB posses its own Top Secret Facility Site Clearance, the proposal will not be eligible for award.

This proposed procurement is unrestricted. The NAICS code 236220, with a size standard of $33,500,000.00. The resultant contract will be issued for a five year period. The total capacity for the contract will be $499,000,000.00. A bid bond will be required in accordance with the terms and conditions of FAR 52.228-1- Bid Guarantee.

The Government is utilizing a Two Phase Best Value approach to select the Prime Contractor. An award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is determined to be the best value to the Government considering both price and technical factors.

Phase 1 is released 19 April 2012 with proposals due on 21 May 2012.

Phase 1 of the solicitation is provided in an electronic format, free of charge, to all authenticated account holders of Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) System. To familiarize vendors with the system, please download the Vendor guide by logging into https://www.FBO.gov. Please note that all Corps of Engineers acquisitions are considered Sensitive, but Unclassified documents, and require users to have a valid MPIN entered in the FBO system to access package.

Phase 2 of the solicitation will only be available to those offerors selected to advance to Phase 2.

The media through which the Government chooses to issue this solicitation will be the internet only. This solicitation will not be issued in paper. No phone or fax requests for copy of solicitation will be accepted.

Phase 2 will include a design build seed project for the Centrum project.

The last day to submit Requests for Information is 10 May 2012.  All RFIs shall be submitted in writing utilzing the RFI Spreadsheet that is posted with the solicitation.  RFIs shall be submitted in writing to Carlen Capenos via email at carlen.capenos@usace.army.mil.
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A DRAFT Request for Proposal for Phase 1 is issued. Industry is invited to provide comments to that DRAFT RFP. Comment shall be submitted in writing to: carlen.capenos@usace.army.mil no later than March 26, 2012.

The Division 1 is not being posted with this DRAFT RFP but will be issued with the official RFP.

Added: Mar 10, 2012 9:46 am The Baltimore District Corps of Engineers, Real Property Services Field Office, issues this pre-solicitation notice for a Single Award Task Order Construction Contract for the Intelligence Community Campus - Bethesda project (ICC-B). This is a task order construction contract that will include both design-build and design-bid-build task orders. One contractor will be selected for award.

The overall project consists of renovating the existing 36 acre former National Geospatial Agency campus in Bethesda, MD to house the Intelligence Community Campus - Bethesda (ICC-B). This effort includes connecting the three primary buildings with a new Centrum. The site will accommodate approximately 3,000 personnel. Funding will come yearly and individual projects will be issued via task orders. Funding is expected in fiscal years 12 through 16. It is anticipated that task orders will be issued in the $10-80M range and may be one to three a year. Anticipated work for the resultant contract will include, but may not be limited to, a broad variety of major and minor repair, modification, rehabilitation, alterations, design-build, design-bid-build and new construction projects in support of the ICC-B Campus. Work performed will include both secure and non-secure task orders.

A Top Secret Facility Clearance is required at the time the offer is due and at time of award and throughout the life of the contract. In the event of a Joint Venture (JV), the clearance requirement will apply to the JV. This means that the entity identified in block 14 of the Standard Form 1442 must have the Top Secret Facility Site Clearance in that name along with the matching Cage Code. For example, if Company A and Company B form a Joint Venture called Company AB, then Company AB must have an active Top Secret Facility Site Clearance. Even if both Company A and Company B each individually posses the clearance, unless Company AB posses its own Top Secret Facility Site Clearance, the proposal will not be eligible for award.

This proposed procurement is unrestricted. The NAICS code 236220, with a size standard of $33,500,000.00. The resultant contract will be issued for a five year period. The total capacity for the contract will be $499,999,999.99. A bid bond will be required in accordance with the terms and conditions of FAR 52.228-1- Bid Guarantee.

The Government is utilizing a Two Phase Best Value approach to select the Prime Contractor. An award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is determined to be the best value to the Government considering both price and technical factors.

It is anticipated that Phase 1 will be released on or about March 28, 2012 with proposals due on or about April 27, 2012.

Phase 1 of the solicitation will be provided in an electronic format, free of charge, to all authenticated account holders of Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) System. To familiarize vendors with the system, please download the Vendor guide by logging into https://www.FBO.gov. Please note that all Corps of Engineers acquisitions are considered Sensitive, but Unclassified documents, and require users to have a valid MPIN entered in the FBO system to access package.

Phase 2 of the solicitation will only be available to those offerors selected to advance to Phase 2.

The media through which the Government chooses to issue this solicitation will be the internet only. This solicitation will not be issued in paper. No phone or fax requests for copy of solicitation will be accepted.

Phase 2 will include a design build seed project for the Centrum project.

All contracting questions related to the upcoming solicitation may be directed in writing to Carlen Capenos via email at carlen.capenos@usace.army.mil.