Isabella Dam Permanent Operations Building

ISABELLA DAM PERMANENT OPERATIONS BUILDING

The Government anticipates issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) with the intent of awarding a Firm-Fixed Price construction contract for Isabella Dam Permanent Operations Building

Project Description: Construction of the Permanent Operations Buildings for the Isabella Dam, at Isabella Lake, Kern County, CA.  This contract is to construct a series of single-story structures which consist of the Administration Building (3,597 GSF), Maintenance Shop (2,108 GSF), Flammable Storage Shed (400 GSF) and a Storage Shed (4,181 GSF).  This will consist of providing and installation/construction of the new freestanding construction of the Administration Building, as well as the other three (3) buildings which will be prefabricated buildings, to include new water and fire suppression lines, and perform all site work for the construction of all utilities and connections to the public utilities points of access.  The site is on a hill that is about 300 foot high, with only one access road. 

The work will require the architectural, internal design, engineering, and landscape to be reviewed approved and sealed by engineers, architects, and interior designers who are licensed and with a minimum of 6 years experience in their respective professional field in the United States.  The Structural interior design to be by a registered or certified interior designer who is NCIDQ certified. 

In accordance with DFARS 236.204(i) the estimated magnitude of construction is expected to be between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.  This prospective contract action will be conducted using NAICS Code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). The size standard is $39.5M.   The Product Service Code is Y1AZ (Construction of other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings).

The solicitation will proceed as a 100% Small Business Set-aside and is estimated to be issued on or about November 23, 2022, with proposals due tentatively on December 23, 2022.   The RFP will be issued on the Government Point of Entry known as SAM.gov and will establish a firm proposal due date/time.

The site visit date, time and location will be identified in the solicitation.

BE ADVISED THAT THIS PROJECT MAY BE DELAYED, CANCELLED OR REVISED AT ANY TIME DURING THE PRE-SOLICITATION, SOLICITATION, SELECTION, EVALUATION, NEGOTIATION AND/OR FINAL AWARD PROCESS.

The only INTERESTED VENDORS LISTS (plan-holder's/bidder's list) is available via SAM.gov.  Contractors are responsible for self-identifying as interested vendors and viewing other interested vendors.  Contractors should check SAM.gov frequently for any changes to the interested vendors list and notice.

PLEASE DO NOT request a copy of the solicitation, or draft plans and specifications, as they are not currently available. Any available technical data required to respond to the solicitation will be furnished as part of the solicitation. Following solicitation release, all responsible sources may submit a proposal that shall be considered by the agency. This project and/or the anticipated solicitation may be changed, delayed, or canceled at any time.

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See attachments PIEE Solicitation Module Vendor Access Instructions and SOP PIEE Proposal Manager Offeror for instructions on getting access to the PIEE Solicitation Module and submitting your proposal. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website https://wawf.eb.mil. 

If you are not registered, the United States Government is not responsible for providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation.  The solicitation will be available only as a direct download.  Registration should be completed one week prior to the issue date.  It is therefore the Contractor’s responsibility to monitor the website daily for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments to this solicitation.  The plans and specifications and all notifications of changes to this solicitation shall only be made through this posting and modifications hereto.  NOTE:  This solicitation is in .pdf format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free of charge at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.