Kuwait Job Order Contract (JOC)

NOTE: THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP). THIS NOTICE DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ANY CONTRACT AWARD. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT RESTRICT THE GOVERNMENT AS TO THE ULTIMATE ACQUISITION APPROACH. RESPONSES TO THIS MARKET SURVEY SHALL BE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION OF A RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.

COVER LETTERS AND EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS (BROCHURES, ETC) WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. QUESTIONS CONCERNING SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MAJ MELODY VARNER, CONTRACT SPECIALIST AT MELODY.L.VARNER@USACE.ARMY.MIL AND MARIA MARTIN, CONTRACTING OFFICER AT MARIA.L.MARTIN@USACE.ARMY.MIL.
KUWAIT JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC): The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), through its Transatlantic Division (TAD), Middle East District (TAM), is evaluating the ability of businesses to perform a scope of work for miscellaneous minor construction; renovation/rehabilitation; and maintenance and repair at various sites throughout Kuwait.

This will be a firm-fixed price (FFP), indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ), Job Order Contract (JOC) awarded on the basis of full and open competition. This contract type includes a comprehensive collection of detailed repair, maintenance, and minor construction task descriptions or specifications; units of measure; and pre-established unit prices for each discrete task. Each task order under a JOC comprises of pre-described and pre-priced tasks listed in the Kuwait JOC Unit Price Book (UPB). Provided by the Government, a Unit Price Book is a compilation of repair, maintenance, and minor construction tasks; associated units of measure; and unit prices. JOC unit prices include direct material, labor and equipment costs, but not
indirect costs or profits which are addressed in the contractor's coefficient(s). Coefficients are adjustment factors proposed by the contractor to adjust the unit prices stated in the UPB and consists of the contractor's operating costs. Coefficients are multiplied to unit prices in the UPB to determine the price of a task order.

SET ASIDES and CODES: As the work will be performed outside of the continental United States, no set asides or socioeconomic preference of any sort will be granted. This effort is classified through the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) under code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). The Small Business Standard Code (SIC) is 1542 ($33.5M). The Federal Supply Class (FSC) is Y1JZ (Miscellaneous
Buildings - Construction of Facilities).

CONTRACTING PROCEDURES: Contract award will be based upon a best value trade off analysis of all proposals received. The evaluation criteria will be conveyed within the Request for Proposal (RFP). One or more of the items in the project scope may appear in the solicitation as an option item. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed price basis only.

UPDATED: The total contract dollar value for the base and options will be $75 million, with an estimated $15 million task order maximum per year. The maximum amount of any task order is $2,000,000. The task order amount is typically within a range of $25,000 to $2,000,000.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Performance and payment bonds are required and must be sufficient to cover the stated estimated annual maximum contract value. Firms must be licensed to conduct business in Kuwait.

RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS: The Government is seeking to identify qualified sources under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) either singly or as part of an assembled team.

UPDATED: For firms who have already submitted their capability statements, please update your statement by answering question 12 and sending the update to melody.l.varner@usace.army.mil.

UPDATED: For firms who did not previously respond to the sources sought, Submission of Capability Statements should be sent via email to melody.l.varner@usace.army.mil using the following naming convention: Company Name-Capability Statement-W912ER-19-R-0004. The submission should address all questions in the attached capability statement and your ability to perform the work stated in the project information section of this notice. NO HARD COPY OR FACSIMILE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Primary Point of Contact:
Contract Specialist
MAJ Melody L. Varner
Melody.l.varner@usace.army.mil

Secondary Point of Contact:
Contracting Officer
Maria L. Martin
Maria.L.Martin@usace.army.mil

Contracting Office Address:
USACE Middle East District, P.O. Box 2250, Winchester, VA 22604-1450

Place of Performance:
Kuwait

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