LXEZ035058, Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental Center, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan

Introduction:  

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ), is performing market research for a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) construction project.  This announcement represents a market survey that is intended for planning purposes only. The purpose of this notice is to identify sources capable of performing this project and to receive responses from those firms to assist the Government's acquisition planning. This survey does not constitute a commitment by the Government for any follow-on announcements, solicitation, or award. This notice is NOT a solicitation. The Government will not pay for any information provided as a result of this market survey. 

We are committed to partnering with industry as much as we can throughout this process and therefore encourage all interested companies to respond to this source sought.  Market research and industry feedback is an essential part of the acquisition process.  The information requested in this announcement will be used within USACE-JED to facilitate decision-making and will not be disclosed outside the agency. However, respondents submitting business information pursuant to this Sources Sought/RFI announcement should consult 41 C.F.R. parts 105-60 and other implementing regulations concerning the release of such information to third parties under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). All information submitted by respondents that they consider confidential and not releasable to third parties outside of USACE, and its employees, agents, consultants, and representatives, must be clearly and conspicuously marked.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) 
All interested companies, including joint ventures, shall be registered in the SAM database in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts.  https://www.sam.gov .  

LOCAL SOURCES

Firms which have not done business with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan Engineering District, are requested to visit the following website:  https://www.poj.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/ for general information.
1    This contract will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan and is intended only for local sources.  Only local sources will be considered under this solicitation.  Local sources are sources (e.g. corporations, partnerships, or Joint Ventures [For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must satisfy the local source requirements or, in the alternative, each member of the Joint Venture must individually satisfy the local source requirements]) that are physically located in Japan and authorized (i.e. licensed and registered) to perform construction in Japan. Specifically, a prospective offeror must be duly authorized to operate and conduct construction business in Japan and must fully comply with all applicable laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the resulting contracts.
2    In addition, offerors must possess a Japanese civil construction (doboku isshiki koji) license or Japanese architectural construction (kenchiku isshiki koji) license by the proposal due date and time. The U.S. Government will verify that the offeror has the license through the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) website at https://etsuran2.mlit.go.jp/TAKKEN. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that it has the license (Japanese civil construction or Japanese architectural construction), and that it is accurately shown on the MLIT website, by the proposal due date and time.  Failure to comply with this requirement will be cause for rejection of your offer.
3    The U.S. Government will not offer “United States Official Contractor” status under Article XIV of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to U.S. contractors normally resident in the United States; nor will the U.S. Government certify employees of such contractors as “Members of the Civilian Component” under Article I(b) of the SOFA.
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PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Title: LXEZ035058, Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental Center (NAF)

Project Location:  Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
Product Service Code: Y1JZ – Construction of Miscellaneous Buildings
NAICS Code: 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Project Magnitude:   Between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000 (DFARS 236.204)

Project Description:   The project is to construct a 1,040 square meter Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental Center facility. Support facilities include utilities, site preparation, pavements, site improvements, communications, drop-off canopy, passive force protection measures, and pavement demolition.

NOTE: The DRAFT Specifications, Drawings and Plans included in this Notice are provided for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  Interested firms are cautioned that ALL attachments to this notice are provided in DRAFT FORMAT and subject to change. 

Estimated Period of Performance:   Approximately 550 days

Proposed Procurement Method:   The Government anticipates the issuance of an Invitation for Bids (IFB) solicitation on/about 4th quarter FY25.  

This contract will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan, and any solicitation posted will be intended for local sources only. Local sources are those sources physically located and licensed to conduct business in Japan.  See local source information within this notice.

Submission Requirements for responses to this Market Survey:  Interested sources are requested to answer the questions in the attached ‘W912HV25Z0010_Sources Sought Capabilities Survey Questions’ and email the completed form to the following individuals no later than close of business on 7 May 2025 (Japan Standard Time). We appreciate your honest feedback in helping to develop an effective acquisition strategy that is advantageous for all interested parties. 

    Contracting Officer – Mr. Jack Letscher at jack.t.letscher@usace.army.mil 
    Contracting Officer - Ms Valeria Fisher at valeria.fisher@usace.army.mil        
    Contract Specialist – Mr. Norman Roldan at norman.roldan@usace.army.mil