MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) GROUND TEST FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE (GTFI), REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA Amendment 0007

Special Notice for roundtable discussion of Project Labor Agreements for project at Redstone Arsenal, AL.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to invite firms and trade unions interested in a prospective procurement of construction services at Redstone Arsenal, AL. This is a Special Notice, NOT a solicitation announcement. Accordingly, no contract award will result from this Special Notice, as it does not constitute a commitment by the Government.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, has issued a solicitation  for the following construction contract at Redstone Arsenal, AL:

W9127823R0069

Convert approximately 163,466 SF of existing administrative space in Von Braun IV on Redstone Arsenal to data center; Research, Development, Testing and Engineer (RDT&E) laboratories; and updated administrative space for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Missile Defense System (MDS) mission. The existing facility is a five-story reinforced concrete and structural steel building on concrete footings, pre-cast wall panels, and build-up roofs. Required functional areas include RDT&E laboratory space, data center/computer operations, administrative space, meeting rooms, access control, break rooms, and storage areas. New construction includes a 1,722 SF exterior stairwell and a 14,138 SF one-story building expansion to house electrical gear for the new data center. Supporting facilities includes high efficiency mechanical systems, electrically driven chillers, fire pumps, electrical supply and distribution, and uninterruptable power supplies and standby generators for mission critical loads. The project also includes domestic water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, electrical substation modifications, primary power transmission, natural gas and electrical services, fire protection and alarm systems, connectivity to telecommunications network and distributed service, modification of utility yard access roads, chilled water distribution, physical security, new mechanical and electrical equipment yards, and other site improvements. Accessibility will be provided in accordance with ADA-ABA guidelines. Antiterrorism force protection measures include building standoff distances, lighting, bollards, control gates and berms.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 236220.

As this project is anticipated to exceed $35M, FAR 52.222-33 and 52.222-34 are included within the solicitation. The purpose of this discussion is to review the requirements of the clause and give the construction industry and trade unions an opportunity to discuss the requirements with the Contracting Officer.

The discussion will take place at 1100 Central Standard Time, 28 August 2024 via Webex. If you plan to attend the discussion, please provide confirmation to the following email addresses: rocky.a.harklesss@usace.army.mil and kyle.m.rodgers@usace.army.mil. The subject line of the email shall reference the Solicitation number in the announcement. Once confirmation has been provided, the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer will provide the Webex details.