North Fitness Center, Cannon Air Force Base, Curry County, New Mexico

SYNOPSIS: NORTH FITNESS CENTER, CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, CURRY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. The proposed procurement is an Unrestricted Best Value, and thus open to large and small businesses. NAICS is 236220 with a size standard of $36,500,000.00. The magnitude of construction for this project is $10,000,000.00 to $25,000,000.00. Bonding will be required for this acquisition. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price, design build contract procured in accordance with FAR 15, Negotiated Procurement using a Two-Phase "Best Value" trade-off process, where Step 1 involves Pre-qualification of Offerors and Step 2 involves Request for Proposals being issued to Pre-qualified Offerors. Phase 1 Request for Proposals will be issued on or about 26 January 2018, with proposals due on or about 27 February 2018. Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process, and is subject to the availability of funds.

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED under this firm fixed price contract will consist of designing and constructing a new auxiliary North Fitness Center, (5,032 SM),at Cannon Air Force Base, in compliance with the requirements contained in the Request for Proposal (RFP). The new facility will include a 4-lane, 25-meter swimming pool, an elevated indoor running track (1/8th mile) with stretching area, and an open workout area for unit physical training and group exercise. The new facility will also include male and female locker rooms, showers, toilets and sinks, and support functions (storage, janitor's closet, mechanical room, electrical room and other rooms). The facility will include a front desk/administrative area and all other supporting facilities with air conditioning estimated at 150 tons. The facility will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the following DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC): 1) UFC 1-200-01, DoD Building Code (General Building Requirements); 2) UFC 1-200-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirement and 3) will comply with UFC 4-010-01, DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings.

THE PROJECT will be advertised as a Two-Phase "Best Value" trade-off Request for Proposal. Competitive proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation package. Evaluation by the Government will result in selection of a firm that represents the best value to the Government. Proposed procurement will result in a firm-fixed price contract. Questions of a technical nature should be addressed to Ms. Eileen Shannon at (505) 343-6264 or e-mail at: eileen.l.shannon@usace.army.mil. OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED with System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government Contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: http://www.sam.gov. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414.

This solicitation will be issued via Internet only. Notification of amendments shall be made via Internet only, as well. It is therefore the contractors' responsibility to check the following address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) system. FBO is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with FBO or they will not be able to download information from the site. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov by clicking on the Register Now hyperlink. Contractors registered with Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet AFTER SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. All offerors are encouraged to visit the Armys Single Face to Industry Website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi to view other business opportunities. Offerors are encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the FedBizOps website at www.fbo.gov. Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process, and is subject to the availability of funds.

SYNOPSIS: NORTH FITNESS CENTER, CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, CURRY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. The proposed procurement is an Unrestricted Best Value, and thus open to large and small businesses. NAICS is 236220 with a size standard of $36,500,000.00. The magnitude of construction for this project is $10,000,000.00 to $25,000,000.00. Bonding will be required for this acquisition. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price, design build contract procured in accordance with FAR 15, Negotiated Procurement using a Two-Phase "Best Value" trade-off process, where Step 1 involves Pre-qualification of Offerors and Step 2 involves Request for Proposals being issued to Pre-qualified Offerors. Phase 1 Request for Proposals will be issued on or about 15 December 2017, with proposals due on or about 17 January 2018. Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process, and is subject to the availability of funds.

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED under this firm fixed price contract will consist of designing and constructing a new auxiliary North Fitness Center, (5,032 SM),at Cannon Air Force Base, in compliance with the requirements contained in the Request for Proposal (RFP). The new facility will include a 4-lane, 25-meter swimming pool, an elevated indoor running track (1/8th mile) with stretching area, and an open workout area for unit physical training and group exercise. The new facility will also include male and female locker rooms, showers, toilets and sinks, and support functions (storage, janitor's closet, mechanical room, electrical room and other rooms). The facility will include a front desk/administrative area and all other supporting facilities with air conditioning estimated at 150 tons. The facility will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the following DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC): 1) UFC 1-200-01, DoD Building Code (General Building Requirements); 2) UFC 1-200-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirement and 3) will comply with UFC 4-010-01, DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings.

THE PROJECT will be advertised as a Two-Phase "Best Value" trade-off Request for Proposal. Competitive proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation package. Evaluation by the Government will result in selection of a firm that represents the best value to the Government. Proposed procurement will result in a firm-fixed price contract. Questions of a technical nature should be addressed to Ms. Eileen Shannon at (505) 343-6264 or e-mail at: eileen.l.shannon@usace.army.mil. OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED with System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government Contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: http://www.sam.gov. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414.

This solicitation will be issued via Internet only. Notification of amendments shall be made via Internet only, as well. It is therefore the contractors' responsibility to check the following address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) system. FBO is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with FBO or they will not be able to download information from the site. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov by clicking on the Register Now hyperlink. Contractors registered with Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet AFTER SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. All offerors are encouraged to visit the Armys Single Face to Industry Website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi to view other business opportunities. Offerors are encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the FedBizOps website at www.fbo.gov. Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process, and is subject to the availability of funds.

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS
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NORTH FITNESS CENTER, CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, CURRY COUNTY, NM

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Albuquerque District has been tasked to solicit for and award a fitness center at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price, design build contract procured in accordance with FAR 15, Negotiated Procurement using a Two-Phase "Best Value" trade-off process. The government intends to issue a solicitation using a Two-Phase "Best Value" trade-off process; however, the results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of procurement method. The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the responses to this synopsis.

The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors.

The Government is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of designing and constructing a new auxiliary North Fitness Center, (5,032 SM),at Cannon Air Force Base, in compliance with the requirements contained in the Request for Proposal (RFP). The new facility will include a 4-lane, 25-meter swimming pool, an elevated indoor running track (1/8th mile) with stretching area, and an open workout area for unit physical training and group exercise. The new facility will also include male and female locker rooms, showers, toilets and sinks, and support functions (storage, janitor's closet, mechanical room, electrical room and other rooms). The facility will include a front desk/administrative area and all other supporting facilities with air conditioning estimated at 150 tons. The facility will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the following DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC): 1) UFC 1-200-01, DoD Building Code (General Building Requirements); 2) UFC 1-200-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirement and 3) will comply with UFC 4-010-01, DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings.

In accordance with FAR 36/DFARs 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

The minimum/special capabilities required for this project are:

--Experience in design build projects; preferably with fitness centers, including an indoor pool

--Experience with design build projects; USACE design build experience preferred

-- Experience in projects of this magnitude; preferably with military construction projects

The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 236220 which has a small business size standard of $36.5 Million.

Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting that they must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with their own employees for general construction-type procurement.

8(a) firms are reminded they need to have a bonafide office in the area to where the work is to be performed should the acquisition be set-aside for 8(a) program.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis.

Anticipated solicitation issuance date for Phase I is on or about 7 Dec 2017, and the estimated proposal due date for Phase I will be on or about 18 Jan 2018. The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov and inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.

Firm's response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 10 pages and shall include the following information:

1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.
2. Firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity same or similar to the North Fitness Center @ CAFB (include firm's capability to execute construction, comparable work performed within the past 5 years:
2a. Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples.
3. Firm's experience with the minimum capabilities listed in this Sources Sought Notice.
4. Firm's Business Size - LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB
5. Firm's Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information is acceptable
10. Firm's Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars). Indicate whether the firm can bond to the estimated construction price range of this project.

Interested Firm's shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 1 November 2017, 2:00PM MST. All interested firms must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Mail, fax or email your response to: Karen Irving, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, Contracting Division, 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE, Albuquerque NM 87109. Email responses to karen.k.irving@usace.army.mil. EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD WHEN RECEIVING RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS.

Firms responding to this sources sought synopsis who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested will not be used to assist the Government in the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought synopsis.

NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR THIS PROJECT WHEN IT IS FORMALLY ADVERTISED, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS.

If inadequate responses are received, this solicitation may be issued for full and open competition.