Pre-Solicitation for Design/Bid/Build for Army Reserve Center in Birmingham, Alabama

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR25R0020 for the construction of the Army Reserve Center and associated secondary facilities, located in Birmingham, Alabama. Description of the construction project is as follows: 

The construction of the Army Reserve Center is to be a construction project of a 600-member in Birmingham, Alabama. Primary facilities include land acquisition and construction of an Army Reserve Center (53,000 sf), collocated Vehicle Maintenance Shop (19,300 sf) and an Unheated Storage Building (3,400 sf).  Supporting facilities include site development, utilities and connections, Military Equipment Park (MEP), non-organizational parking, vehicle wash rack/platforms, bi-level equipment loading ramp, circulation pavements, storm drainage, paving, walks, curbs and gutters, fencing, gates, lighting, information systems, landscaping, and signage.  Accessibility for the disabled will be provided. Anti-terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) and physical security measures will be incorporated into the design including maximum standoff distances from roads, parking areas and vehicle unloading areas. Sustainability and Energy measures will be provided. The project delivery method will be Design-Bid-Build (DBB). The facility will need to be compatible with applicable DoD and Army standards.

The Contract Duration is estimated at four hundred and seventy (470) calendar days from Administrative Notice to Proceed.

TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. 

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be Full and Open procurement (Unrestricted)

SELECTION PROCESS: This is a single phase, Design/Bid/Build procurement.  The proposals will be evaluated using a Best Value Trade Off source selection process. The technical information contained in the Offeror's proposal will be reviewed, evaluated, and rated by the Government.  The proposal for this procurement, at a minimum, will consist of the following: Prime Contractor Past Performance and Volume I – Management Plan, Volume II – Price and Pro Forma Information such as bonding and financial capability will also be required to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.  All evaluation factors, other than price, when combined, are considered approximately equal to cost or price. 

DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government's best interest.

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000 in accordance with DFARS 236.204 (ii). 

ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 18 December 2024.  Details regarding the Optional Site Visit will be included in the solicitation.  Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to sam.gov.

SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at https://piee.eb.mil/ and https://sam.gov.  Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued.  Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored.  Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.  Once solicitation has been posted the download of the solicitation for this project will be available to contractors who are registered in https://piee.eb.mil  and https://sam.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced websites for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

REGISTRATIONS: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following databases:

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module: Electronic Proposal Submission is required through the PIEE-SOLICITATION MODULE (https://piee.eb.mil/). Instructions will be located in the solicitation under section 00 21 00 “Electronic Proposal Submission”.

POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is Contract Specialist, Laura Phillips-Payne, at laura.phillips-payne@usace.army.mil.

This announcement serves as the Advance Notice for this project. Responses to this synopsis are not required.