Pre-Solicitation Notice 02, Large Vehicle Inspection Point Facility, located at Buckley AFB, Colorado

Pre-Solicitation Notice Large Vehicle Inspection Point Facility, located at Buckley AFB, Colorado

Solicitation No. W9128F-20-R-0066

On or about 15 July 2020, this office will issue Request for Proposal (RFP) for construction of a Large Vehicle Inspection Point Facility, located at Buckley AFB, Colorado.  The solicitation will close on or about 14 August 2020.

This solicitation is set aside for SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS / VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS. All contractors must be registered and have an active and verified account in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to receive a contract award from any DoD activity. Contractors may access the Internet site at: https://www.sam.gov/ to register and/or obtain information about the SAM program. FAR and DFARS Representations and Certifications can be submitted at https://www.sam.gov/. Offeror must be certified as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business at the time of submission of offer. Offerors SDVOSB certification will be verified for eligibility in the VIP database at: https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. Offerors not possessing a valid, active, and verifiable certification at the time of offer submission will not be considered for award. Contractors must ensure that the applicable NAICS code 236220 is included in their profile prior to submission of offer.

Provisions in the solicitation documents will provide a site visit date and detailed information (meeting place, time, points of contact, and access requirements).  

DO NOTsubmit requests for plans and specifications to the site visit personnel.  See ‘Obtaining Solicitation Documents’ below.

Project Description (approx. quantities):

Construct a Large Vehicle Inspection Point (LVIP) entry control facility of reinforced concrete foundation and floor slab, insulated metal panel walls, structural steel frame and roof system, fire protection system, and environmental controls.

This project will be located on Buckley AFB, CO. The project includes, but not may not be limited to, administrative building to include a visitor waiting area, gatehouse room, equipment room, unisex lavatory, K-9 room, communications room, and mechanical/electrical room enclosed with insulated metal wall panels and an insulated standing seam metal roofing system on a cold formed steel stud structure. Connected to the administrative building will be a two bay inspection bay constructed of insulated metal wall and roof panels on a pre-engineered steel building structure. Other features include a life safety alarm system, connection to an existing communication backbone and utility infrastructure and UMCS systems. Supporting facilities include all associated utilities, parking areas, walks, storm drainage, detention basins, communications duct banks, passive/active barriers, 40 vehicle two queue lane, and other site improvements.

Additional construction to support the facility will include circulation roads, vehicle parking areas, and modifications to the existing fence for in- and outbound lanes, site improvement, and storm drainage. The facility will meet base architecture standards and comply with DoD AT requirements and Sustainable Design and Development requirements per Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 04-022-01.

The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 days after Notice to Proceed (NTP) and complete the work in the proposed number of calendar days (Not to Exceed 540 calendar days) after receipt of NTP.  Provisions will be included for Liquidated Damages in case of failure to complete the work in the time allowed.  Performance and Payment Bonds will be required.

The above project description is for information only.  Project scope of work is subject to change.

RFP Evaluation Criteria:

Firms participating in the solicitation will submit technical requirements in accordance with Section 00 22 00 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, INSTRUCTIONS AND EVALUATION.  Submissions will be evaluated based on a best value approach considering technical elements for evaluation (i.e., Specialized Experience, Technical Approach, Key Personnel, Past Performance, and Contract Schedule).  An adjectival method of evaluation will be used to evaluate all technical factors.  Price will be evaluated separately for reasonableness and realism.  A Best Value selection will be considered after reviewing price and technical factors.

The estimated construction cost of this project is $5,000,000.00.

Bidders (Offerors):

Please be advised of online registration requirement in the SAM, https://www.sam.gov/ and directed solicitation provisions concerning representations and certifications.  Representations and certifications are required to be updated annually as a minimum to keep information current, accurate and complete.  The electronic annual representations and certifications are effective until one year from date of submission or update to SAM.

Obtaining Solicitation Documents:

Solicitation documents will be posted to the web via Contract Opportunities (Beta.SAM>Contract Opportunities) at https://beta.sam.gov/search?index=opp.

Find solicitation announcement in Contract Opportunities (https://beta.sam.gov/search?index=opp):

1. Use the “Keywords” search function to locate the project (by entering the solicitation number) or use the advanced search features offered in the “Federal Organizations” (towards the middle of the page) or use the “Federal Organizations” search feature followed by the “Advanced Search” feature.

2. By using the “Sign In” feature, it allows additional search features and allows you to keep your searches.  Sign In might be required on some solicitations that are considered restricted.

3. Once you have located your project, click on hyperlinked title of the solicitation to view the project. Files may be downloaded from the “Attachments/Links” section of the solicitation.

By using the “Sign In” feature, it allows additional search features and allows you to keep your searches.  Sign In might be required on some solicitations that are considered restricted.

Questions:

Please direct procurement questions to the Contracting Specialist, Brian Finerty via email at brian.c.finerty@usace.army.mil, add the Solicitation Number and Name in the Subject Line of the email.

Telephone calls will not be accepted.

*This is the second pre-solicitation notice posted for this project under W9128F-20-R-0066. Due to unforeseen delays the pre-solicitation notice was reposted.