Pre-Solicitation Synopsis for Grissom Air Reserve Base Runways Project

DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP).  W912QR22R0020 for the Design Bid Build - Repair (Replace) Airfield Lighting Circuits / Repair Taxiway G / Repair Overruns / Repair Runway and Shoulders / Repair Taxiway C

This project is a renovation of approximate total mill and overlay is 3,290,000 square feet and approximate total full depth replacement is 471,000 square feet of PCC. The proposed project includes: Repair throats at Taxiway C to full depth. Conduct a repair of the north and south Taxiway C throats by removing all layers of pavement at full depth to subgrade and replace with Portland cement concrete (PCC). Repair Taxiway G sections. Remove the asphalt over Portland cement concrete (APC) at full depth to subgrade and replace with Portland cement concrete. Repair full length of Runway 12,501ft using mill and overlay and full depth PCC methods as designed. Variable Mill of surface and overlay with asphalt concrete (AC). Repair 1,200LF to full depth with PCC. Repair shoulders for the entire length of the runway (12,501ft) by variable milling of surface and overlaying with asphalt concrete. Repair the asphalt concrete paved overruns at the 23 and 05 ends of the runway by milling the surface and overlaying with asphalt concrete. Repair by replacement of airfield lighting circuits the (1) complete approach system for runway 05 (2) the threshold light bar at the end of runway 23 (3) feeder cables from home runs at both 23 and 05 ends (4) Taxiway G edge lighting (5) airfield guidance sign system.

The project is anticipated to contain options which will be listed in the price breakout schedule.

The Contract Duration is expected between nine hundred fifty (950) and one thousand sixty (1,060) calendar days from Contract Notice to Proceed.

PLEASE NOTE: DFARS Deviation Clause 252.223-7999 ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (DEVIATION 2021-O0009) will be applicable to this contract. Please see https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ for additional guidance and information.

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 237310.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This is full and open with HUBZone price evaluation preference.

SELECTION PROCESS: Trade off analysis by selection authority to compare the relative advantages and disadvantages of technical proposals and selection of the proposal providing the best value to the Government.

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 $25.0 million and $100.0 million in accordance with DFARS 236.204.

ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 16 December 2021.  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 the Contracting Opportunities website, 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.  To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website at SAM.gov.  Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website 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 database:

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.

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