Recovery - Construction of New Norton Sound Regional Hospital in Nome, Alaska

The Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Engineering Services-Seattle plans to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a General Contractor to construct the New Norton Sound Regional Hospital in Nome, Alaska. This project will involve construction of an approximate 150,000 SF steel frame structure including 3 levels plus a mechanical penthouse. The building will be located on a 38.9-acre site owned by the Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC). The NSHC will own and operate the new hospital that will include Inpatient acute care (14 beds) and labor & delivery/nursery; Ambulatory, audiology, dental care, emergency, eye care, primary care, and physical therapy; Ancillary, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, pharmacy, and respiratory therapy; Behavioral, mental health and social work; Preventative, environmental health, health education, public nursing, and public health nutrition. Additional services include ambulatory surgery, dietary-HFPM based, EMS/Air Ambulance, maternal health, village health services, NWCI, village based counseling, and body holding along with Administration, Facility Support and Support Services. NSHC has completed construction of the foundation gravel pad and the steel pile foundation. NSHC is also purchasing structural steel that will be provided to the General Contractor as Government Furnished Materials.



The proposed procurement is unrestricted with NAICS code 236220 and a size standard of $33.5M. The RFP will be available on or about March 27, 2009 with proposals due on or about April 28, 2009. There will be no public bid opening as competitive proposals will be evaluated and award made utilizing the Best Value tradeoff process under FAR Part 15 and in accordance with the evaluation criteria included in the RFP. The resulting contract will be firm fixed price. Estimated cost of the construction is between $75 and $100 million. Construction duration is 1,462 days from receipt of notice to proceed.



Full funding for the construction project is not yet available but is anticipated shortly through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The contractor will be required to comply with applicable requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including Section 1512, Reports on use of Funds and Section 1605 Use of American Steel, Iron and Manufactured Goods and the Buy American Requirements for Construction Material of the Recovery Act.



Large business firms will be required to submit a subcontracting plan with their proposal, and all offerors will be required to submit a plan to comply with requirements for Indian/Native Preference in employment and subcontracting.



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