Renovate North Pond Phase 1 (Dredging) at U. S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

1. THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, REQUEST FOR QUOTE, OR INVITATION FOR BIDS. NO SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

2. Proposed Solicitation Number: N4008421B5502, FSC Code: Z2KF, NAICS Code: 237990.

3. LOCAL SOURCE RESTRICTIONS. This solicitation is intended only for local sources in accordance with FAR 5.202 (a)(12). Local sources are those persons or entities that, prior to award, are lawfully registered to conduct business in Japan. Bids from non-local sources will not be considered under this solicitation in accordance with provisions of the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement.

4. CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. Prior to award of any contract, bidders must be registered to do business in Japan and possess a construction license (Kensetsu Gyo Kyoka) issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, or prefectural government. Bidders will be required to provide verification of such construction license prior to award of any contract to the contracting officer if such information is not already on file with or available to the contracting officer.

5. PROJECT SCOPE: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, engineering, and transportation, except otherwise specified herein, necessary to perform repairs to localized areas of embankment erosion and provide maintenance dredging for buildup of sedimentation at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni’s North Pond.  Embankment slope protection shall be constructed in areas along the North Pond middle pier that do not currently have slope protection measurements in place.  Failure at existing embankment slope protection along the south edge of the North Pond shall be removed, stabilized, and new slope protection shall be constructed.  Accumulated sediment in the North Pond and in the west outlet channel shall be dredged to the original North Pond design depth of -1.4m Tokyo Peil datum (TP).  Upon completion of the project, areas affected by construction shall be in compliance with applicable antiterrorism, fire suppression, seismic, accessibility, ASHRAE, and LEED codes, and standards, as required.

6. ESTIMATED COST RANGE. Between 100,000,000yen and 500,000,000yen (subject to change)

7. BONDING REQUIREMENT. Bid Bond and Performance Bond will be required for this solicitation.

8. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION. Bidders must be ACTIVELY registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be eligible for award. For more information please go to https://www.sam.gov. Bidders shall complete the provisions associated with the annual representations and certifications identified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 4.1202 and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) subpart 204.1202. Interested contractors are encouraged to register as soon as possible.

9. PLANNED SOLICITATION ISSUING DATE. In or around March 2021.  The Government does not intend to issue amendment(s) to this Presolicitation Notice if/when the planned solicitation issuing date is changed.  Interested contractors can view and/or download the solicitation at https://beta.sam.gov/ when it becomes available.

10. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be provided.  It is the Contractor’s responsibility to check the websites periodically for any amendments to this solicitation.  All interested contractors should register at the website https://beta.sam.gov/.

11. Interested firms are requested to provide FEAD Iwakuni with capability statements including at a minimum: 1. Company Name, DUNS Number and CAGE Code, 2. Mailing Address, and 3. Point of Contact Information including phone/fax numbers and email address. Capabilities statement should be submitted via email to Youko Abe at youko.abe.ja@usmc.mil. However, any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary.

12. The information being provided does not constitute a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, Invitation for Bids, or a commitment of the part of the Government neither to award a contract, nor to pay for any costs responding to this notice and / or to the solicitation. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. The point of contact for this notice is Ms. Youko Abe, Contract Specialist, at telephone 0827-79-4501, email: youko.abe.ja@usmc.mil.