“Repair Building 09175, Permanent Party UH” located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA

Note: This is a synopsis/pre-solicitation notice of a proposed contract action only.  This is not an official solicitation or Invitation for Bid. This notice will be posted for a minimum of 15 days prior to posting the official solicitation.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, intends to solicit bids for project entitled “Repair Building 09175, Permanent Party UH”[Unaccompanied Housing] located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. This synopsis is only a notification that a solicitation is anticipated and forthcoming. All questions regards this synopsis should be submitted via email to Contract Specialist, Renee M. Krahenbuhl, at renee.m.krahenbuhl@usace.army.mil.   

Construction Project:  The Contractor shall supply all supervision, labor, equipment, and materials to perform all work in strict accordance with the contract specifications, the statement of work, and identified drawings to provide a completely renovation, to include both interior and exterior repairs, for a complete and usable building for housing Soldiers.  The project is to repair and reconfigure the existing barracks Building 09175, located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, to align with the current standard for unaccompanied enlisted personnel housing (UEPH). The building was originally constructed 1985-88 with 2/2 dwelling modules. The new layout for the building will be 1/1 dwelling modules to align with the UEPH guidelines. The magnitude of construction for this anticipated contract is estimated to be between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

The solicitation for this requirement will be issued as an Invitation for Bids (IFB), which will result in the award of a firm-fixed price contract for execution of the construction project described above. The acquisition will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 14, Sealed Bidding.

The Government has determined that this acquisition will be procured as a 100% total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 236220, “Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; Small Business Size Standard: $39.5M. For the purposes of this procurement, a firm is considered a small business if its average annual gross receipts, taken for the last three fiscal years, does not exceed $39.5 million. As a 100% total small business set-aside, this acquisition is open to all qualified small business concerns under the NAICS code of 236220. 

The Government anticipates posting Solicitation Number W912DW21B0008 for this requirement to the System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://sam.gov/) on or about 21 July 2021.  Bids will be due no sooner than 30 calendar days after the actual solicitation issuance date. See the solicitation for details about the bid opening.  A pre-bid/site visit will be offered approximately two (2) weeks after the solicitation is posted.  Refer to the solicitation for details regarding the pre-bid/site visit. The Government will issue the solicitation documents for this requirement in electronic format only, which will only be available online System for Award Management (SAM) website under the solicitation number. No CDs or hard copies will be made available. The Government will not honor telephonic or email requests for the solicitation.  Bidders are responsible for checking for any update(s) to the solicitation.  The Government is not responsible for any bidder’s loss of internet connectivity or for a bidder’s inability to access the document(s) posted at the referenced website. Any SAM Response Date listed elsewhere in this synopsis/pre-solicitation notice is for SAM archival purposes only. It may have no relationship to the actual solicitation due date.  The solicitation due date and time will be contained in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments that may be issued.

Interested bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (https://sam.gov/) to be eligible for award of a Government contract. Contractors are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-7, System for Award Management, will be incorporated into the solicitation. For information or assistance with registering in the SAM database, go to https://sam.gov/.