Repair Mass Parking Apron III, Minot AFB, ND

12/11/2019 - Presolicitation notice

On or about 3 January 2020, this office will issue Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Repair of the Mass Parking Apron III located at Minot AFB, North Dakota.  The solicitation will close on or about 3 February 2020.

This solicitation is UNRESTRICTED. 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.  Contractors must ensure that the applicable NAICS code 237310 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 NOT submit requests for plans and specifications to the site visit personnel.  See ‘Obtaining Solicitation Documents’ below.

Project Description (approx. quantities):

This is a Fully-Designed Project.  Project will include the following: Remove approximately 23,143 Square Yards of PCC pavement varying in thickness between 15 inches and 18 inches and replace with approximately 23,210 SY of 18-inch PCC pavement.  New PCC pavement shall conform to 32 13 11 CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR AIRFIELDS AND OTHER HEAVY-DUTY PAVEMENTS with very stringent fine and coarse aggregate deleterious materials limits unique to military airfield pavement construction, weather severity classification of severe, enforcement of evaluation and testing for Alkali-Silica Reactivity per UFGS 32 13 11 requirements for both fine and coarse aggregates, Air Force durability requirement that aggregate shall have a satisfactory service record in freezing and thawing of at least 5 years successful service in three concrete paving projects or aggregate with durability factor of 50 or more when subjected to freezing and thawing of specimens prepared in accordance with ASTM C 1646/C 1646M and tested in accordance with ASTM C 666/C 666M, Procedure A for aggregates not having a satisfactory demonstrable service record.   Removal of approximately 2,560 Square Yards of 2-inch hot-mix asphalt pavement, 929 square yards of 6.5-inch hot-mix asphalt and replacing with 2,470 SY of 2-inch hot-mix asphalt pavement and 925 SY of 6.5-inch hot-mix asphalt pavement conforming to UFGS 32 12 15.13 HOT-MIX ASPHALT AIRFIELD PAVING; Associated work includes the installation of preformed and poured joint sealant; removal & replacement of cathodic protection test pits; pavement marking; seeding and minor grading.

The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 days after Notice to Proceed (NTP) and complete the work in 136 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 between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

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 System for Award Management (SAM) at https://beta.sam.gov/search?index=opp.

Find solicitation announcement in SAM:

1. Use the “Keyword Search” to locate the project by entering the solicitation number and pressing the enter key.  

2. By using the “login” feature, it allows additional search features and allows you to keep your searches and “follow” a specific solicitation. Login might be required on some solicitations that are considered restricted.

3. Once you have located your project, click on link to solicitation to view the project. Files may be downloaded from the column on the left side reading “Attachments/Links”.

4. If you want other vendors, sub-contractors or contractors to contact you, click on the “Interested Vendors List”.

Questions should be sent to the Contracting Specialist, Mr. William Rawe, at william.t.rawe@usace.army.mil.

Telephone calls will not be accepted.