Replace AFN Radio Transmission Tower, Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan

Update 31 May 2024:   Submission requirements for responses - has been extened to 14 June 2024, 2:00 P.M. JST.

Submission Requirements for responses to this Market Survey:  Interested sources are requested to answer the questions in the Attachment 1 AFN Tower Market Survey Questions and email the completed form to the following individuals no later than 2:00 P.M. on 14 June 2024 Japan Standard Time. We appreciate your honest feedback in helping to develop an effective acquisition strategy that is advantageous for all interested parties.

• Contracting Officer - Jack T. Letscher at jack.t.letscher@usace.army.mil
• Contract Specialist – Norman Roldan at norman.roldan@usace.army.mil

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INTRODUCTION: 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ), is performing market research for a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) construction project.  This announcement represents a market survey that is intended for planning purposes only. The purpose of this notice is to identify sources capable of performing this project and to receive responses from those firms to assist the Government's acquisition planning. This survey does not constitute a commitment by the Government for any follow-on announcements, solicitation, or award. This notice is NOT a solicitation. The Government will not pay for any information provided as a result of this market survey.

This market survey is intended for local sources only. Local sources are those sources physically located and licensed to conduct business in Japan. Firms interested and capable of performing this work are highly encouraged to submit a response (submission requirements are located within this notice).

We are committed to partnering with industry as much as we can throughout this process and therefore encourage all interested companies to respond to this sources sought.  Market research and industry feedback is an essential part of the acquisition process.  The information requested in this announcement will be used within USACE-JED to facilitate decision-making and will not be disclosed outside the agency. However, respondents submitting business information pursuant to this Sources Sought/RFI announcement should consult 41 C.F.R. parts 105-60 and other implementing regulations concerning the release of such information to third parties under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). All information submitted by respondents that they consider confidential and not releasable to third parties outside of USACE, and its employees, agents, consultants, and representatives, must be clearly and conspicuously marked.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

All interested companies, including joint ventures, shall be registered in the SAM database in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts.  https://www.sam.gov

LOCAL SOURCES

Firms which have not done business with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan Engineering District, are requested to visit the following website:  https://www.poj.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/ for general information.

This contract will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan and is intended only for local sources.  Only local sources will be considered under the corresponding solicitation. Local sources are sources (e.g. corporations, partnerships, or Joint Ventures [For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must satisfy the local source requirements or, in the alternative, each member of the Joint Venture must individually satisfy the local source requirements]) that are physically located in Japan and authorized (i.e. licensed and registered) to perform in Japan, the type of construction work specific in the corresponding solicitation.  Specifically, a prospective offeror must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan and must fully comply with all applicable laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the resulting contracts.  In addition, prior to award of the contracts, offerors must be registered with the Government of Japan to do construction work in Japan and possess necessary construction licenses and permits to perform work required under the corresponding solicitation.  Construction license will be verified through the Government of Japan – Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MILT) https://etsuran.mlit.go.jp/TAKKEN. The U.S. Government will not offer “United States Official Contractor” status under Article XIV of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to U.S. contractors normally resident in the United States; nor will the U.S. Government certify employees of such contractors as “Members of the Civilian Component” under Article I(b) of the SOFA.

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PROJECT INFORMATION

Project Title:  Replace AFN Transmission Tower

Project Location: Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan

Product Service Code (PSC):  Z2BG – Repair or Alteration of Electronic and Communication Facility

NAICS Code:  236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Project Magnitude:  Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 (between ¥139,163,500 and ¥347,908,750) (DFARS 236.204)

Construction Type:  Design-Bid-Build (DBB)

Project Description:   This project is to replace the American Forces Network (AFN) 300-feet (91.44 meters) Amplitude Modulation (AM) medium frequency antenna system tower and install new radials. The project is located at Camp Kinser transmitter site, near Building 951, Okinawa, Japan.

The existing AFN AM radio transmission tower antenna system at Camp Kinser will be replaced by a new cylindrical guyed tower antenna system. The new Antenna System will consist of a new cylindrical guyed tower mast, Antenna Tuning Unit (ATU) and bonded guy wire to the top of the tower (insulated such to provide an effective 379.5-feet (115.67 meters) of antenna length).

Electrical scope of work will include the removal of the existing overhead power feeder for the existing tower, and provision of new underground feeder, new LED fencepost lighting and weatherproof receptacles, and power connections to supplement the function of the new antenna system.

Structural work will include demolition and provision of a new AFN Radio Transmission tower system and the demolition and provision of new tower and guy wire foundations.

Civil work scope will include support to construction activities such as minor grading work for the new Antenna Tuning Unit (ATU) pad and areas directly above new foundations, removal and providing new typical precast concrete chain link fence around the area directly below the tower that will be affected by the tower demolition work, and fence affected by the required site access to the project.

NOTE: The DRAFT Specifications, Drawings and/or Plans included in this Notice are provided for informational purposes only.  Interested firms are cautioned that all attachments to this notice are provided in draft format and subject to change.

Estimated Period of Performance:    365 days

Projected Advertisement:  End of June 2024

Proposed Procurement Method:  The Government anticipates the issuance of an Invitation for Bids.

Submission Requirements for responses to this Market Survey:  Interested sources are requested to answer the questions in the Attachment 1 AFN Tower Market Survey Questions and email the completed form to the following individuals no later than 2:00 P.M. on 31 May 2024 Japan Standard Time. We appreciate your honest feedback in helping to develop an effective acquisition strategy that is advantageous for all interested parties.

• Contracting Officer - Jack T. Letscher at jack.t.letscher@usace.army.mil
• Contract Specialist – Norman Roldan at norman.roldan@usace.army.mil

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Contracting Office Address:

Japan District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

RM. 116, BLDG. 364, Camp Foster

Chatan-Cho, Okinawa-Ken 904-0100

Japan

Attachments:

1. Market Survey Questions
2. Specifications
3. Drawings