Shariki Communications Site, Japan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ) is providing a PRE-SOLICITATION notice pursuant to FAR 36.213-2 for an upcoming Invitation for Bid (IFB). This is not a solicitation.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Project Title: Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades/ HTT-M Pad/ Mobile Electric Power (MEP) Fuel System

Project Location: Shariki Communications Site, Japan

Project NAICS: 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Project Magnitude: Between ¥100,000,000 and ¥500,000,000 (Japanese YEN) ($1,000,000 and $5,000,000) (FAR 36.204)

Project Description:

Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades:  Provide new communication cable U-trenches from the existing U-trench system over to the existing gravel pads for the assets.  The project will also provide a connection point at the 4,160 V MTS-4 with a medium-voltage isolation switch to a 200 kVA transformer and disconnect for a 208/120-volt, three-phase, 800-amp service for the future HTT-M project provided (by others), a 208/120-volt, three-phase, 200-amp service to the shelter pad, and two 120-volt, single-phase, 15-amp circuits.  One 15-amp circuit will be for the shelter pad and one 15-amp circuit will be for the trailer pad.  The new services will all be 60 Hz.  The new communication U-trench will be routed from the Shelter and Trailer pads on the west side of the road, then transition under the road in duct bank, while maintaining power and communication separation, and then revert back to U-trench and continue on east of the road to intercept existing U-trench infrastructure.  All new power will be run underground in existing or new U-trenches. The new U-trench for communication support shall tie into the existing U-trench that has access to the CCS Building.  Provide designs for U-trenches, conduit sizing and lengths to meet facility needs and above-ground weatherproof enclosures.  The design effort will include electric power distribution cables and equipment, trenching/conduits, and other infrastructure and structural support as required.

HTT-M Pad:  New construction at the Shariki Communication Site (SCS) supporting the Hardened Transportable Terminal-MDA (HTT-M) and another MDA asset.  Install cast-in-place concrete pad to support weight distributions of up to 67,860 lbs. to accommodate the communications shelters of the HTT-M.  Pad dimensions are approx. 667 SY (6000 SF). New fuel lines and infrastructure will be installed to support the generators.  Supporting facilities include new trenching and conduit to the pads for electrical and communications and includes all required civil site prep work.

Mobile Electric Power (MEP) Fuel System:  Install a fuel piping system to supply fuel to (2) generators powering the asset during their use in the Shariki Short-Term Solution.  Currently there is no fuel supply to the location of the generators requiring manual fuel fill.  The generators in need of fuel supply via fuel lines, are MEP- 809A generators.  There is an existing fuel distribution system onsite at SCS, which has available manifold connection points for the new generator fuel lines.  Connect new fuel lines to the existing fuel distribution system.  Route the new lines around existing structures and under the existing roadway.  Install a below grade connection point for each generator adjacent to the electrical generator gravel pad.  A fuel hose will then need to be installed for each generator to carry the fuel from the stub up adjacent to the gravel pad, to the generators.

Anticipated Construction Performance Period: 14 Months

SOLICITATION INFORMATION:

1. Procurement Method: The Government will issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) solicitation.

2. The Government anticipates issuing the solicitation late January 2023. The solicitation when issued, will identify the site visit date, RFI and bid submission due date.  All final ready to advertise solicitation documents, specifications and drawings will be posted on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at piee.eb.mil when issued. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor PIEE for issuance of the solicitation and/or amendments.

3. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price construction contract as a result of this IFB no later than 4Q FY2023.

All interested companies shall be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be found at http://www.sam.gov. For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must be registered in SAM as such.

BIDDER ELIGIBILITY.

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 this 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 this 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. Bidders are required to 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 this solicitation at the time an offer is submitted. 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.