Site 911 Phase 2, Israel

Amendment 0001 dated 7 November 2012 is uploaded hereto.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District plans to enter into a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract for a Design-Bid-Build project for the construction of a below-grade facility consisting of five (5) levels and the construction of six (6) additional above grade buildings in Israel as follows: below-grade construction with a total area of approximately 11,800 square meters (three (3) levels of 3,800 square meters each and two (2) lower levels of 200 square meters each); two (2) energy buildings each with a 200 square meter basement and a 1,000 square meter ground floor; two (2) system buildings each of 220 square meters that feed the underground building through shafts; an emergency stairway; a main entrance building of approximately 100 square meters; and site development which includes earth work, paving, and parking lot.

The proposed facilities construction will be administered under Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and United States procurement laws and regulations. The contract will be awarded and paid in U.S. dollars. This procurement is restricted to United States firms only, in accordance with 41 U.S.C 421, 48 C.F.R. Chapter 1, FAR 6.302-4, and DFARS Part 225. Contractors participating in this solicitation must be U.S. firms. Any joint-venture must be with another U.S. firm.

Responses are desired from firms who can demonstrate recent experience and good past performance in construction of similar facilities. The qualifications of the construction firm along with the submitted price will be evaluated by the Government and award will be made to the overall Best Value.

The estimated magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The maximum contract duration is 810 calendar days. This is an unrestricted procurement. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) is 236220.

The Government will post this synopsis, the solicitation, and all subsequent amendments through the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) Acquisition Business Web Site to the Government-Wide Point of Entry (GPE) Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) Web Site http://www.fedbizopps.gov. It is the Offeror's sole responsibility to obtain the solicitation and any subsequent amendments through this website. Offerors are encouraged to visit this web site and become familiar with its contents and functionality prior to the solicitation issue date.

It is estimated that the solicitation will be issued on or about 2 October 2012 with a site visit and preproposal discussion/training on 11 October 2012, and an estimated closing date of 16 November 2012. The solicitation will be issued free of charge and available electronically. Paper copies of this solicitation, plans, and specifications will not be provided. It is the Offeror's sole responsibility to ensure they have obtained all solicitation documents and any subsequent amendments, if any.

A site visit and preproposal training/discussion are scheduled for 11 October 2012. The bus will depart from the Hilton Tel Aviv, Independence Park, Tel Aviv 63405 Israel at 0800 hours local time. Contractors should arrive by 0730 in preparation for departure and anticipate returning to Tel Aviv around 1500 hours local time. Contractors shall submit the names and either ID number or passport number for all attendees to CPT Joseph Sawruk via e-mail at joseph.m.sawruk@usace.army.mil no later than 4 October 2012.

NOTICE TO OFFERORS: THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS SOLICITATION, EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER PROPOSAL OPENING WITH NO OBLIGATION TO THE OFFEROR BY THE GOVERNMENT.

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Call 1-866-606-8220 or visit the website www.sam.gov for more information.

The USACE EUD Contracting Office will be the sole point of contact for this solicitation. The Primary Contracting Point of Contact for this Solicitation is Mr. Mike Pearson/ michael.d.pearson@usace.army.mil Tel: +49 (0)611 9744-2834. The Alternate Contracting Point of Contact is Mr. Jeffrey Harrington/ jeffrey.j.harrington@usace.army.mil Tel: +49 (0)611 9744-2660.