SOF ADAL Simulator Facility for MC-130(RECAP), Cannon Air Force Base, Curry County, New Mexico

SOF ADAL SIMULATOR FACILITY FOR MC-130 (RECAP), CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, CURRY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. The proposed procurement is a Small Business Set-Aside Best Value Tradeoff Request For Proposal (RFP), and thus open to small businesses only. NAICS is 236220/SIC 1541, with a size standard of $33,500,000.00. The magnitude of construction for this project will be between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. Bonding will be required for this acquisition. Offerors attention is directed to Section 00100 in the Solicitation for information regarding the tour of the site. Plans will be issued on or about 26 May 2011, with proposals due on or about 27 June 2011. Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process, and is subject to the availability of funds.

THE PROJECT consists of construction of a 23,700 SF MC-130 RECAP Simulator Facility consisting of a concrete foundation and floor slab, steel frame, masonry walls, and sloped metal roof. Functional areas include classrooms, briefing rooms, library, software preparation room, database generation room, and administration. Utilities, parking, fire protection, stand-by power, and all necessary support are included. Force protection measures include structural reinforcement of walls and tempered insulated glass. Project will be capable of certification under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for improved building sustainability.

THE PROJECT will be advertised as a Request for Proposal. Competitive proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation package. Evaluation by the Government will result in selection of a firm that represents the best value to the Government. The proposed procurement will result in a firm-fixed price contract. Questions of a technical nature should be addressed to Ms. April Fitzner at (505) 342-3443 or e-mail at: april.m.fitzner@usace.army.mil. OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED with Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government Contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414.

This solicitation will be issued via Internet only. Notification of amendments shall be made via Internet only, as well. It is therefore the contractors' responsibility to check the following address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) system. FBO is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with FBO or they will not be able to download information from the site. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov by clicking on the Register Now hyperlink. Contractors registered with Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet AFTER SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. All offerors are encouraged to visit the Army's Single Face to Industry Website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi to view other business opportunities. Offerors are encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the FedBizOps website at www.fbo.gov. Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process, and is subject to the availability of funds.