Training Support Center, Sagami General Depot, Japan

The solicitation will be issued on or about February 11, 2011.

NOTICE: 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 laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the resulting contract. In addition, prior to award of the contract, offeror 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 this solicitation.

PROJECT INFORMATION: Construct a 1,240 square meter training facility. Work includes construction/installation of concrete pile foundation and floor slab, steel structure, metal siding and roofing, warehouse, training classrooms and administrative spaces, architectural finishes, HVAC, plumbing, fire alarm system, electrical power, and telecommunication systems.

The solicitation will be issued on or about January 25, 2011. The magnitude of this project is between 500,000,000 Japanese Yen and 1,000,000,000 Japanese Yen.

SOLICITATION INFORMATION:

1. Traditional hard copies of plans and specifications will not be available for this project. Solicitation documents, including amendments, will be posted in Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) webpage for interested parties to download. It is the responsibility of interested parties to check FedBizOpps as to whether the solicitation and/or amendment(s) have been issued.

2. Companies that have not submitted Bidders Mailing List Application to this office on or after April 2005 are requested to go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan Engineer District, Contracting Division website (http://www.poj.usace.army.mil/business_opportunities/procedures.html) to download the Bidders Mailing List Application. Such companies shall be required to complete Bidders Mailing List Application and submit documents that show they are registered with the Government of Japan to do construction work in Japan and possess necessary construction licenses and permits required to perform the work required under this solicitation prior to or at the time of bid/proposal submittal.