Two-Phase Design Build FY23 SOUTHCOM Construction Requirements in Guatemala, Central America

THIS PROJECT IS ADVERTISED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS.

THIS PROJECT IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), TWO-PHASE DESIGN-BUILD SOURCE SELECTION SOLICITATION.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE FOR THIS PROJECT IS 236220.

The solicitation will be posted on or around March 07, 2023. The estimated cost range of the project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,0000,000.00.

This project is a Best Value, two-phase design-build solicitation.  A detailed project description and overall project performance requirements for this project will be included in the Request for Proposals (RFP) package.  The solicitation criteria rely upon industry standards, where allowable, to afford the offeror a degree of design flexibility while meeting certain specific project requirements.  The successful Contractor must design and construct complete and usable facilities, as described in the RFP documents.  One solicitation will be issued covering both phases. Proposals will be evaluated in Phase One to determine which offerors will submit proposals for Phase Two, and an amendment will be issued to those selected offerors.  Selection of offerors for involvement in Phase Two will be based on technical approach and performance capability.  Detailed project design requirements will then be added by amendment to the solicitation at the start of the Phase Two stage of the Request for Proposals.  A maximum of five (5) firms will be invited to participate in the second phase.

Project Description: The project is to design and construct Humanitarian Assistance Projects (HAP) in multiple locations throughout Guatemala.  HAP projects include Elementary Schools, Middle School and Clinic in Aldea el Barreal, Comapa, La Union, Zacapa, Santa Rosa, Chiquimula, and Santa Catalina la Tinta, Guatemala. 

This requirement is OCONUS and small business procedures are not applicable. 

Note No. 1: All prospective contractors and their subcontractors and suppliers must be registered in The System for Award Management (SAM.gov) before they will be allowed to download solicitation information. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/content/home prior to award of this contract. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website https://piee.eb.mil See attachments PIEE Solicitation Module Vendor Access Instructions and SOP PIEE Proposal Manager Offeror for instructions on getting access to the PIEE Solicitation Module and submitting your proposal. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website https://piee.eb.mil. If you are not registered, the United States Government is not responsible for providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation. The solicitation will be available only as a direct download. This solicitation will not be issued on CD-ROM. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor fax requests will be accepted. Registration should be completed one (1) week prior to the issue date. It is therefore the contractor’s responsibility to monitor the website daily for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments to this solicitation. The plans and specifications and all notifications of changes to this solicitation shall only be made through this posting and modifications hereto. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a printed-paper format; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. NOTE: This solicitation is in .pdf format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free of charge at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.

Note No. 2:  All bid forms, bid bonds, and other normal documents required for the bid submittal, including amendments to the bid submittal, shall be electronic format with the proposal, unless specified otherwise in the solicitation.

Note No. 3:  All advertisements of Mobile District projects will be through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website https://piee.eb.mil. Detailed information on this and other Mobile District Projects (Ordering Solicitations, Points of Contact, Synopsis of Work, etc.) are available on the Internet at the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website https://piee.eb.mil.

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Note No. 4:  A Contractor Site Visit will be conducted with those offerors advancing to Phase Two.  Phase Two offerors will be notified via amendment, as to when and where the site visit will be conducted.

Note No. 5:  The request for information (RFI) process for bidder inquiries during the advertisement period will be through the ProjNet internet-based system, and specifics will be contained in the RFP solicitation package available exclusively from the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website https://piee.eb.mil. Other forms of communicating RFIs to the Government will not be honored. The Government will try to respond to all questions. However, responses may not be furnished to all questions and particularly those received late in the advertisement period (0-10 days prior to bid opening.)

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