USACE SPK DBB Construction - Composite Aircraft Antenna Calibration Facility - Hill AFB, UT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District (SPK), anticipates solicitation of a requirement for Design-Bid-Build (DBB) construction services to be performed in support of the Composite Aircraft Antenna Calibration Facility at Hill Air Force Base (HAFB), Utah (UT).

The project is anticipated to require construction of a composite aircraft antenna calibration facility utilizing conventional design and construction methods to accommodate the mission of this facility. The project will include fire suppression systems, all utilities, pavements, communications, site improvements, and associated support facilities to provide a complete and useable facility. The facilities will be designed as a permanent construction in accordance with DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-01, General Building Requirements, and UFC 1-200-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements. This project will comply with DoD antiterrorism/force protection per UFC 4-101-01.

This project will also include construction of an anechoic chamber, Radar Absorbing Material (RAM) installation, and involves critical tolerances. Potential offerors will need to show experience in constructing anechoic chambers, RAM installation, and installing gypsum board.

The Government anticipates construction work will begin immediately upon award and that construction will be performed from June 2023 through May 2025. All work must be complete by May 2025.

In accordance with DFARS 236.204(ii) the magnitude of construction is estimated to bebetween $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

The Government intends to solicit a Request for Proposal (RFP) that will result in award of a Firm-Fixed Pricecontract.

The solicitation is anticipated to be issued using North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building. The small business size standard for this NAICS, as established by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is $39,500,000 annual revenue. The Product Service Code (PSC) is anticipated to be Y1BG, Construction of Electronic and Communication Facilities.

The solicitation is anticipated to be issued as full and open competition through the Governmentwide Point of Entry (www.SAM.gov) on or about 31 January 2023 with proposals tentatively due 6 March 2023.

It is currently anticipated that the Government will conduct a pre-proposal conference and/or site visit on or about 14 February 2023; the specific date, time, location, and access requirements will be identified in the solicitation.

Please DO NOT request an updated schedule if the estimated dates are surpassed; the Government will release all information publicly on SAM.gov when available, and requests for an updated posting schedule may be ignored.

Please DO NOT request a copy of the solicitation, or draft plans and specifications, as they are not currently available. Any available technical data required to respond to the solicitation will be furnished as part of the solicitation. Following solicitation release, all responsible sources may submit proposal that shall be considered by the agency. This project and/or the anticipated solicitation may be changed, delayed, or canceled at any time.

All prospective Offerors and their Subcontractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM - www.SAM.gov) and the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website to be able to download solicitation information.

Solicitation documents, plans, and specifications are only available to be download from PIEE, which may be accessed at https://wawf.eb.mil OR https://piee.eb.mil OR https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/home/login.xhtml.

Registration should be completed one (1) week prior to the anticipated solicitation release date. USACE will not notify Offerors of any changes to the solicitation; Offerors must monitor PIEE and SAM for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments.

See attachments “PIEE Solicitation Module Vendor Access Instructions”, “SOP PIEE Proposal Manager Offeror”, and “SOP PIEE Posting Offer” for instructions on getting access to the PIEE Solicitation Module and submitting Offeror proposals.

Copies of the solicitation and the solicited plans and specifications will be made available for inspection without charge after the solicitation is released, when accessed through PIEE.  

The ONLY Interested Vendors / Plan Holders / Bidders List is available through SAM.gov; Contractors are responsible for identifying their entity as an interested vendor and contacting other interested vendors. USACE SPK will not review capabilities statements submitted in response to this Synopsis or coordinate partnering arrangements between parties. Contractors should check SAM.gov frequently for changes to the interested vendors list and this Notice.