USACE SPK DBB Construction - USFS Visitor's Center - Lake Isabella, CA

Project Description: Isabella USFS Visitor’s Center

Anticipated Posting Date: 14 Aug 2024

Pre-Solicitation Notice Number: W9123824B0009

SAM Posting Title: USACE SPK DBB Construction – Isabella Visitor’s Center – Lake Isabella, CA

SAM Posting Description:

The United States 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 U.S. Forest Service to construct a new Visitor’s Center for Lake Isabella.

The project will include construction of a new building of approximately 1,500 square feet.  The building will include an area for the public with a handicap accessible single restroom, and an additional restroom, office areas, storage, and kitchenette for employees.  A communications room, mechanical room, and electrical room will all be accessible from the exterior of the building.

The previous building has been demolished, but additional demolition to remove concrete will be required.  A new parking lot will be constructed with parking for 18 personal vehicles, 2 electric vehicles (with charging stations) and 6 recreational vehicles.

The scope includes significant landscaping requirements, including planting, irrigation, and erosion control. 

The Government anticipates construction work will begin in October 2024 and the period of performance will be 270 days.  There are no seasonal restrictions, but the hours of work are limited to eight and one-half hours daily, Monday – Friday.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204(f), the magnitude of construction for the anticipated project is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

The Government intends to solicit an Invitation for Bids (IFB) that will result in award of a firm-fixed price contract.

The solicitation is anticipated to be issued using North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The small business size standard for this NAICS, as established by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA), is $45,000,000 annual revenue. The Product and Service Code (PSC) is anticipated to be Y1AZ, Construction of Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings.

The solicitation is anticipated to be issued as a Total Small Business set-aside through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE - https://piee.eb.mil) and Governmentwide Point of Entry, the System for Award Management (SAM - www.SAM.gov) on 14 August 2024 with bids tentatively due on 16 September 2024.

It is currently anticipated that the Government will conduct a site visit approximately 8 days after issuance of the solicitation. 

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

The anticipated solicitation and attachments may be posted in Portable Document Format (.pdf) which will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and view files. Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free of charge at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.

All prospective Offerors should be registered in the PIEE system at least one (1) week prior to the anticipated bid due date. Registration is not required to download any forthcoming solicitation documents, plans, and/or specifications, but IS required to submit a bid.  Copies of the solicitation and attachments will be made available for inspection without charge after the solicitation is released, when accessed through PIEE. Failure to register in PIEE will prevent submission of bids as the Government will not accept them by any other means.  See linked PIEE registration instructions and web-based training for information about how to access the PIEE Solicitation Module and submit bids.

All prospective Offerors must be registered in SAM before the anticipated solicitation closing date. Please see the SAM website for information about SAM registration requirements and approval timelines.

USACE will not notify prospective Offerors of any changes to the solicitation; Offerors must monitor SAM for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments.

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.