W912HV-15-C-0016; Install Minisplit and Water Heater Systems, DOD IG: B4506 (68 Units), B4511 (68 Units), B4513 (68 Units), B4528 (68 Units), B4531 (68 Units), and B4533 (68 Units), Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District is providing a PRE-SOLICITATION notice for an upcoming Invitation for Bid (IFB) titled: Install Minisplit and Water Heater Systems, B4506, B4511, B4513, B4528, B4531, and B4533 (408 Units) at Camp Courtney, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The IFB project will be solicited under full and open competition to LOCAL SOURCES ONLY in Japan. Local sources are those companies that are physically located and licensed to conduct business in Japan.


PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Project Title: Install Minisplit and Water Heater Systems, B4506, B4511, B4513, B4528, B4531, and B4533 (408 Units) at Camp Courtney, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220
Project price magnitude is between 1,000,000,000 YEN and 2,500,000,000 YEN (utilizing a 100 YEN to 1 U.S. dollar rate).

The scope of the project includes all plant, design, labor, materials and management to replace existing HVAC with mini-split systems for military family housing units in buildings 4506, 4511, 4513, 4528, 4531, and 4533 at U.S. Marine Corps Camp Courtney, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The contractor will furnish and install electric water heater systems for each individual unit and cooling/dehumidifier system for common areas and hallways inside the buildings. Work includes necessary electrical upgrades to meet the current code and to ensure that all electrical systems are capable of supporting the installation of mini-split and electric water heater systems, remediation testing/abatement of mold, asbestos and lead and all other related work to provide complete and usable facilities.

INVITATION FOR BID INFORMATION

This upcoming IFB will be solicited in August 2015 with a bid opening/award in September 2015. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204, this IFB package will be downloadable from the Government Point of Entry (GPE) at www.fbo.gov. The project files will be in Portable Document Format (PDF) and can be accessed utilizing Adobe Acrobat Reader. This IFB will be made available for free and there are no charges for viewing or extracting the information.

In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database; contractors can access the SAM database at www.sam.gov.

The Government intends to award a firm fixed price construction contract from this IFB. Faxed or electronic bids will not be accepted. All bids must be either hand carried or delivered by mail to USACE Japan District Contracting
Office at:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District
Contracting Division, Okinawa Area Office
Building 364, Room 116
Chatan-Cho, Nakagami-Gun, Okinawa 904-0100 Japan

This is PRE-SOLICITATION notice for an upcoming construction project and is NOT a solicitation. Pursuant to FAR 36.213-2, this notice has been issued to stimulate interest in bidding for this project.

Point of Contact(s): Ms. Diana Keeran at Diana.m.keeran@usace.army.mil.