The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ) is providing a PRESOLICITATION notice pursuant to FAR 36.213-2. This is not a solicitation.
PROJECT INFORMATION: Project Title: FY22 AFSOC103007 Three-Bay Aircraft Hangar / AMU, Yokota AB.
Project Location: Yokota Air Base, Japan
Project FSC: Y1BZ Construction of Other Airfield Structures
Project NAICS: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Project Magnitude: Between 2,500,000,000 and 10,000,000,000 Japanese YEN
Project Description: The Hangar/Aircraft maintenance unit (AMU) Facility will be located at Yokota Air Base. This project will consist of the construction of 7,013 SM Hangar/AMU Facility that includes three bay aircraft hangar with concrete foundation and floor slab, steel framed structures, deep trusses, metal deck roofing, bridge cranes, motorized hangar doors and tracks, fire alarm panels, fire suppression system and all necessary support. Aircraft maintenance unit (AMU) is a combination of one and two-story concrete-framed structures. The AMU requires such areas as administrative, tool room, supply/bench stock area, storage, shop areas, emergency shower and eyewash stations, locker areas with shower, and break area. Supporting facilities include utilities, pavements, site improvements, communications, parking lots and all other necessary support. Hangar access airfield pavements include clear, excavate, place base material and concrete pavement, asphalt shoulder, airfield markings, storm water retention, storm drainage, lighting and all other necessary support and be integrated into the existing AFSOC103022 airfield apron.
Project AFSOC103022 Airfield Apron provides all primary and secondary roadways, utilities, site improvements, communications, and mitigation for possible dud munitions for site preparation. Coordination with other Contractors, US Government and Installation will be necessary. Partnering with US Government and Contractors will be required. All work carried out is to comply with current Base, Air Force, and Host Nation standards.
No comments will be accepted at this time, but will be welcomed when the solicitation is formally issued through the Request for Information process.
SOLICITATION INFORMATION:
Procurement Method: The Government will issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) Solicitation.
The Governments anticipates issuing the solicitation in October of Fiscal Year 2022. The solicitation when issued, will identify the bid submission instructions. All solicitation documents, drawings, and specifications will be posted on SAM.Gov when issued. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor SAM.Gov for issuance of the solicitation and/or amendments.
The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price construction contract as a result of the IFB.
SITE VISIT
An organized site visit is projected for--
1. Date and Time: Wednesday, 17 November 2021 at 10:00 AM, Japan Standard Time (JST) Due to circumstances concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, the scheduled site visit is subject to social distancing measures.
2. Location of meeting point:
All contractors, regardless of pass status, will be escorted to and from the project site from the current contractor controlled gate 10 on the NE side of the base as depicted in the site map.
3. Participants interested in attending the organized site visit shall email the Government POCs listed below by November 9, 2021. The Government POCs will need the names of participants, company, location within Japan participants will be traveling from, and the transportation means of coming to Yokota Air Base (i.e. train, rental car, company car). All attendees shall wear a face mask. All participants, regardless of pass status must complete the Yokota Visitor Request excel spread sheet and return to the below POCs.
Government POCs:
CPT William Mengon
Email: William.A.Mengon.mil@usace.army.mil
Ms. Mo Bak
Email: Maureen.R.Bak.civ@usace.army.mil
Mr. Ryan Marzetta
Email: Ryan.J.Marzetta.civ@usace.army.mil
Additional Requirements for Non-Base Access Holders:
Participants interested in attending the site visit who do not possess a base pass must contact the above point of contact to arrange for a one-day base pass. A list containing the below information must be submitted to the point of contact mentioned above by 9 November 2021, 1600 JST.
a. Valid picture identification is required for entry into Yokota Air Base and the project site. Passport, Driver's License are considered valid picture identification. If driver's license is presented as ID, submit Resident Certificate (Jumin-hyo with "permanent address") issued within 3 months.
b. A maximum of one (1) vehicle pass will be allowed for each company. For a vehicle pass, the following documents are necessary:
i. Vehicle Inspection Certificate (original).
ii. Mandatory Automobile Liability Insurance Deed (original deed).
iii. Voluntary Insurance Deed (original deed).
iv. Note: In case of a rent-a-car, individual vehicles are covered by rent-a-car company's group insurance. Thus, no individual deeds are issued. In this case, a copy of group insurance deed is necessary.
4. Please note that the project site is located on an active construction site. Participants attending the site visit will be required to wear PPE -hard hat, steel toed boots and a safety vest.
5. No photographs are allowed on base except at the project site.
(c) A virtual telephonic pre-bid conference is projected for-
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 10:00 AM (JST).
Those who wish to attend shall send a notification by November 9, 2021 to the POCs identified in paragraph 3 above with a list of names that will call into this virtual telephonic pre-bid conference. Upon receipt of the notification, instructions and the call-in number will be provided.
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SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM). All interested companies shall be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts. For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must be registered in SAM as such. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be found at http://www.sam.gov.
OFFEROR ELIGIBILITY. 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 applicable laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the resulting contracts. In addition, prior to award of the contracts, offerors 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. The U.S. Government will not offer United States Official Contractor status under Article XIV of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to U.S. contractors normally resident in the United States; nor will the U.S. Government certify employees of such contractors as Members of the Civilian Component under Article I(b) of the SOFA.
