Design & Construction of Commercial Gate Complexes, Tyndall AFB   3

THIS IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SETASIDE

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.

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 relies 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 maxiumum of five (5) firms will be invited to participate in the second phase.

Estimated Cost Range of Project $10,000,000 - $25,000,000

Design and construction of a commercial gate complex with 6 lanes (3 in and 3 out) and a two bay large commercial vehicle port to monitor authorized ingress and egress of commercial and other vehicles at Tyndall AFB, FL. The complex shall incorporate a gatehouse, three lane houses, and a canopy over the entry complex, one over-watch station, perimeter fences, roadways, and active/passive barriers. Supporting facilities include utilities (electric service, water, sewer, gas), pavements (paving, walks, curbs and gutters), storm drainage, site improvements and information systems.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 236220.

Note No. 1: All prospective contractors and their subcontractors and suppliers must be registered in beta.sam.gov before they will be allowed to download solicitation information. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to award of this contract. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via beta.sam.gov. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via beta.sam.gov. 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 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.

Note No. 3: Critical path method (network analysis system) is required.

Note No. 4: For this job, a small business is defined as having average annual receipts of less than $39,500,000 for the past three years.

Note No. 5: This solicitation includes bid options which may not be awarded.

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Note No. 7: 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.

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