Flight Simulator Facility, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida   2

DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP). W912QR22R0010 for the Design Bid Build of a flight simulator facility consisting of two-story bay for HC-130J and HH-60W simulators and associated administrative spaces.

Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to safely construct a Flight Simulation Facility at Patrick Air Force Base on time and within budget. Scope of project includes the construction of a flight simulator facility consisting of two-story bay for HC-130J and HH-60W simulators. The scope includes reinforced concrete foundation, concrete slab, structural frame, walls, and roof. Work includes all electrical, mechanical, communications, including secure communications, both clean agent and water fire suppression, back-up generator, security, and energy monitoring systems. Site work will include landscaping, walkways and access pavements, and parking. Construction will include all work necessary to provide a complete and usable simulator training facility. Facilities will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-01, General Building requirements. This project will comply with DoD Antiterrorism/Force Protection requirements per UFC 4-010-01.

The project is anticipated to contain the following options:

Furniture Fixture and Equipment (FF&E)

The Contract Duration is seven hundred thirty (730) calendar days from Contract Notice to Proceed.

TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 236220.
TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This is full and open with hubzone price evaluation preference.

SELECTION PROCESS: This is a single phase, Design/Bid/Build procurement. The proposals will be evaluated using a Best Value Trade Off source selection process. Past performance and technical information contained in the Offeror's proposal will be reviewed, evaluated, and rated by the Government. The proposal for this procurement, at a minimum, will consist of the following: Prime Contractor Past Performance, Technical Factor(s) such as management approach, and Price and Pro Forma Information such as bonding and financial capability will also be required to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. All evaluation factors, other than price, when combined, are considered approximately equal to cost or price.

DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government's best interest.
CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $10 million and $25 million in accordance with DFARS 236.204.

ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 25 October 2021. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to Beta.SAM.gov
SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at the Contracting Opportunities website, Beta.SAM.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website at Beta.SAM.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.
REGISTRATIONS:
Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database:
System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.
POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is Contract Specialist Levi Speth at Levi.R.Speth@usace.army.mil.

This announcement serves as the Advance Notice for this project. Responses to this synopsis are not required.