KNB Marine Construction and Repair   11

United States Army Corps of Engineers

Middle East District

KNB Marine Construction and Repair at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait

Solicitation Notice for W912ER20R0016

Solicitation Issue Date: July 1 2020

Solicitation Response Date: August 31, 2020

Set Aside: As the work will be performed outside of the continental United States, no set asides to small business or socioeconomic preference for this solicitation.

NAICS: 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Contracting Office Address: US Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District, P.O. Box 2250, Winchester, VA 22604-1450

SYNOPSIS: Design-Build (DB) award for the upgrades and repairs to the ship lift and rail transfer yard at Kuwait Naval Base (KNB).

PROJECT SCOPE: The scope of the project includes upgrades and repairs to the ship lift and rail transfer yard at Kuwait Naval Base (KNB), Kuwait such as: (1) replacement of the wooden deck and other structural repairs associated with the ship lift deck, (2) replacement of the rails on the ship lift deck and transfer passage to the transfer pit, (3) replacement of the rails, rail accessories, and utility infrastructure in the eastern dry dock area, (4) replacement of the rails, rail accessories, utility infrastructure, and expansion to the western dry dock area, (5) replacement of the rails and rail accessories in the transfer pit, including minor foundation repairs, expansion of transfer pit to accommodate the western dry dock expansion and (6) third party international certification of the transfer carriages and primary rails (7) primary transfer carriage in the transfer yard (8) secondary transfer carriage in the transfer yard (9) the vessel towing vehicle (10) various boat carriages (11) capstans with ropes. The existing ship lift is a steel structure with wooden decking and a 4-rail section extending the length of the deck. It is situated between adjacent concrete piers, where the ship lift hoists and capstans are located. Primary elements includes: ship lift structure, ship lift piers, rail transfer yard, dry dock areas, transfer carriages, boat carriages and cradles, transportation equipment and associated utility systems.

1. The Period of Performance is 640 calendar days from issuance of Notice to Proceed.

2. The magnitude of the project is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

PROPOSAL PROCEDURES: The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on beta.SAM.GOV. It is anticipated that the Best Value Trade-Off (BVTO) contracting method will be used to evaluate proposals. Evaluation criteria will be stated in the RFP.

RESPONSE PERIOD: August 31, 2020

Questions can be sent to Maria Martin, e-mail: Maria.L.Martin@usace.army.mil and Shanda Weekes, e-mail: Shanda.Weekes@usace.army.mil.