P-039 Ship Handling & Combat Training Facilities, CFA Yokosuka   3

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ) is providing a PRE-SOLICITATION notice pursuant to FAR 36.213-2 for an upcoming solicitation. This is not a solicitation.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Project Title: FY22 MCN P-039 Ship Handling & Combat Training Facilities, CFA Yokosuka

Project Location: CFA Yokosuka, Japan

Project NAICS Code : 236220 Commercial and Industrial Building Construction

Project PSC Code: Y1EZ Construction of Other Industrial Buildings

Project Magnitude: Between 2,500,000,000 and 10,000,000,000 (Japanese YEN)

Project Description:

The project scope requires the construction of a multi-story, reinforced concrete building with auger cast pile foundation as a structurally independent facility directly adjacent to Building 1997. The new facility will include high-bay space for Integrated Navigation, Seamanship and Ship handling Trainers (NSST-4 & NSST-5); space for a Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) and Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) Trainer (CIAT); space for a Radar Navigation (NSST-6, RADNAV) trainer; space for a Multi- Purpose Reconfigurable Training System (MRTS); and support areas including administrative office space, briefing room, storage room, restrooms, quarterdeck, server room, and utility rooms. Facility-related control systems include cybersecurity features in accordance with current Department of Defense (DoD) criteria. This project will provide Antiterrorism (AT) features and comply with applicable service and Geographic Combatant Commander policies and directive per UFC 4-010-01 DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings. The AT line item includes standard antiterrorism measures such as mass notification systems, emergency shutoffs for ventilation systems, laminated glazing, and emergency lighting and signage.

SOLICITATION INFORMATION:

1. Procurement Method: The Government will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) Solicitation utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedures.
2. The Government anticipates issuing the solicitation no later than end of April 2023. The solicitation when issued, will identify the site visit date, RFI and proposal submission due date. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor SAM.Gov for issuance of the solicitation and/or amendments.
3. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price construction contract as a result of the RFP.
4. 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. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be found at http://www.sam.gov. For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must be registered in SAM as such. See FAR 52.204-7.
5. Only local sources will be considered under this solicitation. This contract will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan and is intended only for local sources. 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. Offerors are required to 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 at the time an offer is submitted. Construction license will be verified through the Government of Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MILT) https://etsuran.mlit.go.jp/TAKKEN. 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.
6. Firms which have not done business with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan Engineering District, are requested to visit the following website: https://www.poj.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/ for general information.
7. ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSION The US Army Corps of Engineers Japan District (POJ) has transitioned to Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module for bid/proposal submission (unless otherwise specified in the solicitation), to replace DOD SAFE. It is recommended that contractors create their PIEE Solicitation Module account as soon as possible and not wait till bid/proposal due date, as access may take time. The following information is provided for reference.

Step 1: Complete vendor registration on https://piee.eb.mil/. Instructions for registration can be found through: PIEE Training - Vendor Registration | PIEE (eb.mil)

Step 2: Upload offer in the Solicitation Module through https://piee.eb.mil/ . Instructions for uploading an offer can be found through: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml