SOF Human Performance Training Center (HPTC), Hurlburt Field, FL   4

12/20/2023: Notification updated to further clarify competitive 8(a) requirements.

12/19/2023: Notification updated to clarify competitive 8(a) requirements and add estimated time for completion.

DATE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE (APPROX.): 16 JANUARY 2024

THIS PROJECT IS ADVERTISED UNDER SECTION 8(a) OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT (15 U.S.C. 637 (a)).

THIS PROJECT IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), BEST VALUE SOURCE SELECTION SOLICITATION.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK (Physical Characteristics): Construct a facility that will consist of foundation and floor slab, structural framing, insulated walls, sloped roofs, environmental control, fire detection and suppression and all necessary support. Functional areas include offices, classroom, cardiovascular and strength training areas, physical therapy, storage and an exterior multi-purpose training area, restrooms, etc. Includes utilities, pavements, site improvements, communications, passive force protection and all other necessary support. DoD principles for high performance and sustainable building requirements will be included in the design and construction of the project in accordance with federal laws and Executive Orders.

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

ESTIMATED COST RANGE PROJECT: $10,000,000.00 TO $25,000,000.00

ESTIMATED TIME FOR COMPLETION: 540 CALENDAR DAYS

Offers Covering The Project Restricted to Small Business Yes_X__ No___

*Restricted to 8(a) Competitive for Region IV Yes___ No_X__

Subcontracting Plan Required Yes___ No_X__

Field Office POC: Steve Roscovius, Hurlburt Field, FL

Project Manager: Hal Kerkhoff, 251-694-4456

PAE: Lauren Arington, x4114

A/E: Sherlock Smith& Adams (Kevin Childs, 334-263-6481, kevin.childs@ssainc.com)

Specification Engineer: Amber Thomas 251-690-2485

Contract Specialist: Jillian Saffle 251-441-5584

Note No. 1: All prospective contractors and their subcontractors and suppliers must be registered in The System for Award Management (SAM.gov) before they will be allowed to download solicitation information. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/content/home prior to award of this contract. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website https://piee.eb.mil See attachments PIEE Solicitation Module Vendor Access Instructions and SOP PIEE Proposal Manager Offeror for instructions on getting access to the PIEE Solicitation Module and submitting your proposal. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website https://piee.eb.mil. 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 (1) 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 $45,000,000 for the past three years or five years.

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

Note No. 6: All advertisements of Mobile District projects will be through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website https://piee.eb.mil. Detailed information on this and other Mobile District Projects (Ordering Solicitations, Points of Contact, Synopsis of Work, etc.) are available on the Internet at the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website https://piee.eb.mil.

Address questions concerning downloading of plans/specifications to the Contract Specialist indicated above.

Note No. 7: PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT

Pre-Proposal Conference and Site Visit information will be posted with the solicitation.

Note No. 8: * THIS IS A COMPETITIVE 8 (A) SET-ASIDE*

This procurement is a Competitive 8(a) Set-Aside as established by Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)). Only those firms meeting the Small Business Administration's (SBA) criterion and have previously been certified by the SBA as an 8(a) Contractor, are eligible to compete for this procurement. It has been determined by the SBA that competition will be restricted to 8(a) firms which have a NAICS code of 236220 among their approved NAICS Codes.

IAW the SBA's Press Release 23-56, dated 21 August 2023, SBA announced the extension of the 8(a) Business Development Bona Fide Place of Business (BFPOB) Requirement Moratorium through September 30, 2024. The moratorium was created in 2021 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work conditions in the marketplace so participants in the SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program could forgo the requirement of having an established physical presence in a particular location to be awarded any construction contract through the 8(a) Program.

During the moratorium, any program participant seeking an 8(a) construction contract (either on a sole source or competitive basis) will not be required to have or establish a BFPOB in any specific geographic location.

Note No. 9: The request for information (RFI) process for bidder inquiries during the advertisement period will be through the ProjNet internet-based system, and specifics will be contained in the RFP solicitation package available exclusively from the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website https://piee.eb.mil. Other forms of communicating RFIs to the Government will not be honored. The Government will try to respond to all questions. However, responses may not be furnished to all questions and particularly those received late in the advertisement period (0-10 days prior to bid opening.)