****SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY****
Sources Sought Announcement for Design-Bid-Build Construction for Site 20117 Ammo Storage Site in Israel for USACE Middle East District
W912ER25R2004 (Subject to change at time of synopsis issuance)
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING (FMF) PROGRAM ONLY FIRMS THAT ARE UNITED STATES FIRMS (either PRIME or JOINT VENTURE) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD.
1.AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Middle East District
2.NAICS: 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction;
PSC: Y1GA, Construction of Ammunition Storage Buildings
3.PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Israel
4.ACQUISITION INFORMATION: USACE Middle East District anticipates soliciting and awarding one Construction contract to be procured in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation and FAR Part 36, Construction and Architect Engineer Contracts. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought or any follow up information requests.
5.PROJECT DESCRIPTION: USACE Middle East District anticipates a potential requirement to construct Site 20117 bunkers and arms kit assembly, combat support facilities on an Israeli Air Force (IAF) Base. Work for this contract includes all works to be executed as detailed within the Specifications, Drawings, and Host Nation Technical Requirements (HNTRs). The facilities included in the compound are as follows (refer to CS100 for site overall):
-Model A - Large Storage Facility [x 2]
-Model D - Shed / canopy covered asphalt pad [x 3]
-Model P - Equipment Integration Plant [x 1]
-Model S - Small Storage Facility [x 7+3]
-Transformer building
-Road system - 7m wide, 2 lanes
-Supporting Utilities
-No parking is directly associated with this compound - other than tractors and forklifts in the Model P area.
Construction measures in accordance with the Host Nation Technical Requirements (HNTRs), the Standards Institution of Israel, USACE Specifications, project specifications and drawings will be provided through the Solicitation process.
According to DFAR 236.204 - Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects the estimated Magnitude of Construction for this acquisition is $25,000,000.00 to $100,000,000.00 with an anticipated Period of Performance of 730 calendar days from project award.
6.KEY REQUIREMENTS:
A. Interested Contractors must be United States Prime Contractors and have experience with construction of the similar requirements addressed above.
B. Performance Surety. The contractor that is eventually awarded the contract for this project will be required to furnish a Performance Surety to the U.S. Government. Specifically, the awardee will be required to furnish a performance surety in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price. The interested contractor should address its ability to furnish a performance surety, and the method and financial institution by which it plans to do so. To satisfy this surety requirement, contractors may use one of the following two options:
(i)Submit a Performance Bond on Standard Form 25 in accordance with FAR 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction and shall be in the form of firm commitment, supported by corporate sureties whose names appear on the list contained in Treasury Department Circular 570, individual sureties, or by other acceptable security such as postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, in accordance with Treasury Department regulations, or certain bonds or notes of the United States; or
(ii)Submit an Irrevocable Letter of Credit in accordance with FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit issued by a federally insured financial institution rated investment grade by a commercial rating service.
C. Payment Surety. The contractor that is eventually awarded the contract for this project will be required to furnish a Payment Surety to the U.S. Government. Specifically, the awardee will be required to furnish a payment surety in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price. The interested contractor should address its ability to furnish a payment surety, and the method and financial institution by which it plans to do so. To satisfy this surety requirement, contractors may use one of the following two options:
(i)Submit a Payment Bond on Standard Form 25A in accordance with FAR 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction and shall be in the form of firm commitment, supported by corporate sureties whose names appear on the list contained in Treasury Department Circular 570, individual sureties, or by other acceptable security such as postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, in accordance with Treasury Department regulations, or certain bonds or notes of the United States; or
(ii)Submit an Irrevocable Letter of Credit in accordance with FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit issued by a federally insured financial institution rated investment grade by a commercial rating service.
7.FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING: The majority of work will be administered under Foreign Military Financing (FMF), and United States procurement laws and regulations will apply. The contract will be awarded and paid in U.S. dollars. This procurement will be restricted to United States construction firms only, in accordance with 41 U.S.C 421, 48 C.F.R. Chapter 1, FAR 6.302-4, and DFARS Part 225.Contractors participating in the anticipated solicitation must be U.S. firms. Any joint-venture shall require each joint-venture participant to be a U.S. firm.
8.SOURCES SOUGHT: The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of firms who have the capabilities to complete and perform contracts of this magnitude, and to address any questions, recommendations or concerns from Industry. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among potential pool of responsible contractors. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought announcement.
9.RESPONSES: The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not intended to be a Request for Proposal nor Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. Itis to request statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the Capabilities Statement. Submission of Capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the US Army Corps of Engineers in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.
10.SUBMISSIONS: Offerors response to this Sources Sought shall be limited to 20 pages with a minimum font size of Arial point 10 or equivalent, and shall include the following information (Clarifications and or questions shall be submitted in a separate word document and will not count towards the 20-pagelimitation):
Please complete the attached questionnaire.
Please submit all capabilities statements, information, brochures, and/or marketing material as well as the attached questionnaire as one (1) .PDF document, limited to the page maximum above.
11.ANTICIPATED PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT & AWARD: Should the acquisition proceed, USACE Middle East District anticipates issuing the solicitation to contractors that respond to this notice in or around April 2025 and award of the contract in or around November 2025.
12.RESPONSES DUE: All interested contractors should submit responses via email by 5:00 PM (EDT) on March 20, 2025. Submit responses and information to zachary.l.reinitz@usace.army.mil and jonathan.m.space@usace.army.mil. No hard copies will be accepted.
Please include the Sources Sought Notice number, W912ER25R2004' in the e-mail subject line.
Responses will not be considered an offer, proposal, or bid for any solicitation that may result from this Notice. Moreover, responses will not restrict the Government to an acquisition approach. This Notice is for information and planning purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any review conducted or the capability statements received.
13.QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this Sources Sought Announcement may be directed to Contract Specialist Zachary Reinitz at zachary.l.reinitz@usace.army.mil and Contracting Officer MAJ Jonathan Space at jonathan.m.space@usace.army.mil.
*****This announcement seeks information from industry which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this announcement. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE SOLICITATION, EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER PROPOSAL OPENING WITH NO OBLIGATION TO THE OFFEROR BY THE GOVERNMENT ******
