Design-Build/Design-Bid-Build Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Iwakuni, Japan   4

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Far East (NAVFAC FE) intends to issue a solicitation for a Design-Build/Design-Bid-Build Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Iwakuni, Japan, MCAS Iwakuni controlled area around Iwakuni, and other locations within the Yamaguchi prefecture. The resulting contract(s) will have a five-year ordering period. The information received will be utilized within the Navy to facilitate the decision making processes and will not be disclosed outside of the agency. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid and is not construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. GENERAL INFORMATION In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. NAVFAC FE, Core Execution Team, is seeking to identify qualified, experienced, and interested businesses capable of performing the type of work as described herein. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 236220, Commercial and institutional Building Construction. The proposed scope of work will be specified in each task order may include, but is not limited to, office renovation, building demolition, equipment repair/replacement, plumbing repair/replacement, electrical work, carpentry work, site work, road pavement, fending, roofing, painting, concrete work, masonry, removal and disposal of lead based paint and asbestos containing material. The Contractor will be required to furnish all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, incidental engineering, and transportation necessary to perform various repairs, alteration, construction, and demolition work to shore facilities. The Contractor TMs shall be expected to respond and have the capability to respond to several Requests for Proposal (RFP) in a short period of time and manage several construction projects simultaneously. There are two (2) types of task orders in this MACC: (1) Design-Bid-Build, where the Contractor will perform the construction only, and (2) Design-Build, where the Contractor will perform both the design and construction. Should a future requirement evolve from this market research, it is anticipated that multiple contracts could be awarded, each for a term consisting of a five year ordering period. Task orders under this MACC Contract are anticipated to range between 55,668,250 ($500,000) and 1,113,365,000 ($10,000,000). The estimated magnitude of the overall MACC is anticipated to have a ceiling of $95,000,000. CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded and performed in its entirety in the country of Japan. Contractors must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan and must fully comply with all laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the contract. Contractors must be registered to do business and possess an appropriate license issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or prefectural government in order to perform work under this contract. Offerors will be required to provide verification on such license prior to award of any task order to the Contracting Officer if such information is not already on file with or available to the Contracting Officer. STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT The U.S. Government shall not offer United States Official Contractor status under Article XIV of the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) under this solicitation. Furthermore, unless specifically provided in the specific task order request for proposal, the U.S. Government shall not certify any employees of a contractor as Members of the Civilian Component under Article I(b) of the SOFA. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS Interested firms should submit Attachment 1: Statement of Interest Questionnaire. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the Navy TMs market research. NAVFAC FE will utilize the information for acquisition planning purposes. All data received in response to this Sources Sought Notice marked or designated, as corporate or proprietary information will be fully protected from release outside the Government. Please respond to this Sources Sought announcement electronically to Ms. Nicole Koyanagi at nicole.koyanagi@fe.navy.mil no later than 2:00 PM Japan Standard Time (JST) on Friday, 9 March 2018. NO TELEPHONE CALLS OR FACSIMILES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Responses received after the deadline or without the required information will not be considered. Since this is a Sources Sought announcement only, evaluation letters will not be issued to any respondent.