DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR20R0024 to construct a Training Target Structure at Fort Knox, KY. This project is for constructing a Training Target Structure for specialized sustainment training to defeat complex, hardened facility targets. No current facility exists to provide this necessary training. Structure will provide infrastructure and walls to support repetitive and iterative training on the full spectrum of functional defeat options. Structure will include cast in place/BTRF walls, roofs and interior walls that allow necessary breaching and use. Entry points will be reconfigurable with anchors for continuous replacement due to damage from breaching. Structure will have support facilities as required by code and training. Heating and cooling requirements for the telecommunications rooms will be provided by self-contained units. Supporting Facilities include electric service, storm drainage, and site improvements. Accessibility for individuals with disabilities is not required as this facility is for training by able-bodied personnel only.

Measures in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) Minimum Antiterrorism for Building standards will not be provided as this is an uninhabited facility. Comprehensive building and furnishings related interior design services are not required. Sustainability and energy enhancement measures are included as applicable for an uninhabited facility.

The Contract Duration is seven-hundred and twenty (720) calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be a Full and Open Procurement.

SELECTION PROCESS: This is a single phase procurement.  The proposals will be evaluated using a Best Value Trade Off source selection process. The technical information contained in the Offeror's proposal will be reviewed, evaluated, and rated by the Government.  The proposal for this procurement, at a minimum, will consist of the following:  Past Performance, Technical, Small Business Participation, and price.  Pro Forma Information such as bonding and financial capability will also be required to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.  All evaluation factors, other than price, when combined, are considered equal to price.  

DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government's best interest.

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00 in accordance with DFARS 252.236.204. 

ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about February 16, 2021.  Details regarding the Optional Site Visit will be included in the solicitation.  Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to https://sam.gov.

SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at the System for Award Management Contract Opportunities website, https://sam.gov.  Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued.  Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored.  Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.  To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the System for Award Management Contract Opportunities website at https://sam.gov.  Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

REGISTRATIONS:

Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database:

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is Contract Specialist, Josh Westgate, at [email protected].   

This announcement serves as the Advance Notice for this project.  Responses to this synopsis are not required.