2022 USACE TAE IDIQ - Kuwait

TITLE: USACE TAD Design Build and Design-Bid-Build IDIQ MATOC - Kuwait REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): This notice is for market research purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. It does not constitute a commitment by the US Government. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Division (TAD) Expeditionary District (TAE) anticipates a requirement for a Design-Build (DB) & Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for a full range of construction projects that may be required by the U.S. Government within the country of Kuwait. Offerors must be able to perform all aspects of this requirement. The purpose of this MATOC is to provide a variety of construction services including but not limited to the following: repair and maintenance of real property, incidental environmental work, incidental services, force protection work, property repair and maintenance, habitat restoration (environmental work), new construction, and renovation. PROJECT SCOPE: Typical projects support U.S. programs in Kuwait. Contractors will be expected to accomplish a variety of tasks, including design build, repairs, additions, upgrades and new construction. Contractors will be required to furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment, supervision, personnel, etc. to complete each Task Order. The successful contractor(s) will provide management, labor, materials, equipment, and supervision to accomplish a broad range of fast-track design build construction, repair, upgrades, renovation, operational support such as maintenance of real property for various facilities in the country of Kuwait. Facilities include infrastructure, pavements, administrative, warehouses, maintenance, military living quarters, power plants, covered parking, security fencing, etc., which may be located within secured areas and may require prior approval for access by contractor personnel. The successful contractor will comply with the Kuwait prescribed laws, policies and procedures for performance of services. TYPE OF CONTRACT: This acquisition, if solicited and awarded, will result in a base IDIQ MATOC with four option period. The IDIQ MATOC vehicle will issue firm-fixed price Task Orders for a wide variety of construction projects to be competed and awarded. It is the Government's in tent to make multiple contract awards under a single solicitation. The solicitation will result in MATOCs entered into in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.504(c). SELECTION PROCESS: The Government is considering the use of Request for Proposal (RFP) (FAR Part 15) procedures for this project. The intent is for the RFP to be issued in a Two-Phase process. The Best Value Trade-off (BVTO) source selection method will be used to evaluate proposals. Evaluation criteria will be stated in the RFP. The Government may include options in the RFP. DISCLOSURE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: The MATOC's ceiling is estimated at $250 Million for the base and four option periods. Task Orders are estimated at a minimum of $25,000 and not to exceed maximum of $10 Million. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS): 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $39.5M PROJECT SERVICE CODES (PSC): Y1JZ Construction of Miscellaneous Buildings PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Kuwait FIRMS RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: CAPABILITIES SUBMISSION / STATEMENT: Firms interested in submitting their capabilities for this notice, must respond to the attached W5J9JE-22-S-0001 Capability Statement SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Submit capability packages via email to: Jessica Merrill, Contracting Officer at Jessica.l.Merrill@usace.army.mil and Uriel Ramirez, Contract Specialist at Uriel.Ramirez@usace.army.mil no later than 4:00 pm Eastern Time on 27 May 2022. In the subject line state - USACE TAD Design Build and Design-Bid-Build IDIQ MATOC - Kuwait - [Company Name]." All information concerning this requirement will be posted only on the SAM website (https://sam.gov). Responders must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM). Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. No reimbursement willa be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. At this time no solicitation exists, therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A SOLICITATION package. As noted above, this RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. THIS NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING INDUSTRY INTEREST. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND PROPOSALS RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR EVALUATED.