Argentine Pump Station

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District (NWK), is engaged in on-going efforts to plan a variety of levee infrastructure improvements within the Kansas City area for earliest possible implementation. NWK intends to execute a Design-Build Contract to address urgent and complex priorities for three pump stations within the Argentine Levee Unit, along the Kansas River, in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Phase One of the solicitation is expected to be on or about April 15, 2019 on the FedBizOps website at www..fbo.gov. The response date was changed to April 15, 2019. The solicitation will be posted as unrestricted. Responses will be due approximately 30 days later, with a goal of down selecting to target of three firms but will not exceed 5 firms. No greater than 5 firms will allowed to submit technical proposals to Phase Two - Request for Proposal (RFP), which is anticipated to reach the down-select firms in the summer of 2019. Contract award is anticipated to be in August/September of 2019. This solicitation will result in the award of a single firm fixed price (FFP) construction contract. The estimated performance period for completion of construction project will be noted in the RFP. At this time, no options have been identified for this project. Currently, no Pre-Solicitation Conference is planned for solicitation. If the Government does elect to hold a Pre Solicitation Conference, the pre-solicitation announcement will be modified accordingly. If options will be in the contract it will be noted in the RFP. Proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the procedures outlined in FAR 15 for Best Value using the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. The General Scope of Work: Work is integral to urban levee systems near the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, and lies immediately adjacent to existing rail lines. The scope of this DB contract will include the replacement of two old facilities, identified as Strong Avenue Pump Station and Argentine Main Pump Station, and to improve the Turner Pump Station. The overall purpose of replacing and modifying the three pump stations is to improve levee safety by reducing the risk of failure of the line of protection at the three locations. NWK will require the selected contractor to provide all labor, materials, and equipment to design and construct the new flood pump stations and/or improvements. The pump stations replacements include construction of temporary flood protection, construction of new pump stations, demolition of existing structures, and tie-in to existing infrastructure. The Argentine levee will be raised under a separate contract. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 237990-"Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction", and the size standard is $36,500,000.00. Proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15. An award will be made to the responsive proposal and from a responsible source. Proposal's will not be accepted or considered by email or other forms of electronic means. HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION To view or download the solicitation requires registration at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at http://www.fbo.gov. Downloads are available only through the FBO website. All amendments will be available only from the FBO website. Offeror's are responsible for checking the FBO website frequently for any update(s) to this Pre-Solicitation Announcement or amendments to the Solicitation. The website is occasionally inaccessible due to maintenance. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for offeror's inability to access the document at the referenced website. If you experience any difficulties you may need to adjust your firewall or security measures on your computer. Please do not call requesting for additional information. The Corps of Engineers has provided all the information we have at this time into this public announcement. We will immediately convey any vital information to the public if received. Prior to submitting your offer and award, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) system. The System for Award Management (SAM) is a Federal Government owned and operated FREE WEB SITE that consolidates the capabilities in CCR, ORCA, and EPLS. All vendors must verify their information through this web site. If you were previously registered in CCR and ORCA, your organization's information is already in SAM. You will only need to set up a SAM account by using this link https://www.sam.gov/sam/transcript/Quick_Guide_for_Mi grating_Roles_v1. 8.pdf . If you were not registered in CCR you will need to go to this link and select "Register/Update New Entity" https://www.sam.gov/sam/transcript/Quick_ Guide_for_Contract_Registrations_ v1.7.pdf .