Construction of Pier Side Mini-Mart, Mina Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahrain

SYNOPSIS: This is a Pre-solicitation Notice for the following project. PROJECT SCOPE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a single-award Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) contract for the construction a Pier Side Mini-Mart on Naval Support Area 2 (NSA2), Bahrain. For the following construction work: Design-bid-build construction of the Pier Side Mini-Mart at Mina Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahrain. The building is a 508m2 (5,470sf) mini mart and barber shop. Supporting facilities include installation of mini-mart refrigeration and all required utilities, communications and alarms, power, pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, storm drainage, and landscaping. NAICS: This requirement is assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 236220. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: The magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. PROPOSAL PERIOD: The tentative date for issuance of RFP W912ER18R0015 is March 13, 2018. The tentative date for receipt of proposals is April 12, 2018. These dates are tentative and are subject to change. PROPOSAL PROCEDURES: This will be an electronically issued solicitation. The Government will post the solicitation and technical requirements to the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov. The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at www.fbo.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 Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.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. Contract award will be based upon a Best Value Tradeoff method in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.101-1. The evaluation criteria will be conveyed within the RFP. The proposal due date and time will be conveyed within the RFP and must be strictly adhered to. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: System for Award Management (SAM) registration, as required by FAR 4.1102 and 4.1201, will apply to this procurement. Information on SAM registration can be obtained via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to include information on how to obtain a CAGE code and DUNS number. The successful offeror must have an active SAM registration and be licensed to conduct business in the Kingdom of Bahrain to be eligible for contract award. Additionally, Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance and performance and payment bonds will be required under the resultant contract. SITE VISIT: A site visit is not contemplated at this time. RESPONSES TO THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ARE NOT REQUIRED.