J--DeCA Project, Maintenance and Repair of Commissary Refrigeration and Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Systems, Kanto Area, Japan

NOTICE: Only local sources will be considered under this solicitation. Local sources are sources (e.g., corporations or partnerships) that are physically located in Japan and authorized (i.e., licensed and registered) to perform in Japan, the typ e of work specified in this solicitation. Specifically, a prospective offeror 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 o f the resulting contracts. In addition, prior to award of the contracts, offerors must be registered with the Government of Japan to do work in Japan and possess necessary licenses and permits to perform work required under this solicitation. PROJECT I NFORMATION: Professional services required to conduct preventive, routine, and emergency repair and maintenance services of all Refrigeration Systems (including the Refrigeration Monitoring and Control Systems (RMCS)) and Heating, Ventilating, and Air C onditioning (HVAC) systems at various commissaries in the Kanto Area, Japan. Commissaries include Atsugi Base, Camp Zama, Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Sagami General Depot, and Yokosuka Base. The contractor must be available for emergency service 24 h ours/day, 7 days/week, and respond to emergency call within two (2) hours following notification and complete repairs within 24 hours. The contractor shall furnish all labor, management, supervision, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, transportation n ecessary to perform maintenance and repair services. Services will consist of base and four (4) option periods of one (1) one year. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 811310. Pre-bid site investigations and a pre-proposa l conference for this project will be conducted. The solicitation will be issued on or about 18 December 2007 and proposals must be submitted by 18 January 2008 (1500 hours  Japan Standard Time) to Procurement Branch, Contracting Division, Attn: Takako Hirukawa. Information regarding specifications will be available on the Federal Technical Data Solution (FedTeDS) web page at http://www.fedteds.gov. FedTeDS is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with FedTeDS before accessing the system. FedTeDS Registration Instructions are available at https://www.fedteds.gov. by selecting register with FedTeDS hyperlink. IN ORDER TO REGISTER FOR FedTeDS, YO U MUST BE REGISTERED IN CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) DATABASE. Instructions for CCR Registration are available at http://www.ccr.gov. Safety & Health Requirements (EM 385-1-1) is available at http://www.poj.usace.army.mil/Contracting/Reference s.html.