J--Maintenance and Repair of the Commissaries' Refrigration and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems, Hario and Sasebo, 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 type 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 of 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 INFORMATION: 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, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems at the Hario and Sasebo Commissaries, Japan. The contractor must be available for emergency service 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and respond to emergency calls within two (2) hours following notification and complete repairs within 24 hours. The contractor shall furnish all labor, management, supervision, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, and transportation necessary to perform maintenance and repair services. Services consist of base and four (4) option periods of one (1) year. Pre-bid site investigation for this project will be conducted. The solicitation will be issued on or about 14 October 2008 and proposals must be submitted by 13 November 2008 (1500 hours Japan Standard Time) to Procurement Branch, Contracting Division, Attn: Takako Hirukawa. Offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to the award of a contract. 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/References.html. SOLICITATION INFORMATION: Solicitation documents will be provided on Compact Disk-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM). Only one (1) copy of the CD-ROM will be provided to applicants who indicate their interest by submitting the following information to the Point of Contact (POC) listed on this page via e-mail. a. Company Name. b. Company Address: Please also provide your address in Japanese (Kanji writing). c. Phone and Fax Numbers. d. E-mail Address. e. Point of Contact. f. Desired Method of Delivery: Pick-up or Door-to-Door Delivery Service (takuhai-bin). Applicants may pick-up the CD-ROM at Room No. 147, Building 250 (U.S. Army Engineer District, Japan Building), Camp Zama, Kanagawa-ken, Japan (due to heightened security, if you desire pick-up, please make prior coordination via telephone). If door-to-door delivery service (takuhai-bin) is desired, the door-to-door company shall be paid for its services by the applicant (cash-on-delivery chaku-barai).