Lower Roosevelt Field Renovation

This is a pre-solicitation notice pursuant to FAR 36.213-2 announcement for the Department of Transportation/Maritime Administration/ United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). The USMMA plans to issue a solicitation for a contractor to renovate the Lower Roosevelt Baseball / Soccer / Lacrosse sports facility located at the USMMA, 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, NY 11024 (Nassau County). The work for this project will mainly consist of the construction of a renovated facility to include a new entrance, new press box, spectator seating stands and baseball dugouts. In addition, the project requires the installation of new artificial grass fields for baseball, soccer and lacrosse as well as an artificial grass practice field for lacrosse, to include a new underground drainage system to properly collect and drain storm water to the aquifer. An Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued on this Federal Business Opportunities website on or about 15 days after this synopsis notice is posted. This announcement is a Total Small Business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 236220; The Business Size Standard is $36,500,000.00 in average annual receipts for the last three years. In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of this construction project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of offers. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation on http://www.fbo.gov . Period of Performance: Work is to be completed within 180 days after Notice-to-Proceed (NTP) is issued to the awardee. As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium, and the USMMA will provide no hard copies. The solicitation, consisting of various documents, specifications, forms, and/or drawings will only be available for download at no charge at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (http://www.fbo.gov ) on or about May 11, 2018, with a due date to be specified in the Solicitation. Further details of all dates and events, including site visit and proposal response date, will be available in the solicitation. No other site shall be used to obtain these documents. All interested offerors (prime contractors & subcontractors) should register at www.fbo.gov so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. An Offeror's List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Offeror's responsibility to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining ALL bid documents and acknowledging any amendments, and should re-visit the FBO website periodically to check for any modifications to this notice, updates, or amendments without further notice from the USDOT/MARAD/USMMA. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov/. THE MILLER ACT IS APPLICABLE AND PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS IN A PENAL AMOUNT EQUAL TO 100% OF THE CONTRACT PRICE AND ANY INCREASES ARE REQUIRED. A BID BOND IS REQUIRED IN AN AMOUNT OF 20% OF THE BID PRICE. NOTE 1: All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam/gov/ before award of contract; failure to register in the SAM database will cause your firm to be ineligible for an award.