RECOVERY--Y--PROJECT NUMBER 38843, Design /Construct Headquarters Facility For 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment

RECOVERY--The Directorate of Contracting at Fort Carson intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the construction of a pre-engineered metal building to serve as the 71st EOD headquarters facility at Fort Carson, Colorado. The result of this IFB will be a Firm-Fixed Price Construction contract with an anticipated award date of 11 January 2010. The Government intends to award a single contract. The anticipated issuance date for this IFB is on or about 10 December 2009. The closing date and time for submission of offers will be contained in the IFB package. The period of performance is estimated to be a base period only. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The requirement is 100% set-aside for a Certified 8(a) small business concern. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 236210 with a size standard of $33.5M. The majority of this work is considered construction work and Davis-Bacon requirements will apply. The successful contractor will be required to provide 100% performance and payment bonds at the project level. The entire solicitation will be made available only on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at http://www.fbo.gov and the Army Acquisition Business Website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/. Interested offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package and any amendments. All prospective offerors must have a Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE Code) and be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database or their proposal will not be considered. Contractors can obtain further information on the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. Prospective offerors who would like their company name included on the Bidders Mailing List may do so on the FBO website under the Interested Vendors List tab. Questions regarding this synopsis should be directed to Charlene Maneafaiga at contact@example.gov. Please submit all questions in writing via email. Questions will not be addressed by telephone. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for bid/proposal preparation costs. This project will be funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds. This project consists of constructing a pre-engineered metal building to serve as the 71st EOD headquarters facility to include upgrades throughout to include the site plan, foundation plan, floor plan, reflected ceiling-lighting plan, building elevations and sections, HVAC plan, HVAC section, HVAC details, plumbing plan and schedules, plumbing details, electrical power, and communication plan. Design is not required as the title suggests. This is a construction project only, due to 100% drawings provided by the Government.