The USPFO for Minnesota, located at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award a single firm-fixed price contract for Construction of the FY13 READINESS CENTER. Project is to be LEED Silver Certified. Construction services will consist of the construction of a new complex with concrete strip foundation/footings, steel frame/masonry type construction of a 64,516 SF primary facility, consisting of face brick/metal panel and concrete block units with concrete floors, single ply membrane roof, geothermal ground source heat pump HVAC system, back-up emergency generator, demolition of approximately 29,760 SF buildings, POV parking, fencing, sidewalks, outside lighting, access roads, and a detached facility sign. Facility will consist of classrooms, offices, gymnasium, kitchen, etc. In addition to a base price for the work described above the solicitation includes the following Government Options for this project: 1. Burnished CMU ILO Painted CMU; 2. Flat Lock Metal Panel VM Zinc ILO Painted Metal Panels; 3. Exposed/Wood Ceiling ILO ACT; 4. Sound Absorbing Wall Units; 5. Epoxy Flooring ILO Sealed Concrete; 6. Landscaping Exterior Classroom Gathering Space; 7. Metal Shelving; 8. Wire Mesh Partitions; 9. Additional Kitchen Equipment; 10. Domestic Solar Water Heater; 11. Window Blinds; 12. Roller Window Shades; and 13. Dry Erase Wall Coverings. Brand Name Justification and Approval (J&A) for the 7 (seven) Brand Name Items in this project is attached to this announcement. Magnitude of the project is more than $10,000,000. Construction/contract completion time is 730 calendar days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 236220. This is a total small business set-aside. The small business size standard is $33.5 million average annual revenue for the previous three years. Your attention is directed to FAR CLAUSE 52.219-14(b)(4) LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING which states quote mark By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror /Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for Construction by a general contractors, the concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees quote mark applies to this project. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on or about 4 June 2013. The tentative date for the pre-proposal conference is o/a 18 June 2013. A site visit will follow the pre-proposal conference. The solicitation closing date is scheduled for o/a 16 July 2013. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. The source selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15.3 and DFARS Part 215.3, source selection procedures. Evaluation factors include Technical, Past Performance and Price. The Government intends to award without discussions. In 2012 Government systems such as Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and ORCA (on-line representations and certifications) migrated to System for Award Management (SAM). Interested offerors must be registered in SAM. To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. You will need your DUNS number to register. Instructions for registering are on the web page. The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) website on-line at https://www.fbo.gov/. FedBizOps is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with FedBizOps before accessing the system. FedBizOps registration requires the following information: 1) SAM Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN), 2) DUNS Number and CAGE Code, 3) Telephone Number, and 4) Email address. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOps website at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf. (Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 15 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY) Reference paragraph 4.7 of the Vendor Guide for instructions to obtain a MPIN to retrieve the specifications and drawing documents. Contractors who do not already have a MPIN are advised that the normal processing is 7 to 15 business days to obtain a MPIN password that will give them access to the plans and specifications, which are located in the controlled access location on FBO. See video in vendor guide at 3.3 on advanced functions for other information. Bidders/Offerors who have registered with FedBizOps must access the data for this solicitation with their MPIN. Bidders/Offerors cannot log into the FedBizOps home page and search for data. This solicitation is not a competitive bid and there will not be a formal public bid opening. DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specification are located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the FBO page for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Bidders/Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for a Bidders/Offerors inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. All inquiries must be in writing, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web. Place of performance is at the Arden Hills Army Training Site, Arden Hills, Minnesota.
