Y--FY05 Whole Barracks Renewal Ft. Lewis Washington

The Seattle District Corps of Engineers has a competitive requirement to design and build Whole Barracks Renewal FY05, Ft. Lewis, WA. The barracks buildings portion of the project is design-build; the administration buildings and site are 100% desig ned. This requirement will be a two-phase procurement conducted in accordance with procedures outlined in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 36.3 entitled ‘Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures.’ There will be a Phase One (submiss ion of experience and qualifications) and a Phase Two (submission of technical and price proposals). Those firms that wish to be considered for Phase One may provide submittals in accordance with instructions to be provided in approximately fifteen (15) d ays on the following Seattle District website address: www.nws.usace.army.mil/ct. The submittals will be evaluated and the Contracting Officer will select up to five of the most highly qualified offerors. Phase Two will require the offerors selected in Phase One to submit technical and price proposals, which will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 15 and Section 00110 of the solicitation. One firm-fixed price contract will be awarded as a result of the Phase-Two evaluation to the offeror providing the best value to the Government in terms of technical, price, and other pertinent factors (e.g., extent of small business participation). The solicitation will include a narrative scope of work, concept drawings and specifications. All work tasks shall be completed in accordance with the solicitation plans and specifications. Following contract award, the contractor will be required to complete and submit for Government approval the 35% design, 65% design, 95% design, and a corrected final design for t he barracks portion of the project. Government review periods for each submittal are expected to consume at least 4 weeks and will involve widely dispersed design review offices. Construction notice to proceed for the barracks will be issued upon Governm ent approval of the contractor’s corrected final design submittal. The work will include designing and constructing a barracks complex with an approximately 6800 square meter barracks to house 200 soldiers, that incorporates soldier community facilit ies. The 100% designed portion of the project includes four duplex two-story company operations facilities (approximately 8040 square meters total), and one medium two-story battalion headquarters with classrooms (approximately 1900 square meters total), one brigade headquarters building (approximately 1730 square meters), and eight lawnmower storage facilities (approximately 80 square meters). Supporting facilities include utilities, electric service, security and street lighting, fire protection and ala rm systems, paving, walks, curbs, gutters, storm and sanitary sewers, information systems, and site improvements. Access for the handicapped will be provided. Heating will be provided by self-contained gas-fired systems with dual fuel capability. Anti-te rrorism/force protection (AT/FP) will be provided by means of structural reinforcement, special windows and doors, and site measures. Comprehensive building and furnishings related interior design services for the barracks are required. Period of perform ance is 720 calendar days. The price range for this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The North American Industry Classification System 236116 with a size standard of $28.5 million. This project is open to both large and small business. If you are a large business and your proposal will exceed $1 million, you will be required to submit a subcontracting plan with goals for small, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, small woman-owned, and small veteran-owned concerns. For the purposes of this p rocurement, a concern is considered a small business if its annual average gross revenue, taken for the last 3 fiscal years, does not exceed $28.5 million. F or additional contracting opportunities, visit the Army Single Face to Industry at http://acquisition.army.mil/. This solicitation will be issued as an Electronic Bid Set (EBS) on the Seattle District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Web page in electronic fo rmat only. No disks will be mailed. Offerors are responsible for checking the referenced page for any update(s) to the Notice. The website is occasionally inaccessible due to maintenance. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet conne ctivity or for an offeror’s inability to access the document posted at the referenced website. Firms must register via the Internet at the following address: http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/ct/ in order to receive notification of solicitation/amendmen t posting. The information letter for Phase One, and a draft of Section 00110 will be available for download on or about 18 August 2004. Note 26.