Y--IDIQ MACC FOR HEAVY HORIZONTAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN NAVFAC SW AOR INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA, UTAH, COLORADO, AND NEW MEXICO

This procurement is for a multiple award construction contract (MACC) and is being advertised on an unrestricted basis inviting full and open competition. This procurement consists of one solicitation with the intent to award three or more Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Construction Contracts to the responsible proposers whose proposals, conforming to the Request for Proposal (RFP), will be most advantageous to the Government resulting in the Best Value, cost or price and other factors considered. Price evaluation preference will be given to HUBZone Small Business concerns, in accordance with FAR 52.219-4. This is an IDIQ contract with no pre-established fixed contract prices. The actual amount of work to be performed and the time of such performance will be determined by the Contracting Officer or his properly authorized representative, who will issue written task orders to the contractor. Award of task orders will be on a firm fixed price basis. The! work to be acquired under this solicitation is for new construction and repair, by design-build or fully designed project, of heavy horizontal or civil engineering construction projects at various locations within the NAVFAC Southwest area of responsibility, including but not limited to Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. However, it is anticipated that the majority of the work will be performed in California. The work will be for heavy horizontal and civil engineering construction. The North American Industry Code Standard is 237990 and the annual size standard is $33.5 million. The basic contract period will be for 12 months. Each contract contains four (4) 12-month options for a total maximum duration of 60 months. The estimated maximum dollar value, including the base year and all options, for all contracts combined is $350,000,000. Task orders will range between $500,000 and $30,000,000. Task orders may fall below or above this limit; however contractors are! not obligated to accept such task orders under the general terms of the contract. The only work authorized under this contract is work ordered by the government through issuance of a task order. The government makes no representation as to the number of task orders or actual amount of work to be ordered, however, during the term of the contract, a minimum of $5,000 is guaranteed to be ordered from each awardee, under the performance period of the contract. Contractors are not guaranteed work in excess of the minimum guarantee. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award contract(s) without discussions. Selection for award will be based on evaluation of the following: PHASE ONE: Factor 1 - Experience of Offeror and Offeror's Team; Factor 2 - Past Performance; Factor 3 - Management Plan; PHASE TWO: Factor 4 - Small Business Utilization; Factor 5 - Engineering Solution; and Factor 6 - Price (based on Proposed Task Order 0001). Source Selection procedures will be used and award may be made to the offeror whose proposal is the most adv! antageous and offers the best value to the government, price and other factors considered. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for October 16, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Holiday Inn San Diego on the Bay, 1355 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101, which is located between Pacific Highway and Harbor Drive just to the north of 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, California. No site visit will be held. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. The RFP will be posted on the website at https://neco.navy.mil on or about October 2, 2008. No hard copies will be provided. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEBSITE DAILY FOR ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS TO THIS SOLICITATION. Prospective offerors MUST register themselves on the website. Plan holders lists will not be faxed and will be available only at the Internet website address listed above.