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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a contract for Freer Border Patrol Station and Checkpoint located between Freer, Texas and Laredo, Texas. Project Information: This... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a contract for Freer Border Patrol Station and Checkpoint located between Freer, Texas and Laredo, Texas. Project Information: This complex project with options and phasing is to constructed a new 250 agent border patrol station on a new 45 acre site that may include the following: 47,000 sq. ft. administration/ processing/ holding facility, 4 bay vehicle maintenance facility, 6 stall equestrian facility, 6 lane outdoor firing range, 12,000 gallon above ground fueling station, 2 bay vehicle wash, 140 ft. antenna tower, helicopter pad, and parking. Specific rooms within each facility identified for communications and security shall be turned over 60 days prior to Beneficial Occupancy Date (BOD). The supporting facilities listed above excluding the administration/ processing/ holding facility may be moved into Phase II and be listed as additional options based on funding constraints. Also include as an option and part of phase II is construction of a new checkpoint to include the following: checkpoint administration/ holding facility, 3 primary inspection lanes, 5 secondary inspection lanes, tool and lift inspection area, deceleration and acceleration lanes, commercial x-ray area, and parking. New utilities will include but not limited to new water well, septic system, telecom, and electric. Additionally, coordination and installation of site electrical power through the local CO-OP provider is the contractor responsibility. Contractor is responsible for obtaining all permits related to water well, septic system, fueling system, antenna tower, and highway. Furniture and equipment will be provided for all areas as required by the design. Appropriate site stripping, site signage and lighting will be provided in accordance to Texas Department of Transportation and design requirements. Border Patrol security and communications standards will be utilized throughout site layout to include local and remote cameras, network video recorders (NVR), secure access readers (U.S. Government Personnel Identification Verification card readers), radio communication equipment, and data/telephone equipment. Existing Checkpoint is adjacent to new checkpoint location and construction shall be phased to demo existing checkpoint and bring new checkpoint on line without any operational downtime; management coordination is critical throughout the contract. There shall be a two week transition (move-in) period established once the new checkpoint is operation to relocated items from existing checkpoint. The contractor must understand Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) card access requirements as it pertains to physical access control systems. Also, the contractor must understand the permitting process for antenna towers, fueling systems, water wells and deceleration/ acceleration lanes. Completion Time: Estimate duration of Phase I is approximately 540 calendar days and the estimated duration of Phase II thru III is 550 calendar days. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price, Design-Bid-Build contract. The magnitude of this project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The solicitation is advertised as "Full and Open Competition". The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The Small Business Size Standard is $36.5 Million. The solicitation will be issued on or about 6 September 2019. Response date is 5 October 2019 @ 2:00 PM (CST) (All bids must be submitted electronically via www.FBO.gov). The estimated award date for this project is November 2019. All offerors are encouraged to visit the Federal Business Opportunities website at https://www.fbo.gov to view and download the plans, specification and or any amendments for this procurement. Plans and specifications will not be available in paper format or on compact disc. To register as an "Interested Vendor", visit https://www.fbo.gov. Offerors must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: https://www.sam.gov. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Ms. Debora Wells, (409) 766-3943; E-mail: Debora.L.Wells@usace.army.mil.