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Notice ID:W912QR21R0051
DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR21R0051 for Lab Renovations for the XTAL (eXcelerated Transition of electr...
DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR21R0051 for Lab Renovations for the XTAL (eXcelerated Transition of electronic materials through Autonomous Lab systems) Building 654 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. The proposed design/bid/build project renovates approximately 6,300 square feet of space on the First Floor of Building 654. Constructed in 1985, building 654 is a three story (with penthouse for mechanicals), concrete framed research facility located in Area B. The scope of the renovation will include demolition and retrofit of 3,225 square feet of conventional laboratory space for epitaxial growth materials and characterization labs. It will also include 1,955 square feet of cleanroom facilities for fabrication of devices requiring lithography, deposition, and etch processes. The remaining 820 square feet is required for mechanical and process support equipment for the labs and cleanroom. Additionally, supporting mechanical and electrical equipment will be installed in the Ground Floor mechanical room, and a new exhaust fan is planned for installation on the roof using existing duct risers for connection to the 1st Floor laboratories. Use of existing infrastructure and supporting systems such as compressed air and nitrogen will be incorporated. Wherever possible, existing equipment and distribution will be utilized however, some upgrades of these systems are required. A new stand-by generator will be provided to supply stand-by power to the Epi Growth laboratories. Contract duration is estimated at 450 calendar days. A pre-proposal site visit may be held. Meeting and site visit details will be provided in the solicitation. TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: Full and Open Competition (Unrestricted) CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000, in accordance with FAR 36.204. SELECTION PROCESS: This is a single-phase procurement. The proposals will be evaluated using a Best Value Tradeoff source selection process. The technical information contained in each offeror’s proposal will be reviewed, evaluated, and rated by the Government. Proposals for this procurement, at a minimum, will consist of the following: Prime Contractor Past Performance; Technical, and Price. Pro Forma Information such as bonding and financial capability will also be required to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. All evaluation factors, other than cost or price, are considered approximately equal to cost or price. DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government's best interest. ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 16 June 2021. Details regarding the Optional Site Visit will be included in the solicitation. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to http://sam.gov. SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at Federal Business Opportunities website, http://sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://sam.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. REGISTRATIONS: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database: System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror. POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is the Contract Specialist, M. Renee Booth, at meranda.r.booth@usace.army.mil. This announcement serves as the Advance Notice for this project. Responses to this synopsis are not required.
