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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR24R0052 for the design and construction of a 21,500 SF Network Enterprise Center (NEC) o... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR24R0052 for the design and construction of a 21,500 SF Network Enterprise Center (NEC) on Fort Hunter Liggett, CA. Construct a standard design Information Systems Facility (ISF), organizational vehicle parking, open storage area, and building information systems. The facility includes space for a command center for operations support with video teleconferencing capability, administration, reception, network administrators, operations floor, tech lab, operations center, administrative offices, customer service center, technical assistance for information technology, controlled humidity warehouse, loading dock with receiving zone, shower/locker rooms, and break rooms. Supporting facilities include utilities, fire protection and alarm systems, Utility Monitoring Control Systems (UMCS) connection, uninterrupted power supply, redundant mechanical and electrical systems, heating and cooling, and pavements, walks, and curbs. Site improvements will include site clearing, grading, and landscaping. Low Impact Development Integrated Management Practice measures will be provided. Measures in accordance with the Department of Defense Minimum Antiterrorism for Buildings standards will be provided. Comprehensive building and furnishings related interior design services in addition to access for individuals with disabilities will be provided. Heating and air conditioning will be provided by self-contained systems. Facilities will be designed to a minimum life of 50 years in accordance with DoD's Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-02 including energy efficiencies, building envelope and integrated building systems performance. Cooling is estimated at 60 tons for the facility with an N+1 redundancy of another 60 tons. Dispose/Demolish 2 buildings at Fort Hunter Liggett, CA (12,457 Total SF). The Contract duration is estimated at 900 calendar days from Contract Notice to Proceed (NTP). 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: This acquisition will be an Unrestricted (Full and Open) Procurement SELECTION PROCESS: This is a two-phase Design/Build 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. Potential offerors are invited to submit their past performance, technical, and capability information as will be described in Section 00 22 16 and Section 00 22 18 of the Solicitation, for review and consideration by the Government. As will be described in Section 00 22 16 of the Solicitation, the selection process for Phase I will evaluate such factors as Past Performance (for both the Prime Contractor and A/E Designer of Record) and Technical Approach for Design/Build. Pro Forma Information such as bonding and financial capability will also be required to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Following completion of the evaluation of Phase I, up to a maximum of five (5) most highly qualified offerors will be invited to participate in Phase II. The selected offerors for Phase II will be requested to submit additional information as will be described in Section 00 22 18 of the Solicitation, for review and evaluation by the Government. The selection process for Phase II will evaluate such factors as: Design Narrative, Management Plan, Schedule Narrative, Small Business Participation Plan, and Price. The Standard Form 1442, a Project Labor Agreement, and (for Large Businesses) a Subcontracting Plan will also be required. All evaluation factors, other than cost or price, are considered approximately equal to cost or price. Oral Presentations: For selected offerors who are invited to participate in Phase II of the solicitation, it is anticipated that the source selection process will also include the requirement for an Oral Presentation as part of the Phase II technical proposal. The Oral Presentation will require selected offerors to provide a real-time oral proposal presentation to the Government and respond to questions; these questions will be limited to clarifications. Discussions shall not be conducted in relation to the oral presentation. Therefore, the offeror shall accept that opportunities to address deficiencies through their oral presentation will not exist. Stipends: In consideration for the preparation of the Phase 2 technical proposal costs associated with the oral presentations, the Government is contemplating providing stipends to offset a portion of the costs to Offerors not selected for award of the resultant contract. Offerors that submit an incomplete or “Unacceptable” rated Phase 2 proposal will not be eligible for a stipend. 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. CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000, in accordance with DFARS 236.204. ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 21 June 2024. As this is an anticipated release date, it is subject to change. Details regarding the Optional Site Visit will be included in the Phase II solicitation amendment, with the actual date and time identified. Additional details can be found in the solicitation and amendments when they are posted to https://sam.gov. PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE: An optional Preproposal Conference will be held on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 within the vicinity of the project site. For more information, please refer to SAM.gov Notice ID: W912QR-24-FHL-NEC, or visit the following link: https://sam.gov/opp/4de4137c658c40cfaf09ab98f2329e96/view. The Pre-Proposal Conference will have the option for virtual participation. *****NOTE: The information presented in this Presolicitation Notice is subject to change at any time, including with the issuance of the solicitation.***** SOLICITATION WEBSITES: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at federal Contract Opportunities website, https://sam.gov and the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module website, https://piee.eb.mil/. 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 System for Award Management at https://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 websites 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://www.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 Bonny Dylewski, at bonny.c.dylewski@usace.army.mil This announcement serves as the Advance Notice for this project. Responses to this synopsis are not required.