The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District intends to issue a solicitation for the construction of new permanent facilities for the Forward Operations Base at Jalalabad Airfield, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The solicitation will be available on or about September 14, 2012 on the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov. The Proposals will be due approximately 30 days later. The solicitation, including any amendments, shall establish the official opening and closing dates and times.

The project consists of the design, site adaptation, and construction of new permanent facilities for the Forward Operations Base at Jalalabad Airfield. The anticipated capacity will be to accommodate 200 personnel. The project shall include but not be limited to the design, material, labor, and equipment to construct buildings, parking areas, runways, utilities, and other infrastructures. The project will entail construction of the following new facilities: Passenger Terminal, Medical Clinic, Multipurpose Facility, Warehouse, Small Arms Storage, Vehicle Maintenance Building, POL storage, and numerous other site upgrades.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220

In Accordance With FAR 36.204 and DFARS 236.204 the estimated magnitude of this construction project is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

The period of performance for this acquisition is 540 calendar days from the issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP).

Award will be made to one (1) offeror who is deemed by the Government to be responsible in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), conforms to the solicitation requirements; and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria, represents the best value to the Government. The source selection process to be utilized for this acquisition is Unrestricted Best Value Two-Phase Request for Proposal (RFP). The submission requirements and evaluation criteria will be defined within the Solicitation.

The media selected for issuance of Synopsis/Solicitation and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the media utilized for this project shall be the internet. Paper copies of this solicitation and amendments, if any, will not be available or issued. In accordance with DFARS 252.204-7007, all vendors who want access to the solicitation must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM), located at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ , and Federal Business Opportunity (FedBizOpps), located at http://www.fbo.gov, in order to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal Agencies. Interested parties may download and print the solicitation at no charge from the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov. Some contractor tools are as follows: 1. Register to receive Notification, and 2. Subscribe to the Mailing List for specific solicitations at Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) or utilize the Vendor Notification Service in ASFI (https://www.acquisition.army.mil/asfi). FedBizOpps directs vendors to hyperlinks for Federal Business opportunities, such as solicitations, plans, specifications, and amendments. Check www.fbo.gov frequently for information and updates. Project specification files and drawings are portable document files (PDF). The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition Technology & Logistics (OUSD{AT&L}) A Guide to Collection & Use of Past Performance Information dated 2003 and FAR Part 36 requires the collection and use of past performance information (PPI) in acquiring best-value goods and services. FAR Subpart 36.2 and DFARS Subpart 236.2 mandate the use of Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS) by all DoD agencies for construction contracts greater than or equal to $650,000 or more than $10,000 if the contract was terminated for default. CCASS is a module of the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) and is located at: https://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil. More definitive guidance and instructions will be incorporated in the solicitation and resultant contract.

Point of Contact is Matthew Guilday, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1843, New York, 10278-0090
Email: [email protected].

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