8 February 2023 UPDATE -- See attached updated file, FY23-24 Projections_2023 02 07"

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See attached file "FY23 Projections_2022 10 11"

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ) is providing notification of current and projected FY2023-FY2024 projects, for informational planning purposes. The following requirements will only be solicited to LOCAL SOURCES IN JAPAN through the utilization of full and open competition procedures. Local sources are those organizations which are physically located and licensed to conduct business in Japan. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government for any follow-on announcements, solicitation, or award. This notification is NOT a solicitation and information contained in this notice is subject to change. Please continue to monitor SAM.gov for individual project solicitation issuance and updates. Any information that conflicts with this notice and solicitation (if issued), the terms and conditions of the solicitation govern.

Industry may submit any comments or concerns regarding these projections to the point of contacts identified below for consideration in Government’s acquisition planning.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

All interested companies, including joint ventures, shall be registered in the SAM database in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts. https://www.sam.gov.

LOCAL SOURCES

Local sources are sources (e.g. corporations, partnerships, or Joint Ventures [For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must satisfy the local source requirements or, in the alternative, each member of the Joint Venture must individually satisfy the local source requirements]) that are physically located in Japan and authorized (i.e. licensed and registered) to perform in Japan, the type of construction work specific in this solicitation. Specifically, a prospective offeror must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan and must fully comply with all applicable laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the resulting contracts. In addition, prior to award of the contracts, offerors must be registered with the Government of Japan to do construction work in Japan and possess necessary construction licenses and permits to perform work required under this solicitation. Construction license will be verified through the Government of Japan – Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MILT) https://etsuran.mlit.go.jp/TAKKEN. The U.S. Government will not offer “United States Official Contractor” status under Article XIV of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to U.S. contractors normally resident in the United States; nor will the U.S. Government certify employees of such contractors as “Members of the Civilian Component” under Article I(b) of the SOFA.

ELECTRONIC BID/PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

The US Army Corps of Engineers Japan District (POJ) has transitioned to Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module for bid and proposal submission (unless otherwise specified in the solicitation), to replace DOD SAFE. It is recommended that contractors create their PIEE Solicitation Module account as soon as possible and not wait till bid/proposal due date, as access may take time. The following information is provided for reference.

Step 1: Complete vendor registration on https://piee.eb.mil/. Instructions for registration can be found through: https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf

Step 2: Upload offer in the Solicitation Module through https://piee.eb.mil/ . Instructions for uploading an offer can be found through: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

Point of Contacts

Dr. Nakiba Jackson

Contracting Officer // Army, Air Force, Housing

Nakiba.S.Jackson@usace.army.mil

Phone: 046-407-3398

Ms. Jennifer Knutson

Contracting Officer // DoDEA, DLA, Navy, Marine Corps

Jennifer.H.Knutson@usace.army.mil

Phone: 046-407-8839

Point of Contact (Okinawa)

Mr. Jack Letscher

Contracting Officer

Jack.T.Letscher@usace.army.mil

Phone: 098-970-9068

Mr. Norman Mackie

Contracting Officer

Norman.G.Mackie@usace.army.mil

Phone: 098-970-4402

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