The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District intends to solicit and award a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) contract for the Renovation of Barracks 7081 A, B, E, and F at Ft Riley, Kansas. The Government proposes to issue a firm fixed price type contract for this project. The requirement is an Unrestricted/Full and Open competitive acquisition; both small and large businesses are eligible to respond. This solicitation will use a Single Phase Design-Bid-Build procurement methodology and a Firm Fixed Price award.

The scope of this Design-Bid-Build (DBB) contract is for the repair and renovation of 4 separate barracks buildings at Fort Riley, Kansas. The new design and construction will reconfigure these buildings to single room apartment style with shared living spaces including a kitchenette. The work will include but is not limited to construction/installation of walls and partitions, interior/exterior insulation, interior finishes, utilities such as HVAC upgrades, interior electrical, plumbing, fixtures, appliances, kitchenette sinks, fire alarm systems, internet and telephone systems, site improvements, pavements, communications infrastructure, and other supporting work necessary to make complete and useable facilities.

At this time, no Pre-Solicitation Conference is planned for this solicitation. If the government does elect to hold a Pre-Solicitation Conference, the pre-solicitation announcement will be modified accordingly.

At this time, no organized site visit is planned for this solicitation. If the government decides to schedule a site visit, the details will be included in the solicitation.

In accordance with FAR 36.204 and DFARS 236.204, the estimated magnitude of this construction project is: Between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00. This solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP), full and open to all businesses. Submission requirements and evaluation procedures will be detailed in the solicitation. The RFP will result in the award of a single firm fixed price (FFP) construction contract.

The estimated performance period for completion of construction is 730 calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP).

Bid bond will be required with your proposal in the amount of 20% of the offeror proposed price or $3,000,000.00 whichever is less.

Payment Bond will be required for the full amount (100%) of the awarded contract before the Notice to Proceed can be issued.

Proposals will be due on the day and time specified in the solicitation.

We anticipate release of the solicitation within the next 20 days, to ensure you do not miss this notice we recommend contractors register as interested vendors. If you register as an interested vendor, you will be automatically notified if there are any changes made regarding to this notice, including when the actual solicitation is posted.

The solicitation will be available on or about 15 May 2023 and Proposals will be due approximately 30 days later. The solicitation, including any amendments, shall establish the official opening and closing dates and times.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 236220, with a size standard of $45,500,000.00. This solicitation is being issued as full-and-open for all businesses. Small Business Concerns are strongly encouraged to consider Joint Ventures, Mentor-Protegee Agreements, Small Business Consortiums, and other innovative Teaming arrangements in order to leverage and/or consolidate bonding and financial capacities.

To view or download the solicitation requires registration at the SAM.gov website at https://sam.gov/. Downloads and instructions are available through this website. Any amendments will only be available from this website. Offerors are responsible for checking the website frequently for any update(s) to this Pre-Solicitation Announcement or amendments to the Solicitation. The government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an offerors inability to access the document at the referenced website.

New Requirement

Registration is required in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE).

No proposal is requested at this time, but registration will be required to submit proposals as this procurement continues.

ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED THROUGH PROCUREMENT INTEGRATED ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT (PIEE) at https://wawf.eb.mil . Web Based Training for registration and proposal submission is available as a separate portal on the main page of the site or by visiting https://wawftraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml .

Although you can search, review, and open non-restricted solicitations without logging in, you must establish a personal account in the system and register for the Proposal Manager role before you are able to submit a proposal. This account is activated by your Contractor Administrator (CAM).

Instructions for registering are as follows:

1. Navigate to https://wawf.eb.mil/
2. Select Register [top right]
3. Select Vendor
4. Create a User ID and Password and follow the prompts [next]
5. Create Security Questions [next]
6. Complete your User Profile Information [next]
7. Complete your Supervisor or Approving Official Information. This official will act as the CAM who will ultimately approve your account. If you are unsure of who this is please go to https://wawf.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/lookup/gamLookup.xhtml to locate the CAM for your company for assistance. [next]
8. Complete Roles - Step 1. Select SOL-Solicitation, Step 2. Select Proposal Manager, Step 3. Click Add Roles, Step 4. Fill in your Location Code (CAGE Code) [next]
9. Provide a justification for your registration [next]

VERIFY ACCOUNT STATUS/CAPABILITIES.

Once the Proposal Manager account has been approved, verify that your account is showing active under the profile page. Also, once you click on the specified solicitation, verify that the “Offer” tab is visible next to the “Solicitation” tab at the top of the page. The proposal will be submitted through the “Offer” tab. It is imperative that this is verified early in the process in order to mitigate any potential problems with the submission of your proposal.

For questions concerning your account, please contact the WAWF Helpdesk at 866-618-5988. If you are still experiencing problems after the above referenced efforts have been made, please contact the Contract Specialist / Contracting Officer immediately.

Prior to submitting a proposal, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) system. The System for Award Management (SAM) is a Federal Government owned and operated free web site. All vendors must verify their information through this web site.

The point-of-contact for contractual questions is Dale Coleman, at phone: (816) 389-3000, or email: dale.e.coleman@usace.army.mil.

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