SOLICITATION NOTICE
Y -- Design and construction of the Saracha Bridge, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
- Notice Date
- 8/28/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 237310
— Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Seattle, ATTN: CENWS-CT, PO Box 3755, Seattle, WA 98124-3755
- ZIP Code
- 98124-3755
- Solicitation Number
- W912DW-12-R-0043
- Response Due
- 9/10/2012
- Archive Date
- 11/9/2012
- Point of Contact
- Robert Corkrum, 206-764-6575
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE District, Seattle
(robert.e.corkrum@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The point-of-contact for administrative or contractual questions is John Scola at John.P.Scola@usace.army.mil (with carbon copy to Kevin.T.Mulvihill@usace.army.mil). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District (NWS), in conjunction with Afghanistan Engineering District-North (AED-N), intends to issue a Two-Phase Design-Build Solicitation, for the design and construction of the Saracha Bridge, at Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The Phase 1 Solicitation will be available on or about 11 September 2012 on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov. The Phase 1 Proposals will be due approximately 20 days later. The solicitation, including any amendments, shall establish the official opening and closing dates and times. The construction scope of this project includes the design and all necessary construction capabilities to demolish existing temporary steel bridge, temporary causeway and existing destroyed stone bridge. Demolition of existing bridges shall include superstructure, abutments, piers and foundations; construct a 160 meter bridge with approaches and roads at the Saracha crossing point in Nangarhar Province. The proposed bridge is located in the vicinity of 42S XD 41546 05994. This Bridge design shall be capable of handling heavy truck traffic and non tracked military vehicle loading and be designed to withstand the wind and seismic loads that occur in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The bridge and approaches and shall have 10 meter Portland cement concrete carriageway for the vehicle traffic and 1.5 meter shoulders. Roads shall have 10 meter asphalt concrete carriageway for the vehicle traffic and 1.5 meter shoulders. Roads and bridges shall have two separate lanes of traffic. This acquisition is Unrestricted and will be issued as a Request for Proposal which will result in the award of a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) construction contract. The estimated overall period of performance for this acquisition is 365 calendar days from the issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP). The Government will accept proposals from all offerors that qualify under NAICS code 237310. This announcement serves as the advance notice for this project. Award will be made to one (1) offeror who is deemed by the Government to be responsible in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), conforms to the solicitation requirements, and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specific to the pending solicitation, represents the best value to the Government. The submission requirements and evaluation criteria will be defined within the solicitation. In accordance with FAR 36.204 and DFARS 236.204, the estimated magnitude of this construction project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. A Bid Bond/Proposal Guarantee will be required with your proposal in the amount of 20% of the offeror's proposed price or $3,000,000, whichever is less. Payment and Performance Bonds will be required in the amount of 30 percent (30%) of the awarded contract price before the Notice to Proceed can be issued. HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THIS SOLICITATION - - - The Request for Proposal (RFP) will only be issued to prime construction contractors. Copies will not be released to suppliers, subcontractors, plan rooms, home addresses, or Google accounts. In order to receive solicitation information please submit the following information in email format by 10 September 2012 to the point of contact indicated below: name of firm, point of contact, phone number, fax number, mailing address, shipping address for express mail delivery, e-mail address, DUNS number, and reference the RFP number W912DW-12-R-0043. If any of the information is not provided, the request will be returned or denied. To view or download the solicitation requires registration at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov. Downloads are available only through the FBO website. The Government will post the RFP and specifications on the FBO site and it will be password protected. Any amendments will only be available from the FBO website. Offerors are responsible for checking the FBO website frequently for any update(s) to this Pre-Solicitation Announcement or amendments to the Solicitation. The website is occasionally inaccessible due to maintenance. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an offerors inability to access the document(s) at the referenced website. POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for administrative or contractual questions is John Scola at John.P.Scola@usace.army.mil (with carbon copy to Kevin.T.Mulvihill@usace.army.mil). All communication must be made in writing and must provide the following information: name of firm, point of contact, phone number, fax number, mailing address, shipping address for express mail delivery, e-mail address, DUNS number, and reference the RFP number W912DW-12-R-0043. If any of the information is not provided, the request will be returned or denied. The solicitation will only be issued to one point of contact for the company. Please no phone calls. All questions must be submitted in writing to the above point-of-contact. Contracting Office Address: USACE District, Seattle, ATTN: CENWS-CT, PO Box 3755, Seattle, WA 98124-3755 Place of Performance: USACE District, Kandahar 0003 HQ HHC ARCENT KANDAHAR, OEF MULTI CLASS SSF AWCF KANDAHAR APO AE AF 09355 AF The point-of-contact for administrative or contractual questions is John Scola at John.P.Scola@usace.army.mil (with carbon copy to Kevin.T.Mulvihill@usace.army.mil).
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA67/W912DW-12-R-0043/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE District, Seattle ATTN: CENWS-CT, PO Box 3755 Seattle WA
- Zip Code: 98124-3755
- Zip Code: 98124-3755
- Record
- SN02858271-W 20120830/120829000020-0279e6055819c366d12415243c78359d (fbodaily.com)
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