Replace HVAC in Building 53 at Ft Leavenworth, KS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, intends to solicit and award a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) contract for Construction of the Replacement of the HVAC system in historic Building 53 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.  The Government proposes to issue a firm fixed price type contract for this project.  The requirement is for an All Small Business Set-Aside competitive acquisition. This solicitation will use a Single Phase Design-Bid-Build procurement methodology and result in a Firm Fixed Price contract award.

Fort Leavenworth has the requirement to provide renovations to the HVAC system in Building 53, including repairs to the ancillary electrical and architectural structures. This building is part of the Fort Leavenworth National Historic Landmark District.  The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties will apply.

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 does 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 $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

This solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP), open to all Small 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 about 540 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 15 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 this notice, including when the actual solicitation is posted.

The solicitation will be available on or about 24 July 2024 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 238220, with a size standard of $19,000,000.00. This solicitation is being issued as open to all Small Businesses.

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

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 PIEE Customer Support 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 administrative for contractual questions is Rodney A. Morris, at phone: (816)389-3730, or email: rodney.a.morris@usace.army.mil.