Crow 18-plex Apartment Building Construction

This is a PRESOLICITATION NOTICE for the Crow 18-Plex Apartment Building, a construction project for the Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Engineering Services (DES). The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 12 September 2022 and will remain open for approximately 45 calendar days. The solicitation and all amendments for this Request for Proposals will be posted on https://www.SAM.gov/. A full scope of work, plans and specifications and Construction Wage Determination will be included in the solicitation documents. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to https://www.SAM.gov/.

SCOPE OF WORK:  The project is to construct an 18-Plex Apartment Building per the plans and specifications. The building is a two story, 26,446 square foot multi-living facility with a common area.  The work consists of the site work, landscaping, utility services and all facets of construction for constructing a new apartment building.

LOCATION OF PROJECT:  The apartment building is to be constructed within the current leased boundary of the Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital leased compound in Crow Agency, Montana.

CONSTRUCTION DURATION:  Period of Performance is 425 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be greater than $10,000,000, in accordance with FAR 36.204(g).

SITE VISIT:  Details regarding the Site Visit will be included in the solicitation.

NOTE: ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  SEE SOLICITATION FOR OFFICIAL DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS OF SITE VISITS AND DEADLINES.

This project will be procured as an Unrestricted, Full and Open solicitation under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236116 New Multifamily Housing Construction. The associated size standard for this procurement is $39.5 million. For the purposes of this procurement, a concern is considered a small business if its average annual revenue for the last three (3) years is less than $39.5 million. For information concerning NAICS and SBA size standards, go to http://www.sba.gov.

It is the responsibility of the contractor to check https://www.SAM.gov/ frequently for any amendments or changes to the solicitation. Hard copy documents will NOT be available – all documents for proposal purposes will be posted at the website for download by interested parties.

This solicitation will be procured as a Request for Proposals (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15 and 36 procedures with Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation criteria.

CONTRACT TYPE:  The Indian Health Service intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) construction contract in support of this requirement.

NOTE: Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database is mandatory to be considered for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at: https://www.SAM.gov. Contractors are encouraged to complete SAM registration as soon as possible; the government may not delay award for the purpose of allowing a contractor additional time to register in SAM.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is NOT a request for submission of offers. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation itself. No bidder list is maintained. All potential bidders should register with Federal Business Opportunities if interested in this forthcoming acquisition.  NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN WHAT IS NOTED HEREIN.  FIRMS ARE INSTRUCTED NOT TO CALL REQUESTING MORE INFORMATION.

Interested bidders should follow this pre-solicitation notice on SAM.gov to receive email notices of any updates to the notice including the posting of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments.