F-35 Foreign Military Academic Training Center, Ebbing ANGB, Fort Smith, Arkansas

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes.  THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing this information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests.  Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - The Little Rock District has been tasked to solicit for an award a contract for the construction of a foreign military sales training center to support the bed down of the F-35 aircraft located at Ebbing Field ANG in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

The Government is seeking gualified, experienced sources capable of performing the following:

Construction of an F35 Academic Training Center and Liquid Oxygen Storage facility for the Foreign Military Sales F-35 program.  Project included a multi-story steel framed, reinforced concrete flight training center with brick veneer, vertical pile foundation and a standing seam metal roof.  The facility will provide spaces for training classrooms, spaces for flight simulator training, conference rooms, administrative and administrative support spaces, bathrooms, a hallway, lobby, and vestibule, storage space, break rooms, communications, mechanical and electrical spaces, and a janitor's closet.  The facility contains secure space and shall comply with the Intelligence Community Directive (ICD 705) criteria/standards and the Joint Programs Office (JPO) Facility Requirements Document (FRD).  Lightning protection, fire detection and suppression, intrusion detection are included.  The Liquid Oxygen Storage project included a single-story steel framed building with metal siding, metal roof and slab on grade foundation.  Supporting facilities include utilities, pavements, site improvements, and communication support to provide complete and usable facilities.  Privatized utility connection fees are included in their respective supporting facilities.  Project will demlish building 124 (99SM).  Facilities will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the Depart of Defense Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-01, General Building Requirements.  This project will comply with Department of Defense antiterrorism/force protection requirements per Unified Facility Criteria 4-010-01.  Air Conditioning load is approximately 290 Tons.

ESTIMATED VALUE RANGE:  In accordanc with FAR 36.205/DFARS 236.204, Magnitude of Construction Projects, the estimated value for this requirement is between $70M and $75M.

In accordance with FAR 22.5 and Executive Order 14063, the use of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is required for large-scale construction projects with a total estimated cost of construction at $35 million or more.  Therefore, a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is required prior to contract award for the project.

ESTIMATED SCHEDULE DATES:  the projected is expected to take no longer than 912 calendar days.

• Construction Contract Award:  August 2025
• Contract Completion:  February 2028

CAPABILITIES:

Provide examples of the company's capability to perform a contract of similar magnitude and complexity described in this survey.  If your company has completed projects of similar size, scope (construction and testing of similar facilities) and compexity, include examples of this.  Same/similar experience is defined as construction matching this project's scope with emphasis on the following areas:

1. Secure boundary/RF shielding construction and successful building/facility certification (TEMPEST)
2. Construction of F-35 pilot training facilities with a contract value of at least $30,000,000 per project.  With decreased relevancy, facilities with similar functions may be presented.  For example, pilot training facilities for other aircraft can be presented.  They are less relevant than F-35 pilot training facilities.
3. Construction of Secured Facility Project(s) to ICD 705 Standards and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) Facility Requirements Documents (FRD)
4. Successful building accreditation by responsible Accreditation Official (AO)

Include information on your company's past contracts within the last five (5) years.  Provide at least three (3) but no more than ten (10) examples of how your company can meet the requirements as stated in the Sources Sought Synopsis.  Provide information for each project in the following order.

1. Project Name/Title
2. Project Location
3. Dollar Value
4. Timeliness of Performance
5. Brief Description of Project
6. Customer
7. Customer Point of Contact (Name, Phone Number, and Email Address)
8. Customer Satisfaction
9. Certifications

SCAN OF RECENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN TARGET LABOR MARKET FOR PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT REQUIREMENT:

Please answer the following USACE questions:

1. Do you have knowlede that a PLA has been used in the local area of projects of this kind?  If so, please provide supporting documents.
2. Are you aware of skilled labor shortages in the area for those crafts that will be needed to complete the referenced project?  If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.
3. Are you aware of time sensitive issues/scheduling requirements that would affect the rate at which the references project should be completed?  If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.
4. Identify specific reasons why or how you believe a PLA would advance the Federal Government's interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement.
5. Identify specific reasons why you do not believe a PLA would advance the Federal Government's interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement.
6. Identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the use of a PLA on the referenced project.
7. Identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the non-use of a PLA on the referenced project.

The information gathered in this exercise should include the following information on projects completed in the last 2-5 years.

1. Project Name and Location
2. Detailed Project Description
3. Initial Cost Estimate vs Actual Final Cost
4. Was the project completed on time?
5. Number of craft trades present on the project
6. Was a PLA used?
7. Were there any challenges experienced during the project?

The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price construction contract procured in accordance with FAR Part 15, Negotiated Procurement, using the trade-off process.  The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend on the capabilities of the responses to this synopsis.  The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the small business community:  Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB).  The government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors.  Small businesses, section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB and WOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

The North American Industry Classification Code for this procurement is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) which as a small business size standard of $45,000,000.00

Product Service Code is Y1BZ (Construction of Other Airfield Structures).

Small Businesses and 8(a) participants are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting (Deviation 2019-O0003) that they will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the Government  for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials to subcontracts that will count toward the 85 percent subcontract amount "that cannot be exceeded" for general construction-type procurement.

Prior Government contract work is not required to submitted a response under this Sources Sought Synopsis.

Interest Firms shall respond to the Sources Sought no later than 02:00 p.m. CT, Tuesday 03 December 2024.  All interest firms must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) or www.sam.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts.  Email your response to Attn:  Deborah Oswalt at Deborah.Oswalt@usace.army.mil.