The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a Preproposal Conference on Tuesday, 21 May 2024.  The conference will be held on the military installation of the project site to provide information for an upcoming contracting opportunity, as well an opportunity for a Site Visit.  The Government is planning on issuing a Full & Open solicitation for the Design-Build of a Network Enterprise Center (NEC) at Fort Hunter Liggett, CA.  The planned solicitation will be for a two-phase Design Build procurement and will be evaluated using a Best-Value Tradeoff source selection process.  For selected offerors who are invited to participate in Phase II, the source selection process will include, but is not limited to, a written Technical Proposal and an Oral Presentation.  The Oral Presentation will require offerors to provide a real-time oral proposal presentation to the Government and respond to questions; these questions will be limited to clarifications and will not include discussions.  The Project Description is provided under the Project Description section of this announcement. 

This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP), an Invitation for Bid (IFB), or a Request for Quotation (RFQ).  Therefore, this event is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for information provided to the Government in a response, nor pay for administrative costs incurred attending the Industry Day event.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with travel or providing information in response to this announcement.

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE EVENT INFORMATION:

Who Should Attend:

This event is open to Large, Small, and Socio-Economic Businesses who are registered in System for Award Management (SAM.gov) for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

Meeting Date & Time

Time:  1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. (Pacific Daylight Time) - Informational Meeting

The Pre-Proposal Conference informational presentation will be conducted on Tuesday, 21  May 2024 at the following location(s):

In-Person Participation:

Fort Hunter Liggett, Building 320C (Range Operations Facility), Room 121

232 California Ave., Jolon, CA 93928

Webex (Virtual Participation):  https://usace1.webex.com/join/sonia.l.suggs

After the presentation, an optional Site Visit of the project area will be conducted.  A virtual Site Visit will not be available.

No registration is needed.

Please bring a valid driver's license or valid photo ID for each person attending, vehicle registration and proof of insurance in the vehicle to gain access to the facility.  For visitors presenting a state-issued driver's license or identification card, United States Army Garrison, Fort Hunter Liggett only accepts such documents if they are issued by states that are REAL ID ACT compliant.  If the state that issued your license is listed as noncompliant to facilitate access please bring an alternate form of a government-issued photo ID. 

QUESTIONS:

For questions regarding this announcement, please email: [email protected] with the subject line “Fort Hunter Liggett Network Enterprise Center (NEC) – Pre-proposal Conference."

Please note that following the conclusion of the Preproposal Conference, this posting will be updated to include the Industry Day Presentation and Sign-In Sheet.

PROJECT INFORMATION:

Design-Build Construction of the Fort Hunter Liggett Network Enterprise Center (NEC)

This project is for the Design and Construction of a 21,500 SF Network Enterprise Center (NEC) on Fort Hunter Liggett, CA.  Construct a standard design Information Systems Facility (ISF), organizational vehicle parking, open storage area, and building information systems.  The facility includes space for a command center for operations support with video teleconferencing capability, administration, reception, network administrators, operations floor, tech lab, operations center, administrative offices, customer service center, technical assistance for information technology, controlled humidity warehouse, loading dock with receiving zone, shower/locker rooms, and break rooms.  Supporting facilities include utilities, fire protection and alarm systems, Utility Monitoring Control Systems (UMCS) connection, uninterrupted power supply, redundant mechanical and electrical systems, heating and cooling, and pavements, walks, and curbs.  Site improvements will include site clearing, grading, and landscaping. Low Impact Development Integrated Management Practice measures will be provided. Measures in accordance with the Department of Defense Minimum Antiterrorism for Buildings standards will be provided.  Comprehensive building and furnishings related interior design services in addition to access for individuals with disabilities will be provided.  Heating and air conditioning will be provided by self-contained systems. Facilities will be designed to a minimum life of 50 years in accordance with DoD's Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-02 including energy efficiencies, building envelope and integrated building systems performance.  Cooling is estimated at 60 tons for the facility with an N+1 redundancy of another 60 tons.  Dispose/Demolish 2 buildings at Fort Hunter Liggett, CA (12,457 Total SF).

Contract duration is estimated at 900 calendar days.

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