Building Improvements, Wilson and Kanopolis Lake Projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) solicitation that will result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for construction services for building repairs at the Wilson and Kanopolis Lake Projects in the Ellsworth, Russell, and Lincoln Counties of Kansas. The work includes, but is not limited to, removing and replacing existing roofs on two facilities with standing seam roofs , removing and replacing the guttering and downspouts, adding additional flashing and siding, and stripping and performing preparation and painting of facilities/buildings across both lakes. It will be solicited and evaluated in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 14. The estimated period of performance for completion of the awarded contract is 270 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The estimated magnitude of this project is between $250,000 and $500,000. This procurement will be solicited as a 100% total small business set aside utilizing the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 238160 - Roofing Contractors, an SBA size standard of $19M. The Product Service Code (PSC) is Z2JZ – Repair or Alteration of Miscellaneous Buildings. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by the agency Contracting Officer. RFO Subpart 9.2 Qualification Requirements will not apply to this acquisition. The solicitation is expected to be available not less than 15 days after the posting of this notice, but within the next 30 days. Bids are expected to be due within 30 days after the solicitation release date unless solicitation amendments extend the due date and time. The due date and time will be specified in the solicitation. There will be a site visit planned for this solicitation. The details to attend the site visit will be included in the solicitation. Once the solicitation is posted, plans and drawings will be provided through Projnet at www.projnet.org/. For any questions or inquiries on this notice, the primary Point of Contact for this announcement is Seth Balsters, Contract Specialist, phone: 816-389-3566, email: seth.b.balsters@usace.army.mil. Contracting Officer contact information: Attn: Erick Ottoson, CENWK-CT Kansas City District Corps of Engineers 601 E. 12th Street, Room 647 Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Phone: 816-389-3878 Email: erick.s.ottoson@usace.army.mil A description of agency policies and procedures that apply to equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts as well as data on agency past performance regarding the time required to definitize equitable adjustments can be found on the USACE agency website at the following link: https://www.usace.army.mil/Strategic-Partnerships/Partnering/mod/129895/directory/. The website includes the Construction Project Partnering Playbook, the Construction Contract Modification Process, Construction Contract Modification Process Past Performance Data, and the Firm-Fixed-Priced Contract Changes Playbook. If you have questions about Government procurements in general or need assistance in the preparation of bids, a local APEX Accelerator, formerly known as Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, may be able to help. The APEX Accelerator was authorized by Congress in 1985 in an effort to expand the number of businesses capable of participating in the Government marketplace. To locate an APEX Accelerator near you, go to https://www.napex.us/ . This is a free service by a nonprofit paid for by the U.S. Government. Interested contractors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting bids. Firms can register through the https://www.sam.gov website to create or update their SAM.gov accounts. Bids from contractors without an active SAM registration will NOT be considered for award. If the contractor is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity must have a valid SAM registration. SAM.gov registration is free of charge. For assistance with SAM.gov registration, please visit https://www.napex.us/.