Replace Kubasaki High School, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan

8 January 2025 Project Update:   The Government anticipates on issuing a solicitation in mid February 2025.   Please continue to monitor SAM.gov for further updates.  

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ) is providing a PRE-SOLICITATION notice pursuant to FAR 36.213-2 for an upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP).  This is not a solicitation.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Project Title:  FY25 DoDEA PA00199, Replace Kubasaki High School, Camp Foster

Project Location: Okinawa, Japan

Product Service Code (PSC):  Y1CA - Construction of Schools

NAICS Code:  236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Project Magnitude:  Between ¥10,000,000,000 and ¥25,000,000,000 (DFARS 236.204)

Construction Type:  Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Construction

Project Description:

This project is for new construction of a two-story, 153,000 SF, high school with a capacity of 680 students grades 9-12. The work includes the construction of site improvements, site utilities, supporting and primary facilities including physical education field, tennis courts, multi-court, concrete plaza, amphitheater, outdoor learning, service access road, trash enclosure, bus drop off and covered walkway, POV loading/unloading areas, staff and visitor parking, all associated site improvements, and installation of utilities.

The optional work includes renovations at Mike Petty Field, to include demolition of the existing track and replacement with a new 400-meter track, to include new synthetic field turf, new outdoor bleachers, improvements of Mike Petty Field Press Box, Field House Building, integrated Public Address (PA) system, new scoreboards, and a new Pavilion.

Base CLINs: 

CLIN 0001, Site Improvements, Site Utilities, Supporting and Primary Facilities

CLIN 0002, 1000 mm Diameter Cement-soil Columns, QTY: 14,873

CLIN 0003, 1200 mm Diameter Cement-soil Columns, QTY: 2,037

Option CLIN:

CLIN 0004, Renovations at Mike Petty Field (OPTION ITEM 1)

SOLICITATION INFORMATION:

1. Procurement Method: The Government will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) Solicitation utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedures.
2. The Government anticipates issuing the solicitation in January 2025.  The solicitation when issued, will identify the site visit date, RFI and proposal submission due date.  It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor SAM.Gov for issuance of the solicitation and/or amendments.
3. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price construction contract as a result of the RFP.
4. All interested companies shall be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts.  Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be found at http://www.sam.gov.  For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must be registered in SAM as such.
5. Only local sources will be considered under this solicitation.  This contract will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan and is intended only for local sources.  Only local sources will be considered under this solicitation.  Local sources are sources (e.g. corporations, partnerships, or Joint Ventures [For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must satisfy the local source requirements or, in the alternative, each member of the Joint Venture must individually satisfy the local source requirements]) that are physically located in Japan and authorized (i.e. licensed and registered) to perform in Japan, the type of construction work specific in this solicitation.  Specifically, a prospective offeror must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan and must fully comply with all applicable laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the resulting contracts.  Offerors are required to be registered with the Government of Japan to do construction work in Japan and possess necessary construction licenses and permits to perform work required under this solicitation at the time an offer is submitted.  Construction license will be verified through the Government of Japan – Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MILT) https://etsuran2.mlit.go.jp/TAKKEN .  The U.S. Government will not offer “United States Official Contractor” status under Article XIV of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to U.S. contractors normally resident in the United States; nor will the U.S. Government certify employees of such contractors as “Members of the Civilian Component” under Article I(b) of the SOFA. 

Firms which have not done business with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan Engineering District, are requested to visit the following website:  https://www.poj.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/ for general information.

ELECTRONIC BID/PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

The US Army Corps of Engineers Japan District (POJ) has transitioned to Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module for bid/proposal submission (unless otherwise specified in the solicitation), to replace DOD SAFE.  It is recommended that contractors create their PIEE Solicitation Module account as soon as possible and not wait till bid/proposal due date, as access may take time.  The following information is provided for reference.

Step 1: Complete vendor registration on https://piee.eb.mil/.  Instructions for registration can be found through: https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf

Step 2: Upload offer in the Solicitation Module through https://piee.eb.mil/ .  Instructions for uploading an offer can be found through: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District, Camp Zama, Japan

Contracting Office Address:

USACE District, Japan

Attn: CECT-POJ

Unit 45010

APO, AP 96343-5010

Primary:

Norman Roldan

Contract Specialist

098-970-9041

Norman.roldan@usace.army.mil

Alternate:

Jack T. Letscher

Contracting Officer

098-970-4402

Jack.t.letscher@usace.army.mil