Croatia Maritime CCTC, Split, Cratia

1. PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:

This is a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract pursuant to FAR 5.204. The US Government intends to announce a contract solicitation for design and construction services as described within this announcement within the next 90 days. This announcement is also meant to help identify potential contractors interested in and capable of performing this design and construction project.  This is NOT a solicitation announcement and is not to be construed as a commitment by the US Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. 

OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THIS WEBSITE FOR CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE AND THE FORMAL SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT

1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT:

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Europe District plans to solicit proposals for a design-build project for the renovation of a facility in Split, Croatia. The USACE plans to include basic design criteria in the contract solicitation, with the intent to award a single construction contract to a design-build construction contractor that will complete the 100% design and construct the project.

1. PROJECT LOCATION:

This project is located in Split, Croatia; Latitude 43°30'24.1" N, Longitude 16°26’22.0” E (Refer to the attached Location Map.)

1. PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT:

To Be Determined

Offerors must pre-register their attendees (a maximum of three (3) representatives from the firm) no later than TBD. To Pre-Register, complete the site visit attendee information sheets (must complete attachments 2 and 3) submit via email to thomas.m.bookout@usace.army.mil and sterling.j.alphonse@usace.army.mil. Offerors MUST pre-register in order to attend the site visit. IMPORTANT: Any individuals planning to attend must register in advance with all information provided in site visit attachment to be permitted access to the sites—please use the attendee information sheet attached to the RFP. Also, space may be limited and as a result the number of attendees per company may be limited.

NOTE: Attendees must bring the ID cards/Passports they used to register for base access.

1. PLANNED SOLICITATION INFORMATION:

This is NOT a solicitation announcement at this time. The USACE anticipates that the solicitation announcement will be made within 90 days of this posting and will contain many more details surrounding the project and instructions on how and when to submit a proposal.  Any attachments within this posting are subject to change at the time of official solicitation posting, and it is the responsibility of the contractor to monitor this post.  If you are interested in this contract opportunity, you can sign up for email alerts for updates by selecting to “follow” this opportunity at the top right on the SAM.gov announcement webpage (requires account login; see SAM registration details below). The solicitation will be subject to full and open competition.  As the work will be performed outside of the continental U.S. no small business set-asides or socioeconomic preference of any sort will be granted.

1. PLANNED CONTRACT INFORMATION:

The resulting contract will be a Design-Build, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) construction contract.

1. ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE CONTRACT:

The estimated contract value is between $250,000 and $500,000 (USD).

1. PERFORMANCE PERIOD:

The anticipated contract duration is between one and two calendar years after contract award, including the complete design and the entire construction project.

1. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:

This is NOT a solicitation announcement at this time. Interested Offerors are encouraged to respond to this announcement by completing the questionnaire attached to this announcement, including basic company information, company point of contact information including phone and email. NOTE: Companies MUST be SAM registered to be eligible for award of any contracts for the US Government. See special SAM notice below.

1. HOW TO SUBMIT RESPONSES:

Interested parties may subm