THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS PROCUREMENT WILL BE SOLICITED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 10 April 2015. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic (NAVFAC LANT) intends to issue a request for proposal for a Design-Bid-Build, Firm Fixed Price contract for construction of an Intermodal Access Road, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. This will be a full and open competitive procurement. The scope of work consists of the following: General Site Description: The work includes the removal and/or resetting of fencing, walls, poles, trees, brush, grading, vertical rock excavation, construction of approximately 4,000 linear meters of two lane asphalt paved roadway from Hellenic Air Force Base gate at the MOGAS intersection following the existing road around the northeast perimeter of the Base continuing along the JP5 fuel maintenance road to the intersection in Marathi and incidental related work. The period of performance is anticipated to be approximately 470 calendar days after notice to proceed. This project will be awarded as a firm-fixed price contract. The Government reserves the right to enter into negotiations or limit the competitive range. The magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 (USD). This contract will require a Performance Bond pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 52.228-15, through an approved surety under the United States Treasury Department Circular 570. Based on the feasibility of a contractor furnishing a Performance Bond, offerors may provide a 10% Performance Guarantee, in accordance with Naval Facilities Acquisition Supplement (NFAS) 5252.228-9306, in lieu of a Performance Bond. The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available for viewing and downloading on or about April 10, 2015. The proposal due date will be on or about May 11, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time North America. The solicitation will be formatted as an RFP in accordance with the requirements designated by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.203 for a negotiated procurement utilizing procedures of FAR 36.2. This method permits evaluation of proposals based on price competition, technical merit and other factors; permits impartial and comprehensive evaluation of offerors’ proposals; permits discussions if necessary; and ensures selection of the source whose performance provides the best value to the Government. The technical evaluation factors are anticipated to be as follows: Corporate Experience, Past Performance, and Safety. A site visit to NSA Souda Bay will be available for this procurement during the solicitation. The anticipated date for the site visit will be approximately 14 days after the solicitation has been posted to NECO. Due to the geographic location of this site, it is recommended that interested firms make pre-arrangements for travel (immunizations, etc), base access and any other necessary requirements for overseas travel, as the solicitation will be limited to 30 days. The Government intends to issue the RFP through the Internet at www.neco.navy.mil and www.fbo.gov. All prospective offerors MUST register themselves on the website. All prospective offerors are encouraged to attempt download from the website prior to obtaining the solicitation from alternate sources. Many firms and commercial printing services have the capability to print the solicitation package and plan holder’s list off the Internet, if necessary. The official plan holder’s list will be created by registration and will be available from the website only. Amendments will also be posted on the website for downloading. This will be the normal method for distributing amendments; therefore, it is the offerors’ responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to this solicitation. IMPORTANT NOTICE: All potential offerors submitting bids, proposals or quotes on Department of Defense solicitations must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The purpose of this database is to provide basic business information, capabilities and financial information to the Government. The SAM website can be accessed at www.sam.gov. Reference is made to FAR Clause 52.204-99 (DEV), System for Award Management Registration (August 2012) (DEVIATION). You are encouraged to register as soon as possible. This requirement will apply to all solicitations and awards, regardless of the media used. For inquiries about this synopsis, please contact Heather Race at
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