DRAFT RFP FOR FY21 MCAF PROJECT PAF160700 SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, AUSTRALIA

NAVFAC Pacific, Construction Contracts Branch, is providing the draft plans and specifications (P&S) for industry review and comment.  The draft P&S is being released as part of the Government’s efforts to improve the understanding of Government requirements and industry capabilities prior to issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP), thereby allowing potential offerors to judge whether or how they can satisfy the Government’s requirements and enhance the Government’s ability to obtain quality construction, at reasonable prices, and possibly increase efficiency in proposal preparation.The draft P&S is for the construction (design-bid-build) of a United States Air Force squadron operations facility at the Royal Australian Air Force Base in Darwin, Australia.  Space is required for aircrew flight equipment maintenance and care, mission planning, intelligence, crew briefings, and crew readiness to support eight (8) KC-10 aircraft, and incidental related work.  Systems to be commissioned

in this project include, but is not limited to, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems (no heating or refrigeration), Building Automation System (HVAC Control System), Service Water Heating System, Plumbing System, and Utility Energy Metering Systems and Sub-Meters.  The cost is estimated to be between $5M and $10M.  The RFP (if any) and resulting contract (if any) will be subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and supplemental U.S. Department of Defense and Agency Acquisition Regulations.Issuance of the draft P&S shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government.  The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this draft P&S or otherwise pay for review or comments.  Unsolicited proposals will not be accepted.  All information will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purposes intended.  Comments shall be provided with complete information as the Government will not seek clarification of information provided.  This is not an announcement of the availability of a solicitation nor is it a means of generating a plan-holders list.Interested parties are requested to respond to this announcement by providing questions/comments and/or the attached Industry Feedback Questionnaire via e-mail to Ms. Chelan Crane, Contract Specialist, at chelan.crane@navy.mil.  The responses are due no later than 22 April 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time.  Responses shall include the following: organization, name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail of designated point of contact.  Proprietary information will not be accepted.  The Government intends to use various Navy personnel and possibly an architect-engineering firm to review and evaluate any responses to this announcement.  Any comments received in regard to this requirement may be taken into consideration in the development of a final P&S (if any).  The Government will not provide responses to comments received.Not responding to this announcement does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if any is issued.  If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on beta.SAM.gov.  It remains the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.