RFP D/B - Child Development Center (CDC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/just-in-butt-construction-wins-31m-wright-patt-child-center-construction-contract/PKEN5T5OZBEVPGOHKG25IM5264/ A Dayton construction firm has landed a contract to build what base advocates have said is a much-needed child development center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Butt Construction Co. Inc. was awarded a $31,356,900 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a child development center, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Explore 2022: $53M secured in two years for two Wright-Patterson child care centers The building will cover about 43,000 square feet, to be on Wright-Patterson's Area A, Charles Delano, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (which issued the contract), said Friday. Some of the amenities will include a childcare facility for children up to five years of age, with a playground and a traditional day care facility, Delano said. Groundbreaking for construction is expected in the spring of 2024. Bids for the child development center were solicited via the Internet with 10 received, the DOD said. The department expects a completion date of Dec. 19, 2025. Fiscal 2023 military construction, defense-wide funds of $31.3 million were obligated at the time of the . In the past few years, $53 million has been secured for a pair of child care centers at Wright-Patterson. The need for the centers has been felt for a while. The project in 2021 ranked No. 6 out of 30 unfunded Air Force , according to Michael Gessel, vice president of federal government programs for the Dayton Development Coalition. That's "fairly high up," Gessel said at the time. Last year, $29 million was secured in the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act for a child care facility at Wright-Patt. That amount was in addition to $24 million for another center approved in a previous fiscal year's Defense Authorization Act for one of the centers called for it to cover 41,000 square feet, housing about 300 children, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Turner's office last year. It was to include "force protection features," sheltered outdoor play areas, pick-up and drop-off sites and other features. Butt also received a $18,754,900 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a support facility in Southfield, Mich., the DOD said. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2022/03/20/doing-business-with-wpafb-roundtable-construction.html Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is undergoing a number of construction and renovation to enhance amenities for personnel, improve its mission and modernize infrastructure throughout the installation. These initiatives will present opportunities for local businesses. In an exclusive roundtable hosted by the Dayton Business Journal, Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander at Wright-Patt, provided updates on current and revealed future efforts the base is planning for the coming years. Here's a breakdown of these . Amenities Miller said one of the focus areas for Wright-Patt is "strengthening care for the team." This includes two main . The first is a new child development center. The $24 million project will provide childcare for Wright-Patt's workforce. Miller said the new center will increase childcare capacity for military families stationed at the base. Wright-Patt will also bring one of its existing childcare facilities into the base from its current location outside the installation. Miller said the project has been authorized, and they're waiting for the funding to be appropriated. He noted the new center could begin construction this year. "We're excited about that one for taking care of our team," Miller said. ____________________________________ DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR22R0027 for /build construction of a new Child Development Center Facility with exposed concrete flooring and floor slab, masonry walls, standing seam metal roof, HVAC, plumbing, power, lighting, and other utilities, fire detection/suppression, fencing, communication support, parking, pick-up/drop-off area, access road, site improvements, landscaping, outdoor play areas, covered areas, and all other necessary support. Facility will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with Department of Defense Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-01. This project will comply with Department of Defense antiterrorism/force protection requirements per United Facilities Criteria 4-010-01 and Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-02, High and Sustainable Requirements. Contract duration is estimated at 820 calendar . A pre-proposal site visit may be held. and site visit details will be provided in the solicitation. TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. TYPE OF -: Full and Open Competition (Unrestricted) CONSTRUCTION : The of this construction project is anticipated to be between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000, in accordance with DFARS 236.204. SELECTION PROCESS: This will be a two-phase /Build procurement process. The proposals will be evaluated using a Best Tradeoff selection process. Potential offerors are invited to submit their , technical, and capability information as will be described in section 00 22 16 of the Solicitation, for review and consideration by the Government. The selection process for Phase I will evaluate such factors (not necessarily in order): Past and Management Plan. Pro Forma Information such as bonding and financial capability will also be required to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Following completion of the evaluation of Phase I, up to a maximum of five (5) most highly qualified offerors will be invited to participate in Phase II. The selected offerors for Phase II will be invited to submit additional information as will be described in Section 00 22 18 of the Solicitation, for review and evaluation by the Government. The selection process for Phase II will evaluate such factors (not necessarily in order): /Technical, Small Business Participation Plan, and Price. Pro Forma Information such as Standard Form 1442, Joint Venture Agreements, bonding and financial capability, Pre- Information, and Subcontracting Plan will also be required to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. All evaluation factors, other than cost or price, are considered approximately equal to cost or price. DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions should it be deemed in the Government's best interest. ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 24 March 2022. Details regarding the Optional Site Visit will be included in the solicitation. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to http://www.sam.gov. SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at the Federal Business Opportunities website, http://www.sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.sam.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. REGISTRATIONS: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database: System for Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract . If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to to the next prospective Offeror. POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is the Contract Specialist, Renee Booth at Meranda.R.Booth@usace.army.mil. This announcement serves as the Advance Notice for this project. Responses to this synopsis are not required. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. *The for this project is based on a financial range. The is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

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