ARMY TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM INFORMATION: The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be holding one nationwide and 4 regional Industry and Technical Forums in order to perform market research on possible future Request(s) for Proposal(s) that may be issued in support of the Military Construction Program. This Construction Program will consist of Multiple Facilities for the Army (Barracks, Operations Buildings (company, battalion and brigade level) Tactical Equipment Shops, General Instruction Buildings, and Dining Facilities) as well as multiple facilities for the Families (Child Development Centers, Fitness Facilities, etc.) to support the Army Transformation. The overall program will involve numerous installations throughout the U.S. and Alaska and Hawaii over the next few years. (The Installations Will Not Be Identified Until After BRAC 2005).
The Primary Objectives for this Program are Acquisition and Construction Processes that:
• Minimize cost
• Radically reduce total project lead time
• Radically reduce construction duration - minimize time to beneficial occupancy date
• Identify and implement improved processes/procedures/specifications and practices
• Assure facility life spans are of a quality to last 25 years
• Optimize maintenance and maintenance costs balancing desired outcomes
• Optimize procurement approach(es) balancing desired outcomes
USACE will be seeking input, at a minimum into the following concerns (Please download the Questions and additional information posted on FedTeDS – instructions on how to get to FedTeDS is below):
• Identify Standards used by Industry for Commercial Construction projects.
• Determine the most effective grouping or phasing of the projects, identify the cost/time/management impacts that potentially could arise from various alternate decisions
• Determine how to best utilize small businesses in all socioeconomic categories
• Determine the most effective type(s) of contracts, including possible incentives that would help to achieve Army objectives
• Determine how to capitalize on economies of scale, standardization, and cost efficiencies associated
with local performance
• Determine how to maximize effectiveness of the design build process to achieve primary objectives
• Determine the technical, management, and cost issues that could serve as quality discriminators among proposals for consideration in developing the evaluation factors to be included in the RFPs
• Determine cost and time impacts on potential offerors of various levels and types of information that could be requested from offerors by the Government in the RFPs
• Identify industry best practices and determine how to incorporate innovative strategies (new technologies and radically reduced construction durations) in the acquisition process
• Ensure that the requirements for Force Protection and Progressive Collapse are possible using Industry Standards.
INFORMATION GATHERED RELATIVE TO THIS PROGRAM WILL PERMIT ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE METHOD(S) OF PROCUREMENT AND INPUT IS DESIRED FROM ALL INTERESTED PARTIES – THIS INCLUDES CONTRACTORS, INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS OR SOCIETIES. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT RESTRICTED AND IS OPEN TO BOTH LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESS
PARTICIPATION UNDER NAICS CODES
236 – Construction of Buildings (236116, 117, 118, 210, 220),
237 – Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237110, 120, 130, 210),
238 – Specialty Trade Contractors (238110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 190, 210, 220, 290, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 390, 910, 990).
541 – Professional and Technical Services (541310, 320, 330, 410, 490)
FedTeDS Instructions:
All Market Research/Industry Forum Questions/Answers, Draft/Final Agendas, Slide Presentations, or other information relating to this MILCON Program will be distributed using the Federal Technical Data Solutions (FedTeDS) system. FedTeDS is a web-based dissemination tool. Interested bidders must register with FedTeDS before accessing the system. FedTeDS registration requires the following information:
1) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN)
2) DUNS Number or CAGE Code
3) Telephone Number
4) E-Mail Address
Registration instructions can be found on the FedTeDS website (https://www.fedteds.gov) by clicking on the
"Register with FedTeDS" hyperlink. Interested bidders should select the “Begin Vendor/Contractor Registration Process” option. Bidders who have registered with FedTeDS must access the data for this solicitation by way of the link below. Bidders cannot log into the FedTeDS home page and search for data.
https://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/frm.VendorLogin?OpenForm&SolicitationNumber=ARMYTRANSFORMATION-