SOLICITATION NOTICE
Y -- LXEZ035058, Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental Center, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
- Notice Date
- 3/25/2026 12:49:40 AM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- W2SN ENDIST JAPAN APO AP 96338-5010 USA
- ZIP Code
- 96338-5010
- Solicitation Number
- NAFQJ3-26-B-0002
- Response Due
- 3/30/2026 10:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 04/15/2026
- Point of Contact
- Ruben Romero, Phone: 81464075274, Nakiba Jackson, Phone: 3152633398
- E-Mail Address
-
Ruben.A.Romero@usace.army.mil, nakiba.s.jackson.civ@usace.army.mil
(Ruben.A.Romero@usace.army.mil, nakiba.s.jackson.civ@usace.army.mil)
- Description
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ) is providing a PRE-SOLICITATION notice for an upcoming Invitation for Bid (IFB). This is not a solicitation. PROJECT INFORMATION Project Title: LXEZ035058, Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental Center, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan Project Location: Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan Product Service Code: Y1JZ - CONSTRUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING Project NAICS: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction Project Magnitude: Between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000 Project Description: The project is to construct a 1,040 square meter Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental Center facility. Support facilities include utilities, site preparation, pavements, site improvements, communications, drop-off canopy, passive force protection measures, and pavement demolition. Anticipated Construction Performance Period: 550 days SOLICITATION INFORMATION: Procurement Method: The Government will issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) solicitation. The Government anticipates issuing the solicitation in the 2nd Quarter of FY 2026. The solicitation when issued, will identify the site visit date, RFI and bid submission due date. All final ready to advertise solicitation documents, specifications and drawings will be posted on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at piee.eb.mil when issued. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor PIEE for issuance of the solicitation and/or amendments. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price construction contract as a result of this IFB no later than the 4th Quarter of FY 2026. All interested companies shall be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be found at http://www.sam.gov. For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must be registered in SAM as such. BIDDER ELIGIBILITY. This contract will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan and is intended only for local sources. ?Only local sources will be considered under this solicitation.? Local sources are sources (e.g. corporations, partnerships, or Joint Ventures [For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must satisfy the local source requirements or, in the alternative, each member of the Joint Venture must individually satisfy the local source requirements]) that are physically located in Japan and authorized (i.e. licensed and registered) to perform construction in Japan. Specifically, a prospective bidder must be duly authorized to operate and conduct construction business in Japan and must fully comply with all applicable laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the resulting contracts. In addition, bidders must possess a Japanese civil construction (doboku isshiki koji) license or Japanese architectural construction (kenchiku isshiki koji) license by the bid due date and time. The U.S. Government will verify that the bidder has the license through the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) website at https://etsuran2.mlit.go.jp/TAKKEN. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that it has the license (Japanese civil construction or Japanese architectural construction), and that it is accurately shown on the MLIT website, by the bid due date and time.? Failure to comply with this requirement will be cause for rejection of your bid. The U.S. Government will not offer �United States Official Contractor� status under Article XIV of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to U.S. contractors normally resident in the United States; nor will the U.S. Government certify employees of such contractors as �Members of the Civilian Component� under Article I(b) of the SOFA. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District, Camp Zama, Japan UPDATE 25 MARCH 2026 SITE VISIT INFORMATION In anticipation of the solicitation�s issuance no later than Friday, 27 March 2026, potential bidders are provided the text from provision BL.026 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) -- Alternate I (NOV 2004) for planning purposes. BL.026 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) -- Alternate I (NOV 2004) The clauses, Differing Site Conditions and Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed. A Pre-Bid Conference has been scheduled for Tuesday, 07 April 2026 at 09:00 AM JST. Those who wish to attend the pre-bid conference shall register with the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ruben Romero at Ruben.A.Romero@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer, Dr. Nakiba Jackson at Nakiba.S.Jackson@usace.army.mil and provide the their Company Name, Name, Email Address no later than 02 April 2026 at 02:00 PM JST. The Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted telephonically ONLY through MS Teams. A MS Teams conference room has been established for anyone who is interested in attending. Access will be provided to those who register not later than two business days before the Pre-Bid Conference. An organized site visit has been scheduled for Wednesday, 08 April 2026 at 10:00 AM JST. Those who wish to attend the site visit shall send a notification no later than 02 April 2026 at 02:00 PM JST to the POCs identified below with the following information: Company Name, Name, Email Address. The government will provide receipt of the notification. Participants are limited to four (4) representatives per company. Program Manager, Mr. David Amatangelo at David.J.Amatangelo@usace.army.mil Construction Control Representative, Mr. Tim Masters at Timothy.W.Masters@usace.army.mil Contract Specialist, Mr. Ruben Romero at Ruben.A.Romero@usace.army.mil
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: JPN
- Country: JPN
- Country: JPN
- Record
- SN07756804-F 20260327/260325230047 (samdaily.us)
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