P530 Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan

SOURCES SOUGHT / MARKET RESEARCH NOTICE INTERIOR FINISH BRAND NAME OR EQUAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS Project Title: P530 Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Facility Project Location: Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan Procuring Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Japan District Anticipated Solicitation Number: W912HV27BA005 Associated Sources Sought Reference: W912HV26Z0007 1. GENERAL INFORMATION & PURPOSE The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District (POJ), is conducting market research to assess industry capabilities, market availability, and potential equivalent products regarding interior finishes specified for the upcoming construction project: P530 Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Facility at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The Government intends to include brand-name-or-equal product descriptions for certain interior finishes within the planned solicitation (W912HV27BA005). Any required Brand Name Justification will be posted with the solicitation in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Class Deviation FAR 6.301 (Availability of the Justification). This notice is issued strictly for market research and planning purposes to determine whether competitive Japanese domestic or international equivalent products exist that meet the Government’s salient functional, aesthetic, and performance requirements. 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION This project entails the construction of a multistory intermediate-level (I-Level) aircraft maintenance facility to provide organic flightline maintenance support for the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment (AIMD) at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. For general scope context, refer to the draft specifications and drawings previously published under Sources Sought Notification W912HV26Z0007. 3. ELIGIBILITY / LICENSING REQUIREMENTS In accordance with U.S.-Japan bilateral agreements and USACE Japan District policy, competition will be limited to local sources licensed and qualified to perform construction work in