Combined Synopsis Solicitation_Underground Utilities.docx

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Power Distribution Solicitation Number: W91364-26-Q-A076 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Subject: CJAG Load Line 6 Underground Utilities Construction PSC: Y1PZ, Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities NAICS: 237130, Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction Set-Aside: 100% Small Business Small Business Size Standard: $45 Million Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order Contracting Office: Ohio Army National Guard Property and Fiscal Office Contracting Office Address: 2811 West Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235-2788

Site Visit: 17 September 2026,10:00 PM EDT, call 1SG Brian Persing at 614-336-6975 or CW2 Grant Stoner at 614-336-6580 with question regarding site visit. Do not contact them for any other questions. A valid photo ID is required to enter the installation.

Questions Due: 17 September 2026, 5:00 PM EDT Quotation Due: 24 September 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

Bonding: Bid guarantee is required with offer. Performance and Payment bonds are required prior to issuance of notice to proceed. Performance and Payment bonds are required NO LATER THAN 10 days after receipt of order (ARO).

Submission Method: Electronic submission by email to barry.b.beale.civ@army.mil

Questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted electronically to the contracting-officer email address identified above. Questions received after the stated deadline may not be answered.

Magnitude: Between $500,000 and $1,000,00

1. NOTICE

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the applicable Federal Acquisition Circular.

This acquisition is a 100% Small Business set-aside. All responsible small-business concerns may submit a quotation that will be considered by the Government.

2. CONTRACT LINE ITEM

3. REQUIREMENT

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary to construct underground utilities at the Load Line 6 area of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Training Center.

The requirement includes installation of underground fuel-transfer conduits, electrical conduit routes, communications conduit routes, pull boxes, grounding points, concrete-encased roadway crossings, open-cut trenching, backfill, compaction, stone-road restoration, testing, quality control, submittals, and closeout documentation.

The estimated quantities include approximately:

1. 9,900 linear feet of open-cut trenching;

2. 5,000 linear feet of electrical utility routes;

3. 200 linear feet of concrete-encased electrical utility routes;

4. Thirty-six 24-inch concrete electrical pull boxes;

5. 4,900 linear feet of communications utility routes;

6. 180 linear feet of concrete-encased communications utility routes;

7. Forty-two 30-inch polymer-concrete communications pull boxes;

8. 500 linear feet of grounding rods;

9. 60 linear feet of dual-wall fuel line; and

10. Four fuel-line termination points.

The contractor shall perform all work in accordance with Attachment 1, including utility coordination, underground-utility locating, trenching, installation of fuel, electrical, and communications conduit systems, pull-box installation, grounding, concrete encasement, backfill, compaction, road restoration, quality control, safety, testing, material submittals, and required deliverables.

4. ATTACHMENT

Attachment 1: Performance Work Statement— Construction of Underground Utilities, including, Performance Work Statement, and Underground Utility – Layout Sketch.

5. PERIOD AND PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

5.1 Period of Performance

Performance shall begin after issuance of the notice to proceed and shall be completed within 60 days.

5.2 Place of Performance

Camp James A. Garfield Joint Training Center Load Line 6 Area 8451 State Route 5 Ravenna, Ohio 44266

5.3 Performance Hours

The contractor shall normally perform work between 0730 and 1630, Monday through Friday, excluding recognized Federal holidays and Government-directed facility or installation closures, unless otherwise authorized by the Government.

5.4 FOB Point

FOB Destination.

5.5 Acceptance

The Government will inspect work and deliverables for compliance with this solicitation and Attachment 1. Final acceptance will occur after the Government verifies satisfactory completion of all required work, testing, documentation, and deliverables.

6. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

The Government will not furnish property, materials, equipment, or services for performance of this requirement unless specifically identified in writing by the Contracting Officer.

The contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, quality control, testing, documentation, and other resources necessary to complete the requirement.

7. INSTALLATION ACCESS, SECURITY, AND SAFETY

The contractor shall comply with all applicable Camp James A. Garfield Joint Training Center installation-access, security, safety, operational-security, environmental, and personnel-identification requirements.

The contractor and all subcontractor personnel shall coordinate installation access with the Government-designated representative before entering the installation. Personnel and vehicles may be subject to security procedures, screening, and inspection.

The contractor and all subcontractor personnel shall coordinate installation access with the Government-designated representative before entering the installation. Personnel and vehicles may be subject to security procedures, screening, and inspection. The contractor shall account for potential gate closures or delays.

The contractor shall not be entitled to additional compensation for delays caused by installation-security procedures, gate closures, facility closures, or other Government-directed access restrictions.

The contractor shall perform all work safely and in accordance with applicable Federal, State, local, Department of War, Ohio National Guard, installation, and National Electrical Code requirements.

8. INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

Quoters shall submit the following:

A. Price Quotation A completed firm-fixed-price quotation for CLIN 0001. The quotation shall identify the total proposed price for the entire requirement.

B. Technical Quotation

A technical quotation demonstrating the quoter’s ability to meet all requirements of this solicitation and Attachment 1.

At a minimum, the technical quotation shall address:

1. Approach for coordinating with Camp James A. Garfield Department of Public Works to locate and mark underground utilities before excavation.

2. Trenching, excavation safety, spoil handling, backfill, compaction, caution-tape installation, and site-restoration approach.

3. Fuel-transfer conduit installation approach, including pipe, metal conduit, bends, risers, caps, connections, and termination points.

4. Electrical conduit installation approach, including rigid metal conduit, pull wire, electrical pull boxes, grounding, concrete encasement, and testing.

5. Communications conduit installation approach, including rigid metal conduit, innerduct, pull strings, communications pull boxes, concrete encasement, and testing.

6. Road-crossing, concrete-encasement, ODOT 304 aggregate restoration, grading, and compaction approach.

7. Grounding-rod installation and resistance-testing approach.

8. Material-submittal and quality-control approach.

9. Safety approach.

10. Proposed project schedule.

11. Key personnel qualifications and relevant underground-utility construction experience.

C. Project Schedule

A proposed schedule demonstrating the quoter’s ability to complete all required work within 60 calendar days after the notice to proceed.

D. Past Performance

Past-performance information for recent and relevant projects involving underground medium-voltage electrical systems, electrical distribution infrastructure, transformer installation, utility coordination, or comparable electrical-construction work.

For each reference, provide:

1. Customer name.

2. Contract or purchase-order number, if available.

3. Period of performance.

4. Brief description of the work performed.

5. Contract value.

6. Customer point of contact.

E. Licenses and Qualifications

Documentation of all licenses, permits, certifications, and qualifications necessary to perform the requirement.

F. Representations and Certifications

A completed copy of FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, or confirmation that the quoter’s annual representations and certifications in the System for Award Management are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this acquisition.

G. Amendments

Acknowledgment of all solicitation amendments, if any.

Quotations shall remain valid for 60 calendar days after the quotation due date.

10. EVALUATION

FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

The Government will evaluate quotations using the following factors:

A. Technical Acceptability

The Government will evaluate the quotation to determine whether it demonstrates compliance with all requirements of this solicitation and Performance Work Statement, and Underground Utility – Layout Sketch Technical Acceptability will be rated as follows:

· Acceptable: The quotation demonstrates the quoter’s capability to satisfy all solicitation and Performance Work Statement requirements, including technical approach, safety, quality control, schedule, personnel qualifications, testing, documentation, security, and installation-access requirements.

· Unacceptable: The quotation does not demonstrate compliance with one or more material solicitation requirements; omits required information; or otherwise fails to demonstrate the capability to perform the requirement.

A quotation rated Unacceptable for Technical Acceptability is ineligible for award.

B. Past Performance

The Government will evaluate whether the quoter has demonstrated relevant past performance on similar projects.

Past Performance will be rated as follows:

· Relevant: The quoter demonstrates prior experience relevant in scope and complexity to installation of underground medium-voltage electrical systems, electrical-distribution infrastructure, transformer installation, or comparable work.

· Not Relevant: The quoter does not demonstrate prior experience relevant to this requirement.

C. Price

The Government will evaluate the total evaluated price for completeness and reasonableness.

Price will be rated as follows:

· Reasonable: The total evaluated price is determined fair and reasonable.

· Unreasonable: The total evaluated price is determined not fair and reasonable.

The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quotation is rated Acceptable for Technical Acceptability, Relevant for Past Performance, and Reasonable for Price, and represents the best value to the Government.

The Government intends to award without discussions. Quoters should submit their best terms in their initial quotation.

11. REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

Quoters shall include a completed copy of the provision with their quotation or verify that annual representations and certifications in the System for Award Management are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this acquisition.

12. CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Applicable provisions and clauses shall be identified in the final solicitation package.

13. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. The contractor shall verify all measurements before submitting its quotation.

2. The contractor shall coordinate with the Camp James A. Garfield Department of Public Works to locate and mark underground utilities before beginning excavation.

3. The contractor shall submit material cut sheets, supplier name and location, manufacturer name and location, and quantity to be ordered for Government review and acceptance before installation.

4. The contractor shall submit a Quality Control Plan to the Contracting Officer’s Representative no later than 10 calendar days after contract award.

5. The contractor shall install all electrical, communications, fuel-transfer, and grounding systems in accordance with Attachment 1.

6. The contractor shall install caution tape, pull wire, pull strings, grounding rods, pull boxes, conduit supports, seals, bedding aggregate, and all other incidental materials required by Attachment 1.

7. The contractor shall install concrete encasement at roadway crossings in accordance with Attachment 1.

8. The contractor shall restore stone-road crossings using ODOT 304 crushed limestone placed in maximum 4-inch lifts and compacted at optimum moisture.

9. The contractor shall submit all required testing results, quality-control records, material-submittal records, and closeout documentation in accordance with Attachment 1.

10. The contractor shall restore disturbed surfaces to original grade and reseed areas where applicable.

11. The contractor shall be responsible for damage caused to Government infrastructure or property resulting from contractor operations.

12. The contractor shall provide final as-built documentation identifying completed route locations, pull-box locations, grounding locations, and fuel-line termination points.

14. CONTRACTING OFFICE POINT OF CONTACT

Contracting Officer: Barry B. Beale Email: barry.b.beale.civ@army.mil

15. AMENDMENTS

Any amendment to this combined synopsis/solicitation will be publicized in the same manner as the initial notice. Quoters are responsible for monitoring the posting location and acknowledging all solicitation amendments.