Sources Sought - Welding Ventilation System.pdf

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INFORMATION ONLY

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

This notice is posted in accordance with FAR 5.2.

Project: Remove & Replace Ventilation System, Welding Shop, Bldg. 536

The 628th Contracting Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, SC will solicit for the removal and replacement of the ventilation system in the welding shop at Bldg. 536 on Joint Base Charleston, North Charleston, SC.

This sources sought is for planning purposes only.

The scope of this project consists of furnishing all labor, equipment, materials, transportation, supervision and testing to remove/replace 3 each, 12-foot fume extractor arms with lighting, install new 17-inch fume extractor arm with lighting, remove/replace all ductwork from motor to fume extractor arms using existing holes through roof, remove/replace existing motors on roof using existing roof mounts. The contractor shall install low profile outlets with bird screens on roof.

Provide VFD panels for fume arms and fume hood allowing adjustment fume extraction. Build 18-foot x 11-foot fume hood with lights and 6-foot welding curtains. Hood will have a winch system to raise and lower exhaust hood up and down with descent safety protection system. Vendor will provide crane, lower demolished equipment from roof and raise new equipment to roof.

Vendor will provide labor, installation, freight, electrical, and rental equipment to install the fume exhaust systems and ductwork. Vendor will provide all necessary installation material and hardware to install fume systems and ductwork.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS/CONCERNS:

The information requested by this Sources Sought will be used within the Air Force to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency.

Contract type will be Firm-Fixed Price. The solicitation will be issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

The NAICS Code assigned to this acquisition is 333413 – Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing with a Size Standard of 500 employees.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID.

Firms responding should indicate their size in relation to this size standard, and indicate their 8(a) socio-economic status, if applicable. If a response from two or more qualified firms is received for any of the SB categories, this requirement may be set aside. Should an insufficient number of responses be received in the categories, the requirement may be issued as unrestricted.

Email responses to the primary point of contact NLT 24 July 2024, 12:00 Noon EST.

NOTE: If this requirement is set-aside, FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting will apply.

This clause requires that the concern perform at least 15 percent (15%) of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

AS A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED:

(a) Indicate which set-aside(s) you qualify for under the applicable NAICS codes.

(b) A positive statement of your intention to bid on this contract as a prime contractor.

(c) Evidence of recent (within the last five years) experience in work similar in type and scope to include:

1. Contract numbers

2. Project titles

3. Dollar amounts

4. Contract completion dates

5. Percent and description of work self-performed

6. Customer points of contacts with current telephone numbers.

All of the above information must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on availability of interested concerns. If adequate interest is not received from an 8(a) business, the solicitation may be issued as unrestricted without further notice. The successful contractors will be selected using tradeoff procedures resulting in the best value to the Government. The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the lowest priced offeror.

NOTES

(1) A solicitation and Statement of Work (SOW) will be available on or about 01 August 2024, on the www.sam.gov website.

(2) Hard Copies of the solicitation will NOT be provided. However, you may download and print the file from the website.

(3) There is no fee for this sources sought.

(4) A registration page is attached to the sam.gov website. You are not required to register.

However, when you register you will receive notice of any amendments and/or addendums that may be issued to the solicitation. If you have not registered, it will be your responsibility to check the website for any changes to the solicitation.

(5) Contractors that are Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment are excluded from receiving contracts. Agencies also shall not consent to subcontract with such contractors.

Proposals prepared by Debarred, Suspended, or otherwise ineligible contractors are at the risk and expense of the contractor.

(6) In accordance with DFARS 252.209-7999, award will not be made to any contractor that has a delinquent tax liability or a felony conviction within the preceding 24 months.

(7) All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) system in order to be eligible for an award.

(8) Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to visit this website frequently for any updates and/or amendments to all documents.

(9) In accordance with DFARS 252.223-7999, the contractor shall comply with all guidance, including guidance conveyed through Frequently Asked Questions, as amended during the performance of this contract, for contractor or subcontractor workplace locations published by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force Guidance), at https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors.

Primary Point of Contact Ms. Lisa (Brooke) Mitchell, Contract Specialist Phone (843) 963-5179 E-mail: lisa.mitchell.11@us.af.mil

Alternate Point of Contact Mr. Nicholas Riccio, Contracting Officer Phone (843) 963-4551 E-mail: nicholas.riccio.1@us.af.mil

Place of Performance Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, North Charleston, SC Postal Code: 29404 Country: USA