_Synopsis_Asphalt Paving and Striping_Delaware_W50S6X-23-R-0006.docx

W50S6X-23-R-0006 19 Apr 2023

SYNOPSIS / PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Asphalt Paving Repairs

Synopsis: Delaware Air National Guard Roadway and Parking Area Asphalt Paving Repairs

NAICS Code: 237310 – Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction Small Business Size Standard: $45,000,000 average annual receipts Product or Service Code: Z2LB Repair or Alteration of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways

The U.S. Property & Fiscal Office (USPFO) for Delaware intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to award a single firm fixed-price contract for Asphalt Paving Repairs at Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware.

Construction will consist of site investigation, grading for drainage, full replacement (base course aggregate and bituminous), mill and overlay, hot mix asphalt, sealing, striping, and incidental services. See attached draft RFP with its attachments.

The solicitation includes 1 base work line item for a roadway full replacement, and 14 option line items for other adjacent roads and parking areas. The 15 roadways or parking areas are contiguous to each other. The attached Pricing Schedule and Area of Work Map delineates the 15 line items.

The magnitude of this project is approximately 12,500 square yards hot-mix asphalt roadway and parking area repair, including mill and overlay and full base course replacement, grading for drainage, sealing new asphalt against existing concrete, and pavement markings, if all options are exercised, for between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Contract duration is 180 days after award. Construction completion time is 120 days after notice to proceed to include inspection and acceptance.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 237310. This is a total small business set-aside. The small business size standard is $45.0 million average annual revenue for the previous five years.

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on or about 4 May 2023. The tentative date for the pre-proposal conference is on or about 16 May 2023, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the Civil Engineering Building 2803, at Delaware Air National Guard Base, 2600 Spruance Drive, New Castle DE 19720. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and shall follow conference registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation. A site visit will immediately follow the pre-proposal conference. The project is within walking distance of Building 2803.

The solicitation closing date is tentatively scheduled for on or about 6 Jun 2023. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. The source selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15.3 and DFARS Part 215.3, and AFARS 5115.3. Evaluation factors include Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions.

Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). Vendors may seek assistance from their local APEX Accelerator, formerly Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, at https://www.aptac-us.org/. The solicitation, associated information, and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at SAM.gov.

This solicitation is not an invitation for bids and there will not be a formal public bid opening. All inquiries must be via email to the USPFO persons indicated below. Answers will be provided in writing via separate posting to SAM.gov or in the official solicitation. If you have any questions concerning this procurement you are encouraged to email your questions as indicated below.

Your attention is directed to FAR Clause 52.219-14(e)(3) (DEVIATION 2021-O0008), LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING, which states “By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Contractor agrees that in performance of a contract assigned a North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) code for--General Construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.”

In accordance with FAR 36.211(b), the following information is provided:

(1) The National Guard has no agency-specific policies or procedures applicable to definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts other than those described at FAR 43.204, DFARS 243.204, and AFARS 5143.204.

(2) Data for the prior three fiscal years regarding the time required to definitize equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts for the National Guard is currently not available but will be compiled and provided in future announcements.

Submit inquiries to this synopsis, electronically to Joseph.Scarpa6.CIV@army.mil (Contract Specialist), copy to Amy.L.Kline.CIV@army.mil (Contracting Officer). Reference Synopsis W50S6X-23-R-0006 in subject line of e-mail and on attached files.

Telephone inquiries may be directed to Joseph Scarpa, (302) 326-7365.

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specifications are located on the official Government webpage and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if issued, will be posted to Contract Opportunities. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror’s responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible, due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror’s inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies.

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