Pre_Solicitation_FBO.docx

The Virginia Air National Guard, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award a single firm fixed-price contract to upgrade and replace the existing vehicle exhaust system at the 203d Red Horse Squadron (Vehicle Maintenance), Virginia Beach, Va. In accordance with the statement of objectives.

Magnitude of the project is between $25,000 and $100,000. Construction/contract completion time is 120 calendar days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 238220. This is a total small business set-aside. The small business size standard is $15 million average annual revenue for the previous three years. Your attention is directed to FAR CLAUSE 52.219-14 (c) (3) LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING which states "By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror /Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for Construction by a general contractors, the concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees" applies to this project. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on or about 06 June 2019. The date for the site visit will be identified within the solicitation. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and shall follow conference registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation.

The solicitation closing date is scheduled for on-or-about 25 June 2019. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation.

Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to www.sam.gov. You will need your DUNS number to register. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). Please note that due to recent fraudulent activity, the process for fully activating (and updating) a registration at SAM has changed, and now requires the submission of a notarized letter to GSA. See the following link for additional information and the latest updates to this process: https://www.gsa.gov/samupdate.

The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website on-line at www.fbo.gov. FedBizOpps is a web based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with FedBizOpps before accessing the system. FedBizOpps registration requires the following information:

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specification are located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the FBO page for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors 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 offerors inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. All inquiries must be in writing, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web. Place of performance is at the 203d Red Horse Squadron, 203 Red Horse Drive, Virginia Beach, VA.