109AW - Scotia, NY Paving Project

Amendment 01 is being posted in order to answer questions, update the statement of work and add reference pictures to the solicitation.  See attachments for complete details.

See attached Invitation for Bid (IFB) Number W50S8J-20-B-0001.  A site visit and pre-bid conference will be held on August 11, 2020 at 2:30PM EST.  Attendance is highly encouraged. 

See attached Invitation for Bid (IFB) Number W50S8J-20-B-0001.  A site visit and pre-bid conference will be held on August 11, 2020 at 2:30PM EST.  Attendance is highly encouraged. 

The 109th Airlift Wing located in Scotia, New York intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to award a single, firm fixed- price contract for non-personal construction services, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances and supervision necessary for Bldg. #25 & Bldg. #43 Parking Lot, Sidewalks, and Roadway Pavement, subject to availability of funds, at Stratton Air National Guard Base, NY. 

Magnitude of this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Construction/contract completion time is 30 days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, with a small business size standard of $39,500,000. This is a total small business set-aside.  Your attention is directed to FAR CLAUSE 52.219-14  (e) (4), 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 Special Trade Contractors, The concern will perform at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.”

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or about 29 July 2020. The solicitation will include the date and time for the pre-bid conference as well as an organized site visit, which will be held immediately following the pre-bid conference, at Stratton ANG Base, Scotia, New York. 

Interested contractors are highly encouraged to attend both the pre-bid conference and site visit, once scheduled.

The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available ONLY from the Contract Opportunities website on-line at https://beta.sam.gov. Contract Opportunities is a web based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with Beta SAM.gov before accessing the system. This solicitation is an invitation for bids and there will be a formal public bid opening.  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 in order 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.

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 Contract Opportunities page for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the contractor’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 contractor’s 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 Stratton ANGB, Scotia, New York.