183 CES Repair Vehicle Barriers

The 183d Wing Base Contracting Office intends to issue a Request for Quote to award a single firm fixed-price contract for services, non-personal, to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and non-personal services necessary to provide inspection, maintenance, and repairs to the existing (2) vehicle barrier units that are not operating or functioning correctly in order to meet all applicable commercial and United States (US) military standards/specifications as well as Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.

In 2011, the (2) vehicle barrier units (Model DSC501 Hydraulic Phalanx Barriers) were installed as part of a Security Improvement – Relocate Base Entrance project. Since installed, there are noticeable delays in function. Barrier units do not work in test mode, only emergency mode.

The contract duration is 30 days or less after notice to proceed (NTP). This project is set aside 100% for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 238990, with a size standard of $16,500,000.  The anticipated magnitude of construction is between $100,000 and $250,000.

Your attention is directed to FAR CLAUSE 52.219-14 (b) (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 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 mid-February 2022.

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is early August 2023. The tentative date for the site visit is about mid-August 2023, 1:00PM local time, location will be in solicitation. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and shall follow site visit registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation. All questions for the pre-award conference must be submitted no later than 3 business days prior to scheduled site visit via email to 1st Lt Alicia Braun at Alicia.Braun@us.af.mil and CMSgt Brent Keller at Brent.Keller.1@us.af.mil.

The Request for Quote closing date is scheduled tentatively around early September 2023. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Interested offerors must be registered in SAM. To register go to: https://sam.gov. You will need your DUNS number to register. Instructions for registering are on the web page. The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities (formerly FBO) website online at https://sam.gov. Contract Opportunities (formally FBO) is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with Contract Opportunities before accessing the system. (Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 15 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

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/when issued will be posted to https://sam.gov 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, preferably 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 183d Wing, Illinois Air National Guard Base, Springfield, IL.