Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU)

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Solicitation number
W50S6N-23-B-0001
Agency
Alabama National Guard Army National Guard, Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
PSC
Y1AZ Construction Of Other Administrative Facilities And Service Buildings
Place of performance
Montgomery, Alabama 36108, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This pre-solicitation notice is seeking construction services for a new 18,000 square foot Aircraft Maintenance Unit building at Dannelly Field Air National Guard Base in Montgomery, Alabama. The Department of the Army Alabama Army National Guard intends to issue an invitation for bids for a single firm fixed-price contract encompassing sitework, foundations, structural work, utilities and completion of an interior buildout. Key dates include the pre-bid conference on March 22, 2023 and bid opening on April 20, 2023. Interested parties must register in SAM and monitor the website for solicitation documents and any amendments.

The project is set aside 100% for small businesses under NAICS code 236210, Construction of Commercial and Institutional Buildings, with a size standard of $45,000,000. The magnitude of this contract is expected to be over $10,000,000. In accordance with FAR 52.219-14(b)(3), the awardee must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract work using its own employees. The anticipated period of performance is 450 calendar days from notice to proceed.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

                                                                    THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR BIDS

NAICS Code: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

The USPFO for Alabama intends to issue and Invitation for Bids to award a single firm fixed-price contract for construction services, non-personal, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances, and supervision necessary for the construction of a 18,000 square foot building housing the Base’s Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU). The project scope includes sitework, subgrade excavation, building foundations, structural, architectural, plumbing, mechanical, electrical and relocation of existing utilities for a new two-story facility at the 187th Fighter Wing  Dannlley Field ANG, Montgomery, AL. 36108.

The contract duration is 450 calendar days after NTP.  This project is set aside 100% for Small Business.  The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236210, with a size standard of $45,000,000.00.  The magnitude is more than $10,000,000.  

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about April 28, 2023. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about May 9, 2023, 10:00 am local time, the location to be provided in the solicitation. Interested contractors are highly encouraged to attend and shall follow conference registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation.  A site visit will follow the pre-bid conference.  All questions for the pre-bid conference must be submitted by May 19, 2023 at 5:00 PM local time via email to; william.hall.13@us.af.mil , and karey.l.elias.civ@army.mil.                          

The bid opening date is tentatively planned for on-or-about 01 Jun 2023. 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. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration).

The solicitation and associated information will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at SAM.gov.

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 Offeror/Contractor agrees in performance of the contract 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 3 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.

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 Contract Opportunities for electronic downloading. 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 for 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.

This project will include five sole source/brand name items. Specific for compatibility with existing installation systems (justifications will be included with the solicitation):  

  1. Johnson Controls- HVAC
  2. Monaco- Fire alarm
  3. Stanley Best Access Systems – Locks
  4. Advantor- Security systems
  5. Moduline Series Paver system – Concourse

In addition to the base work described above, the solicitation will include the following option line items:

  1. Interior Upgrades – (Metal Grid Ceilings, Vinyl Wall Covering, Carpet Tile, Acoustical Roof Decking)
  2. Operable Mesh Shades
  3. Sodding
  4. Pedestrian Concourse Upgrades
  5. Demountable Partitions
Update #1 ·

                                                                    THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR BIDS

The USPFO for Alabama intends to issue and Invitation for Bids to award a single firm fixed-price contract for construction services, non-personal, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances, and supervision necessary for the construction of a 18,000 square foot building housing the Base’s Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU).  The project scope includes sitework, subgrade excavation, building foundations, structural, architectural, plumbing, mechanical, electrical and relocation of existing utilities for a new two-story facility.  At this time, we anticipate that the solicitation will include five bid options and five sole source/brand name items.

Bid options:

  1. Interior Upgrades – (Metal Grid Ceilings, Vinyl Wall Covering, Carpet Tile, Acoustical Roof Decking)
  2. Operable Mesh Shades
  3. Sodding
  4. Pedestrian Concourse Upgrades
  5. Demountable Partitions

Sole source/brand name items:

  1. Johnson Controls- HVAC
  2. Monaco- Fire alarm
  3. Stanley Best Access Systems – Locks
  4. Advantor- Security systems
  5. Moduline Series Paver system – Concourse

The place of performance will be the Dannelly Field Air National Guard Base in Montgomery, Alabama.

All security requirements for working on a military installation will be followed.

The anticipated contract duration is 450 calendar days after NTP.

This project is set aside 100% for Small Business.  The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236210, with a size standard of $45,000,000.00.

The magnitude is more than $10,000,000.  

Your attention is directed to FAR clause 52.219-14(b)(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 contact the concern will perform at least 15 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 March 16, 2023.

The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about March 22, 2023, 10:00 am local time; the location is 5187 Selma Highway, Montgomery, Al 36108-4824, in the wing auditorium of building 1502. 

Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and must follow the conference registration and base access requirements shown in the forthcoming solicitation.

A site visit will follow the pre-bid conference.  All questions for the pre-bid conference must be submitted by April 5, 2022 via email to; william.hall.13@us.af.mil , and karey.l.elias.civ@army.mil                            

The bid opening date is tentatively scheduled for April 20, 2023.  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 https://www.sam.gov/SAM/.  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 Government Point of Entry (GPE).  The new GPE is Contracting Opportunities located at the website  SAM.gov | Contract Opportunities .  Contracting Opportunities is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition related information for all Federal agencies.  Interested bidders/offerors must register with Login.gov for some features of the site to be activated. (Please note Government website experience downtimes for maintenance and other unexpected outages, 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 toSAM.gov | Contract Opportunities 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.

Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) Award Award Notice
Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) Latest solicitation Solicitation
Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) This notice · Original Pre-Solicitation

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