Award Notice for Fire Crash Rescue Station

The Masschusetts Air National Guard located at Barnes, ANGB, Westfield, MA and the USPFO for Massachusetts intends to issue a Information for Bid (IFB)to award a firm fixed price contract; AXQD 009011 Add to and Alter Fire Crash/ Rescue Station-- Construct addition consisting of reinforced concrete foundation and floor slab, steel-framed masonry walls and standing seam metal roof structure. Interior mechanical, electrical, and fire protection systems. Provide required utilities, pavements, and site improvements. Alter existing building including interior walls, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and communications support systems as required. Air Conditioning: 70 Tons.
The magnitude of construction for this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 . The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 236220--Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 19 April 2008. The solicitation closing date is sch eduled for on-or-about 19 May 2008. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. The Government intends to award without discussions, therefore, the offerors initial bid shall contain its best terms. Interested offerors must register in t he DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Firms can register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the CCR Information Center at 1-888-227-2423. Interested offerors are required to submit their representations and ce rtifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov. You will need your DUNS number and CCR MPIN in order to log into the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) website. The solicitation and associated information minus the plans and specifi cations will be availablee from the EBS website. http://www.nationalguardcontracting.org/Ebs/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp. All contrators and subcontractors interested in this project must register at this site. DISCLAIMER: Amendments, if/when issued will b e posted to the EBS page http://www.nationalguardcontracting.org/Ebs/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp 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 prior to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offerors inablity to access the doc uments posted on the referenced web page. The Government will issue no paper copies. All inquiries must be in writing, preferably via email to the person specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web.