B320 Communication Tower Install

The 182 Airlift Wing, Peoria, IL is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to award a single, firm fixed-price (FFP) contract for services, non-personal, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances and supervision necessary for Project Number: 201801124, B320 Communications Tower located at the 182 Airlift Wing, Peoria, IL. Work of this contract comprises of providing all materials, tools, equipment and labor necessary to:

THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO FUNDS AVAILABILITY. Funds are currently not available for this project. In the event funds become available, this project may be considered for contract award after the solicitation phase is complete.

The contractor shall provide all personnel, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to construct a 60-foot, 65G series or equivalent with 1-meter lightning rod, self-supporting communication tower. Contractor shall perform land & soil survey to determine if land is suitable for sustaining loads produced by the communications tower. Contractor shall provide design and materials to produce a concrete foundation capable of sustaining the required loads as produced by addition of the communications tower. Contractor shall erect communications tower in the designated location.

The contract duration is 59 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). This project is set aside 100% for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $36.5 million average annual revenue for the previous three (3) years. The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $25,000 and $100,000 in accordance with FAR 36.204.

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 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 date for the pre-bid conference is 06 Sep 2018, 10:00 a.m. CST at the 182 Airlift Wing, Supply Building #728, LRS Classroom, Illinois Air National Guard Base, Peoria, IL. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference and should register in accordance with the requirements to be provided in the upcoming solicitation for clearance to the facility. A site visit will follow each pre-bid conference. Directions and instructions for entering the base will be provided in the solicitation package. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A SOLICITATION. All questions for the pre-bid conference must be submitted by 4 Sep 2018, 4:00pm CST via email to Melissa.j.grice.mil@mail.mil

The bid opening date is scheduled for 21 Sep 2018 at 21 1:00pm CST. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. 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 Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website online at https://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 AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO START THE REGISTRATION PROCESS NOW. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf. Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 15 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. Reference the Vendor Guide for instructions to obtain a MPIN to retrieve the specification and drawing documents. Contractors who do not already have a MPIN are advised that the normal processing is 7 to 15 business days to obtain a MPIN password that will give them access to the plans and specifications, which are located in the controlled access location on FBO. Bidders/offerors who have registered with FedBizOpps must access the data for this solicitation with their MPIN. Bidders/Offerors cannot log into the FedBizOpps home page and search for data. This solicitation is a competitive bid and there will be a formal public bid opening.

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specification will be located on the official government web page at the time the solicitation is posted and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to https://www.fbo.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 sent via email to SMSgt Melissa Grice at Melissa.j.grice.mil@mail.mil. All answers will provided in writing via posting to the web.

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The 182 Airlift Wing, Peoria, IL intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to award a single, firm fixed-price (FFP) contract for services, non-personal, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances and supervision necessary for Project Number: 201801124, B320 Communications Tower located at the 182 Airlift Wing, Peoria, IL. Work of this contract comprises of providing all materials, tools, equipment and labor necessary to:

THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO FUNDS AVAILABILITY. Funds are currently not available for this project. In the event funds become available, this project may be considered for contract award after the solicitation phase is complete.

The contractor shall provide all personnel, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to construct a 60-foot, 65G series or equivalent with 1-meter lightning rod, self-supporting communication tower. Contractor shall perform land & soil survey to determine if land is suitable for sustaining loads produced by the communications tower. Contractor shall provide design and materials to produce a concrete foundation capable of sustaining the required loads as produced by addition of the communications tower. Contractor shall erect communications tower in the designated location.

The contract duration is 59 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). This project is set aside 100% for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $36.5 million average annual revenue for the previous three (3) years. The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $25,000 and $100,000 in accordance with FAR 36.204.

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 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 22 Aug 2018. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on or about 06 Sep 2018, 10:00 a.m. CST at the 182 Airlift Wing, Supply Building #728, LRS Classroom, Illinois Air National Guard Base, Peoria, IL. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference and should register in accordance with the requirements to be provided in the upcoming solicitation for clearance to the facility. A site visit will follow each pre-bid conference. Directions and instructions for entering the base will be provided in the solicitation package. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A SOLICITATION. All questions for the pre-bid conference must be submitted by 4 Sep 2018, 4:00pm CST via email to Melissa.j.grice.mil@mail.mil

The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or about 20 Sep 2018. 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/portal/public/SAM. 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 Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website online at https://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 AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO START THE REGISTRATION PROCESS NOW. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf. Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 15 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. Reference the Vendor Guide for instructions to obtain a MPIN to retrieve the specification and drawing documents. Contractors who do not already have a MPIN are advised that the normal processing is 7 to 15 business days to obtain a MPIN password that will give them access to the plans and specifications, which are located in the controlled access location on FBO. Bidders/offerors who have registered with FedBizOpps must access the data for this solicitation with their MPIN. Bidders/Offerors cannot log into the FedBizOpps home page and search for data. This solicitation is a competitive bid and there will be a formal public bid opening.

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specification will be located on the official government web page at the time the solicitation is posted and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to https://www.fbo.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 sent via email to SMSgt Melissa Grice at Melissa.j.grice.mil@mail.mil. All answers will provided in writing via posting to the web.

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