Construct Access Control Points Fort Indiantown Gap

Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL IFB SET-ASIDE

NAICS Code: 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

The USPFO for Pennsylvania intends to issue an Invitation for Bids to award a single firm fixed-price contract for services, non-personal, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances and supervision necessary for the Construction of two Access Control Points at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA. This project is to provide two Access Control Points referred to as the West ACP (or Main Gate) and East ACP. Also provide perimeter fencing around approximately 25 percent of the base. Gate structures include canopies, a Visitor Control Center (VCC), personally owned vehicle (POV) and commercially owned vehicle (COV) Inspection, Gatehouse, and ID Check Stations. Active and passive protection systems combined with roadway layouts will provide the base with threat control and necessary infrastructure to properly calm traffic and inspect incoming commercial and personal vehicles. Ballistic protection, security cameras, speed detectors, remote controlled barriers, signaling and communications equipment is also required.

The contract duration is 490 days after notice to proceed. This project is set aside 100% for Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 237310, with a size standard of $39,500,000.00. The magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

Your attention is directed to FAR Clause 52.219-14(e) (3) (DEVIATION 2019-O0003), LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING, which states “By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror /Contractor agrees in performance of the contract in the case of a 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 toward the 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded”.

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 30 July 2021. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 3 August 2021, 10:00 AM local time, location will be in solicitation.

Interested contractors are 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 solicitation must be submitted by 23 August 2021 via email to Robert.d.wenner3.civ@mail.mil and michael.m.hancock.civ@mail.mil .  The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or about 30 August 2021. 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 and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at beta.SAM.gov

The Bid Schedule for this requirement shall be as follows: 

CLIN 0001 - BASE LINE ITEM ACP West- All costs in connection with construction of the buildings and canopies for the Main Access Control Point (West).  All costs in connection with construction of the buildings and canopies for Main Access Control Point, including all utilities to points 5 feet outside the building lines, complete as shown on drawings and specified, but exclusive of work covered under ABI #5 (CLIN 0007) below but inclusive of the site lighting controller in the Visitor Control Center.

CLIN 0001 shall include the following:

ALL QUANTITIES ARE APPROXIMATE

VISITOR CENTER BUILDING – 1,222 SF

WAITING SHELTER – 644 SF

GATE HOUSE – 800 SF

ID CHECK OVERHEAD PROTECTION CANOPY – 4,608 SF

SEARCH OVERHEAD PROTECTION CANOPY – 3,360 SF

CLIN 0002 - BASE LINE ITEM ACP West - All costs in connection with construction of all site work, complete as shown on drawings and specified, but exclusive of work covered under CLIN 0003 and Additive Bid Items #1 thru 6 (CLINs 0004, 0005, 0006, 0007, 0008, and 0009) below.  This includes all utilities beyond points 5 feet outside the building lines exclusive of work covered under CLIN 0003 below.

CLIN 0002 includes the following:

ALL QUANTITIES ARE APPROXIMATE

CANTONMENT AREA ROAD SURFACED – 20,431 SY

SECURITY FENCING – 2,076 LF

CURBING – RIGID – 9,246 LF

EXTERIOR LIGHTING & SITE ELECTRICAL – JOB 1

DETACHED FACILITY SIGN – JOB 1

UTILITIES: WATER – JOB 1

UTILITIES: WASTE WATER / SEWER – JOB 1

STORMWATER DRAINAGE – JOB 1

INFORMATION SYSTEMS – JOB 1

NONORG VEHICLE PARKING, SURFACED – 1,708 SY

CONCRETE SIDEWALKS – 415 SY

BOLLARDS – JOB 1

ACTIVE VEHICLE BARRIERS – JOB 1

ACTIVE VEHICLE CONTROLS – JOB 1

SITE IMPROVEMENT – JOB 1

ANTI-TERRORISM / FORCE PROTECTION – JOB 1

CLIN 0003 - BASE LINE ITEM ACP West - All costs in connection with construction of the natural gas utility, complete as shown on drawings and specified, but exclusive of work covered under ABI #5  (CLIN 0007) below.

CLIN 0004 - ABI #2 – ACP West. All costs in connection with construction of the High Security Fence Option A, complete as shown on drawings and specified.

CLIN 0005 - ABI #3 – ACP West. All costs in connection with construction of the High Security Fence Option B, complete as shown on drawings and specified.

CLIN 0006 - ABI #4 – ACP West. All costs in connection with construction of the vertical pivot crash beams, complete as shown on drawings and specified.

CLIN 0007 - ABI #5 – ACP West. All costs in connection with construction of the Search Office, including all utilities to and beyond points 5 feet outside the building lines, complete as shown on drawings and specified, but exclusive of the Visitor Control Center site lighting controller covered under CLIN 0001 above.

CLIN 0008 ABI - #6 – ACP West.  All costs in connection with construction of the Inspection Road bituminous pavement, including pavement markings and signing, complete as shown on drawings and specified, but exclusive of the Inspection Road aggregate surfacing covered under CLIN 0002 above.

CLIN 0009 – ABI #1 ACP East.  All costs in connection with construction of the East Access Control Point complete as shown on drawings and specified

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specifications 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 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, due to 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.

Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL IFB SET-ASIDE

NAICS Code: 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

The USPFO for Pennsylvania intends to issue an Invitation for Bids to award a single firm fixed-price contract for services, non-personal, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances and supervision necessary for the Construction of two Access Control Points at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA. This project is to provide two Access Control Points referred to as the West ACP (or Main Gate) and East ACP. Also provide perimeter fencing around approximately 25 percent of the base. Gate structures include canopies, a Visitor Control Center (VCC), personally owned vehicle (POV) and commercially owned vehicle (COV) Inspection, Gatehouse, and ID Check Stations. Active and passive protection systems combined with roadway layouts will provide the base with threat control and necessary infrastructure to properly calm traffic and inspect incoming commercial and personal vehicles. Ballistic protection, security cameras, speed detectors, remote controlled barriers, signaling and communications equipment is also required.

The contract duration is 490 days after notice to proceed. This project is set aside 100% for Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 237310, with a size standard of $39,500,000.00. The magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

Your attention is directed to FAR Clause 52.219-14(e) (3) (DEVIATION 2019-O0003), LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING, which states “By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror /Contractor agrees in performance of the contract in the case of a 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 toward the 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded”.

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 30 July 2021. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 3 August 2021, 10:00 AM local time, location will be in solicitation.

Interested contractors are 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 solicitation must be submitted by 23 August 2021 via email to Robert.d.wenner3.civ@mail.mil and michael.m.hancock.civ@mail.mil .  The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or about 30 August 2021. 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 and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at beta.SAM.gov

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specifications 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 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, due to 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.