Construct Aircraft Support Equipment (ASE) and Vehicle Maintenance (VM) Facility, Bradley Air National Guard Base, CT

The United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) of Connecticut intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) 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 construction of a composite Aircraft Support Equipment (ASE)/Vehicle Maintenance (VMXS) facility in the amount of 30,300 GSF and demolition of 22,777 GSF at the Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, CT. Project funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available.

This project will be solicited as full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $39,500,000.00. The Product/Service Code (PSC) is Y1EB. The magnitude of this project is over $10,000,000. Brand Name/Sole Source Justifications will be posted with the RFP. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or about 1 November 2022. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or about 11 November 2022, time and location specifics will be in the solicitation. Interested vendors are encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference and shall follow conference registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation. A site visit will follow the pre-bid conference. The contract duration for this project will be seven hundred thirty (730) days after the Notice to Proceed (NTP) is issued.

A Brand Name Justification and Approval will be posted with the solicitation which will address requirements for Advantor Security System, Federal Signal System Ultra Voice Remote Interface (UVRI), Monaco Mass Notification Panel and Monaco Fire Alarm Addressable Components. The solicitation will include the following Optional Line Items (OLIs): 1. VMXS Bridge Crane, 2. Clerestory Glazing at Shops, 3. Resinous Flooring, 4. Landscaping, 5. ASE Wash Bay and Equipment, 6. VMXS Weld Fume Extractor, 7. VMXS 4-Post Vehicle Lift with Alignment, 8. VMXS Wash Rack Equipment (Relocate), 9. Lockers, 10. VMXS Lube Dispensing System, 11. Northern Site Entrance Driveway, 12. LED Lighting at Covered Parking, 13. 25% of Covered Parking Canopy and 14. Demolition of Building 16.

The tentative due date for proposals is on-or about 31 December 2022. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Interested offerors must be registered in Contract Opportunities at SAM.gov. Instructions for registering are on the SAM.gov website. The solicitation and associated information with the plans and specifications will be available only at Contract Opportunities, at no charge. The plans and specifications will be restricted and vendors will need to be certified by the Joint Certification Program to gain access, which requires the submission of a DD Form 2345 to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/. This process is detailed in the Contract Opportunities Vendor Guide and takes about 7 to 15 business days.

The solicitation number will be W50SC2-22-R-0004 issued by the USPFO-CT P&C, 360 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06105. The Contracting Officer will be 2d Lt Eric Hoss who can be reached at 860-386-4075 or eric.m.hoss.mil@army.mil. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency, after the solicitation is issued.

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specifications will be 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 SAM.gov for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to the proposal due date; 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 webpages. The Government will not issue paper copies.