Construct Blast Fence

THIS IS NOT A SOLICTATION FOR BIDS

NAICS Code: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

The 117th Air Refueling Wing in Birmingham, 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 two new full power jet blast deflectors, sized to accommodate full engine run-ups for the KC-135 aircraft. The project will include but not be limited to the construction of new concrete paving systems, the relocation of existing flight line security lighting pole, and the relocation of flight line fuel system emergency shutoff controls.  

The work is required at the117th Air Refueling Wing, Sumter Smith National Guard Base, 5401 East Lake Blvd, Birmingham Alabama, 35217.

The contract duration is 210 calendar days after Notice to Proceed.  This project is set aside 100% for Small Business.  The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220 which equates to a size standard of $45,000,000.00.

Project magnitude is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about July 29, 2025.

The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about August 6, 2025, 10:00 am local time, the location to be provided in the solicitation.

Interested contractors are highly 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.

All questions for the pre-bid conference must be submitted by August 19, 2025, at 12:00 PM local time via email to; william.hall.13@us.af.mil , and jonathan.werkmeister@us.af.mil.                      

The bid opening date is tentatively planned for on-or-about August 28, 2025. 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 not have sole source/brand name items.