Construct F16 Mission Training Center

The South Dakota Air National Guard, Joe Foss Field ANG Base, Sioux Falls, SD 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 to construct a 12,953 SF F16 Mission Training Center.

The base project includes demolition, site work, landscaping, concrete, asphalt paving, utilities, masonry, standing seam metal roofing, structural steel and miscellaneous metals, doors, windows and glazing, HVAC and DDC, plumbing, electrical and communications systems, fire alarm systems, fire suppression, flooring, demountable wall systems, painting, and other miscellaneous work as required to construct four (4) aircraft simulator bays, support spaces, and administrative spaces. In addition to the base project, the solicitation includes seven (7) options: (1) Construct masonry wall, chain link fence, dumpster enclosure w/ concrete pad, (2) Provide illuminated sign, standard building sign, window roller shades, & interior signage, (3) Provide landscaping (trees, shrubs, rock beds) & irrigation system in lieu of grass only, (4) Provide aggregate temporary staging drives (at 4 simulator door locations) in lieu of grass, (5) Tall brick masonry wainscot, building entry monolith, horizontal wall panels in lieu of vertical wall panels, (6) Parking lot pavement w/ lighting, curb & gutter, drainage system, sidewalks, rock border, and (7) Provide interior floor finishes.  

This contract opportunity is 100% set aside for Small Business.  The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $39.5M average annual revenue for the previous three years.  The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $5M and $10M.

The solicitation is tentatively scheduled to be released August 17, 2022. This schedule is TENTATIVE.  You are encouraged to download the solicitation, plans and specifications as soon as they are available to ensure you have adequate time to review and understand the project before the Pre-Bid Conference (site visit).

The solicitation, plans and specifications, and associated information will only be available from the Contract Opportunities site within https://www.sam.gov.  INTERESTED BIDDERS MUST REGISTER WITHIN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANGEMENT (SAM - https://www.sam.gov ) AND THEN ALSO SIGN-IN TO CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES https://sam.gov/content/opportunities/ AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO START THIS PROCESS NOW or as soon as possible.  Instructions are available on https://sam.gov/content/help.  REGISTRATION FOR ACCESS TO THE SECURE CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES SITE FOR DOWNLOADING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS TAKES APPROXIMATELY 15 DAYS so, please plan accordingly.   

Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend a pre-bid conference and site visit which should be anticipated within 2 weeks after the issuance of the solicitation. ALL PRE-BID CONFERENCE ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND BASE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS provided in the solicitation. The solicitation closing will be scheduled for a minimum of 30 days after the date of the solicitation and the bid opening will be conducted in accordance with FAR 14.4 and DFARS 214.4 “Opening of Bids and Contract Award”. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation.

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.sam.gov for electronic downloading.  This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the bidder'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 a bidder's inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages.  The Government will not issue paper copies.  All inquiries must be in writing, via email to the persons specified in the solicitation.  All answers will be provided in writing and posted to https://www.sam.gov.