Construction of a 6085 square foot single-story addition, site work, utilities, and demolition of existing building on site.

The USPFO for Pennsylvania intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) 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 to perform and complete the construction of a Consolidate Vehicle Maintenance Function for the Pennsylvania Air National Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA. In addition to a base price for the work described above the solicitation includes Additive Bid Items (ABI) for this project. ABI 1 Monorail and Hoist, ABI 2 Daylighting, ABI 3Masonry Accent, ABI 4 Cabs & Equipment, ABI 5 Existing Equipment, ABI 6 Site Improvements and ABI 7 Fire Suppression. Magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Construction/contract completion time is anticipated to take approximately 270 calendar days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 236220. The small business size standard is $33.5 million average over last three years. This is a total small business set-aside. The tentative date for issuing the solicitations is on or about 27 July 2015. The tentative date for the pre-proposal conference is on or about 5 August 2015, 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time at 1-500 York Road, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA 17003. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend the conference. A site visit will follow the pre-proposal conference. Questions for the pre-proposal conference should be submitted by 31 July 2015 via email to denise.m.keim.mil@mail.mil and erik.j.smith.mil@mail.mil. The solicitation closing date is scheduled for on or about 8 September 2015. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. The contract will be awarded under Sealed Bid Procedures specified in the solicitation. Interested offerors must be registered in 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 associate information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website on-line at https://ww.fbo.gov/. FedBizOpps is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested Offerors must register with FedBizOpps before accessing the system. FedBizOpps registration required the following information: 1: System for Award Management (SAM) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) 2) DUNS number and CAGE Code 3) Telephone number 4: Email address. 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 paragraph 4.7 of the Vendor Guide for instructions to obtain a MPIN to retrieve the specifications and drawing documents. Contractors who do not already have a MPIN are advised, that the normal processing is 7 to 12 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. See video in vendor guide at 3.3 on advanced functions for other information. Offerors who have registered with FedBizOpps must access the data for this solicitation with their MPIN. Offerors cannot log into the FedBizOpps home page and search for data. 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 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 offers' inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. All inquiries must be in writing, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web. Place of performance is Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA 17003.