Copper Plant Upgrade

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice.  This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote or invitation for bid. 

The estimated issue date for the solicitation is on or after 11 July 2020, with the solicitation closing approximately 30 days thereafter.

Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station has a requirement for a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for a "Copper Plant Upgrade" at Niagara Falls ARS, NY. 

Contractor to furnish all plant, labor, parts, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision required to complete the above construction project;  the projects main purpose is to replace copper cable that is degrading with new Fiber Optic (FO) cable plant.  This project includes directional boring, FO pulling, FO splicing & testing as well as open-pit trenching to install conduit to which FO will be installed as part of this effort.  The installation of FO cable does not include "transmission lines" or other major lines outside of building-to-building. 

The Government anticipates the award of a single Firm-Fixed Price contract with a period of performance of 180 calendar days.

This solicitation is set-aside 100% for Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB).

The estimated magnitude of construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000

The NAICS code is 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors) and the Small Business Size Standard is $16,500,000.

Liquidated damages, as well as payment and performance bonds, if applicable, will be identified on each delivery/task order placed under the proposed contract.

All applicable provisions and clauses will be included in the actual solicitation.

The Request for Bid (RFB) for this contract will be issued electronically at the System for Award Management https://www.sam.gov under reference number FA667020B0001 on or after 11 July 2020.  Bids will be due approximately 30 days later. 

Site visit information will be provided in the solicitation; prime contractors, subcontractors and/or suppliers are highly encouraged attend the site visit.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay and/or reimburse respondents and/or their associates for any costs incurred to submit the requested information and/or a proposal.  Responses to this notice will not be returned. 

The complete solicitation will only be available electronically at the following website: https://www.sam.gov.  No paper / hard copies will be provided.  It is the contractor's responsibility for downloading the bid documents and for monitoring the website for possible amendments, changes or updates. 

To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this solicitation, contractors must be registered in the DoD System for Award Management (SAM) located at the following website: https://www.sam.gov; Failure to register in the database will render the Contractor ineligible for award.  Offerors must also be actively registered in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) - https://wawf.eb.mil.

Any questions relating to this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the contracting office.  No verbal communications are authorized.  For questions, please contact Jason P. Topick at jason.topick.1@us.af.mil