Correct MILCON Deficiencies B305 Fuel Cell

Presolicitation Notice

Correct MILCON Deficiencies Fuel Cell B305

NAICS Code: 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

The 167TH Airlift Wing intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to award a single firm-fixed-price contract for the Repair of B305 Fuel Cell at Martinsburg Air National Guard Base. Construction services will consist of repairing Building 305 in accordance with the Design and Specifications at EWVRA – Shepherd Field in Martinsburg, WV. The facility is an existing hangar and admin space. This project corrects a severe heaving condition with the subsoils of the building. Construction services will correct this issue and will include interior wall and slab removal to fix the subsoil and support structure of the facility. In addition to a base price for the work described above, the solicitation includes Options for this project. 1. Demo CMU Wall; 2. Demo/Protect GFCI Fixtures; 3. HEF and Telecomm Rooms; 4. Replace Light Fixtures with LED; 5. Replace Emergency Lights. Magnitude of the project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Construction/contract completion time is 365 calendar days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 236220. This is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. The small business size standard is $39.5 million average annual revenue for the previous three years.

Your attention is directed to FAR Clause 52.219-14(e)(3) (DEVIATION 2019-O0003), LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING, which states “By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror /Contractor agrees in performance of the contract in the case of a 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 toward the 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded”.

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on or about 1 June 2021. The tentative date for the pre-proposal conference is on or about 22 June 2021, 9:00 a.m. local time at the CES Building 119, at Martinsburg Air National Guard Base. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and shall follow conference registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation. A site visit will follow the preproposal conference.

The solicitation closing date is scheduled for on or about 15 July 2021. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. The source selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15.3 and DFARS Part 215.3, Source Selection Procedures. Evaluation factors include Technical, Past Performance and Price. The Government intends to award without discussions.

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 and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at beta.SAM.gov.

This solicitation is not an invitation for bids and there will not be a formal public bid opening. All inquiries must be in writing, preferably via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web. If you have any questions concerning this procurement you are encouraged to email your questions to 1st Lt Ryan E. Belfield at ryan.belfield@us.af.mil.