HVAC Repairs

Presolicitation Notice – HVAC Repairs

GENERAL IFB, 100% Total Small Business Set Aside

NAICS Code: 238220 Plumbing, Heating, & Air Conditioning Contractors

The 130th AW Contracting office in WV intends to issue an Invitation for Bids 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 for the Construction project consist of providing all labor, equipment, and materials to replace the Hot Water Coils on make-up Air Unit # 3, a new shaft and shaft bearings on Air Handler Unit #4, replacement of 3 ton, A/C split system in ITN room 150 at Building 407/421 Maintenance Group, and install 3 or 3.5 ton package unit Building 105 Communications Squadron of The West Virginia Air National Guard (ANG) at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base.

The contract duration will be 30 calendar days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list. This project is set aside as 100% Total Small Business Set Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 238220, with a small business size standard of $19,000,000. The magnitude of construction is between $25,000 and $100,000 IAW FAR 36.204(b). The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 31 July 2024. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 13 Aug 2024 01:00 PM eastern local time, location to be provided in the solicitation. 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 pre-bid conference. All questions for the pre-bid conference must be submitted by 09 Aug 2024 via email to SSgt Jorden McCormick Jorden.mccormick@us.af.mil CC Lt Col Samuel Suck samuel.stuck@us.af.mil.

The bid opening date is tentatively planned for on-or-about 30 Aug 2024 01:00 PM Eastern time. 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).  Contractor shall complete the NIST 800-171 DOD Assessment before aw ard of contract in accordance w ith DFARS 252.204-7019. The assessment shall not be more than 3 years old.

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.