Installation of New Windows

Added: Jun 08, 2017 1:57 pm Modified: Jun 29, 2017 1:25 pmTrack Changes

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration's, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy  (USMMA) has a requirement for a contractor to provide all material, labor, transportation, tools, equipment and supervision necessary to provide and install new windows at Zero Deck in several barracks located at the USMMA, 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, NY 11024 (Nassau County). 

This is an official Invitation for Bid (IFB) set-aside for small business concerns only.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 236220 (Addition, alteration and renovation, commercial and institutional building); The Business Size Standard is $36,500,000.00 in average annual receipts for the last three years.  

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of this construction project is between $100,000 and $250,000. The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract.  

Period of Performance: Work is to be completed 45 days after Notice-to-Proceed (NTP) is issued to the awardee.

All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) with an "active" profile status in order for their bid to be accepted. 

As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium and MARAD will provide no hard copies.

Please be sure to read all bid documents and amendments that may follow this announcement.  It is the responsibility of the vendor to check www.fbo.gov as frequently as necessary for any updates concerning this
solicitation.  

52.236-27 -- Site Visit (Construction). (Feb 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 AT 10:00 AM EST.

(c) Participants will meet at
UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY
300 STEAMBOAT ROAD
FURUSETH HALL - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT OFFICE KINGS POINT NY 11024
(End of Provision)

Bid opening is scheduled for 11:00AM EST on the same day bids are due, at the same location bids are to be submitted.

Added: Jun 08, 2017 1:57 pm This is a pre-solicitation notice pursuant to FAR 36.213-2 announcement for the Department of Transportation/Maritime Administration. The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) plans to issue a solicitation for a contractor to provide all material, labor, transportation, tools, equipment and supervision necessary to provide and install new windows at Zero Deck in several barracks located at the USMMA, 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, NY 11024 (Nassau County).

The work encompasses the demolition and disposal of 94 existing windows, plywood, frames, molding, and associated material and the furnishing and installation of 94 new windows, plywood, frames, molding, and associated material.

Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued on this Federal Business Opportunities website within 15 days after this synopsis notice is posted.

This announcement is a Total Small Business set-aside.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 236220 (Addition, alteration and renovation, commercial and institutional building); The Business Size Standard is $36,500,000.00 in average annual receipts for the last three years.

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of this construction project is between $100,000 and $250,000. The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of offers. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation on http://www.fbo.gov .

Period of Performance: Work is to be completed 45 days after Notice-to-Proceed (NTP) is issued to the awardee.

As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium and MARAD will provide no hard copies. The solicitation, consisting of various documents, specifications, forms, and/or drawings will only be available for download at no charge at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (http://www.fbo.gov ) on or about June 23, 2017, with a due date to be specified in the Solicitation. Further details of all dates and events, including site visit and proposal response date, will be available in the solicitation. No other site shall be used to obtain these documents.

All interested offerors (prime contractors & subcontractors) should register at www.fbo.gov so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. An Offeror's List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Offeror's responsibility to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining ALL proposal documents and acknowledging any amendments, and should re-visit the FBO website periodically to check for any modifications to this notice, updates, or amendments without further notice from the USDOT/MARAD.

ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov/.

THE MILLER ACT IS APPLICABLE AND PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS IN A PENAL AMOUNT EQUAL TO 100% OF THE CONTRACT PRICE AND ANY INCREASES ARE REQUIRED. A BID BOND IS REQUIRED IN AN AMOUNT OF 20% OF THE BID PRICE.

NOTE 1: All prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications and shall be registered in the System for Award Management database at http://www.sam.gov. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.