Installation of Stand-Alone DME System at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois

This project is for the installation of a Stand-Alone Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) System at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois.



The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials, and equipment to perform the project in accordance with the contract clauses, drawings, and specifications.



The project work includes, but not limited to, the following:



1. Construction of the Stand-Alone Distance Measuring Equipment

(DME) Facility. Including:

- a. Installation and fabrication of the 40' tall, steel, self-supporting truss type antenna mast and concrete foundation

- b. Installation of the Government-Furnished 12' x 20' pre-fabricated Stand-Alone DME shelter atop a Contractor-Furnished concrete foundation

- c. Miscellaneous electrical cabling connections.

2. Construction of a manhole and duct bank system within the current project footprint for electrical power services for the Stand-Alone DME to the existing City of Chicago North Detention Basin Pump Station.

3. Construction of a handhole and duct bank system within the current project footprint for Communications services for the Stand-Alone DME to the existing Runway 22R Glide Slope (GS) Facility.

4. Grounding and Lightning Protection work.

5. Miscellaneous civil, mechanical and electrical work as described in the drawings and specifications.



Anticipated start date of project is October 2, 2017. The estimated price range for this procurement is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.



This requirement is offered to all qualified, responsive concerns and offers will be considered using a tiered order of precedence. Each tier will be evaluated using the procedure outlined below. A determination of insufficient competition or unreasonable price will be made before the next tier is evaluated.

- First Tier: It is the intent of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to award a contract on a competitive basis to an eligible small business concern, provided that adequate competition is received and award can be made at a fair market price.

- Second Tier: If circumstances do not permit an award in the first tier, the FAA intends to award a contract on the basis of full and open competition from among all responsible, responsive offers received from all tiers provided that award can be made at a fair market price.

Adequate competition is defined as at least two competitive offers received from qualified, responsible business concerns at the tier under evaluation.



INTERESTED FIRMS MUST HAVE SUCESSFULLY COMPLETED SIMILAR PROJECTS BOTH IN DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SCOPE OF WORK AT AN OPERATIONAL AIRPORT.



General contractors must submit their interest in subject project on company letterhead and should include the firm's name, address, telephone number, fax number, email address, and point of contact. Please submit your request to the attention of Irene Medina, to email address: irene.medina@faa.gov



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