Interior Renovation of Quarter's G

01/12/2017- Amendment 0001

This invitation for bid (IFB) is hereby amended to include the following solicitation provision and contract clause:

52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services.

Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services (May 2014)

(a) Certain supplies or services to be provided under this contract for use by the Government are required by law to be obtained from nonprofit agencies participating in the program operated by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (the Committee) under 41 U.S.C. 8504. Additionally, certain of these supplies are available from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the General Services Administration (GSA), or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Contractor shall obtain mandatory supplies or services to be provided for Government use under this contract from the specific sources indicated in the contract schedule.

(b) The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer if a mandatory source is unable to provide the supplies or services by the time required, or if the quality of supplies or services provided by the mandatory source is unsatisfactory. The Contractor shall not purchase the supplies or services from other sources until the Contracting Officer has notified the Contractor that the Committee or an AbilityOne central nonprofit agency has authorized purchase from other sources.

(c) Price and delivery information for the mandatory supplies is available from the Contracting Officer for the supplies obtained through the DLA/GSA/VA distribution facilities. For mandatory supplies or services that are not available from DLA/GSA/VA, price and delivery information is available from the appropriate central nonprofit agency. Payments shall be made directly to the source making delivery. Points of contact for AbilityOne central nonprofit agencies are:

(1) National Industries for the Blind
1310 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314-1691
(703) 310-0500; and

(2) NISH
8401 Old Courthouse Road
Vienna, VA 22182
(571) 226-4660.

The supplies that are required by this clause are: New locksets and entry locks; mortise lock and deadbolt, keyed alike, as noted in #14 of the Statement of Work.

End of Amendment 0001



01/06/2017- INVITATION FOR BID (8(a) SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVE SET-ASIDE)

Please see the attached solicitation document for details regarding this IFB.

01/06/2017- INVITATION FOR BID (8(a) SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVE SET-ASIDE)

Please see the attached solicitation document for details regarding this IFB.

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION /SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS; it is not a solicitation announcement; therefore this synopsis neither solicits for proposals nor bids and no contract will be awarded based on this synopsis. 

The purpose of this synopsis is two-fold; 1) to alert the public (especially small businesses) that the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), which is an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, intends to acquire construction services for an interior renovation of Quarters G, located at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, NY  11024, and 2) request capability statements from capable and responsible certified Hubzone small businesses or certified 8a Small Business concerns that would be interested in submitting a BID if and when the official solicitation is posted on FBO.

Capability Statements are only being requested from Hubzone and 8a small business concerns certified by the Small Business Administration.  Capability Statements should not exceed 2 pages, and must include Company Name, Address, Point of Contact and DUNS number.

Capability Statements should reference DTMA9117B00004 (Presolicitation Notice) and be emailed to LaChelle.Johnson@dot.gov. 

After assessment of the responses received (per #2 above) the government will determine if the requirement will be set-aside 100% for Hubzone, 8a Small Business concerns, or a 100% total small business set-aside.

The DRAFT Statement of Work is attached for preliminary review. 

The government intends to issue an Invitation for Bid before December 30, 2016.  A Firm-Fixed-Price contract will be utilized for this acquisition.  The appropriate NAICS code is 236118 with a small business size standard of $36.5 million. 

Bidders must be currently registered in www.SAM.gov with an "active" profile in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation.  It is the bidder's responsibility to check www.fbo.gov as often as necessary to view posted changes to this synopsis and/or updates/amendments.