MDVL042061 - Repair Fire Suppression Systems Bldgs 150, 151, and 160 at the 186th ARW

Invitation for Bids (IFB) Set-Aside for Small Businesses

NAICS Code: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

The Mississippi Air National Guard 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 of the repair of the fire suppression system at bldgs. 150, 151, and 160, Project # MDVL042061  at the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Meridian, MS..

The contract duration will be 730 calendar days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list. This project is set aside 100% for Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a small business size standard of $45,000,000. The magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about March 07, 2023. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about March 14, 2023, 9:00 AM 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 March 13, 2023 via email to ned.mccormick.2@us.af.mil.

The bid opening date is tentatively planned for on-or-about April 06, 2023. 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).

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.

Monaco MAAP-X Control Panels and Monaco transceivers (BT-X Series) are sole source/brand name specific for compatibility with existing installation systems (noted justifications will be included with solicitation).  The items below are brand name or equal items that have either been pre-approved or are used to clearly communicate a minimum level of quality, performance characteristics, and to provide the vendor a point of reference for understanding the Government’s requirements.

1. KWIK BOLT 3 (ICC-ES ESR-2302) AND KWIK BOLT TZ (ICC-ES ESR 1917) BY HILTI, INC – OR EQUAL
2. TRUBOLT+ (ICC-ES ESR-2427) BY ITW RAMSET/REDHEAD – OR EQUAL
3. STRONG BOLT (ICC-ES ESR-1771) AND STRONG BOLT 2 (ICC-ES ESR-3037) BY SIMPSON STRONG TIE ANCHOR SYSTEMS – OR EQUAL
4. HIT-RE-500 SD (ICC-ES ESR 2322) SYSTEM ADHESIVE ANCHORS BY HILTI, INC. – OR EQUAL
5. SET-XP (ICC-ES ESR-2508) ADHESIVE ANCHORING SYSTEMS BY SIMPSON STRONG – OR EQUAL
6. KWIK HUS-EZ (ICC-ES ESR-3027) BY HILTI, INC. – OR EQUAL
7. TITAN HD (ICC-ES ESR-2713) BY SIMPSON STRONG TIE ANCHOR SYSTEMS – OR EQUAL
8. EATON – 120V SURGE PROTECTION BSPA – OR EQUAL
9. EPCON G5 (ICC-ES ESR-1137) ADHESIVE ANCHORING SYSTEM BY ITW

RAMSET/REDHEAD – OR EQUAL

In addition to a base work described above, the solicitation will include the following Alternative Bid Items (ABI):

ABI 1.  Hangar 150 – Demolish Above Ground Storage Tank

ABI 2.  Hangar 160 – Demolish Above Ground Storage Tank