MICC - Fort Hood is issuing a PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE for an Invitation for Bids firm fixed price construction contract to demolish the existing 14 quote mark fire water lines and install new 14 quote mark fire water lines.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Hood is issuing a PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE for an Invitation for Bids (IFB) firm fixed price construction contract to demolish the existing
14 quote mark fire water lines and install new 14 quote mark fire water lines. Existing fire lines are made of asbestos and an abatement will be required. This project will require two phases of work to complete. Phase one will be to repair the fire line on the north side of the building. Phase two will be to repair the fire line on the south end of the building. This acquisition is 100% set aside for Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS 238220 (Size Standard $15 Million). The magnitude of the procurement is estimated to be between $100,000 and $250,000.

The purpose of this project is to demolish the existing 14 quote mark fire water lines and install new 14 quote mark fire water lines. All work under this contract will be performed within the confines of the Fort Hood Military Installation, at Fort Hood, Bell County, Texas. Davis Bacon Wage Decision TX120039, revision 1, Building Construction for Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas will govern work under this contract. Performance and payment bonds, in the bid amount, are required for this contract. A bid guarantee in the amount of 20% of the bid price is also required. An organized site visit will be conducted for this procurement. Details of that site visit will be available in the solicitation. Under this contract, the contractor shall provide all plant, supervision, labor, materials, equipment, supplies and transportation necessary to complete this scope of work. Except as provided elsewhere in this contract, all work shall comply with applicable State, local and Federal laws and regulations, industry and construction codes and standards, manufacturer's specifications and recommendations, and all contract special provisions, terms and conditions.

The solicitation will be posted on or about July 31, 2015 under solicitation number W91151-15-B-0046 to the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/. No paper copies of this solicitation are available. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments to all documents. Interested parties must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to receive a government contract award. Bidders shall register in SAM as well at https://www.sam.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) must also be current to qualify to receive a contract award. Bidders shall register Representations and Certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov.

The point of contact for this acquisition is Thomas Luft, Contract Specialist, and can be contacted by email at thomas.b.luft.civ@mail.mil.