Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for the State of Arkansas National Guard

The USP&FO for the State of Arkansas has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), W912JF-13-R-0004, for a Construction Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for maintenance, repair, construction and design-build services at Air and Army National Guard Facilities located throughout the state. Typical work includes, but is not be limited to: interior and exterior renovations, heating and air-conditioning, HVAC controls, plumbing, fire suppression, interior and exterior electrical and lighting, fire and intrusion alarms, communications, limited utilities, site-work, landscaping, fencing, masonry, roofing, concrete, asphalt paving, storm drainage, limited environmental remediation, construction of new facilities, surveys, studies, design-build and other related work. All will be in accordance with individual task order requirements, specifications and drawings provided with each project or master specifications. It should be noted that the majority of task orders under these contracts will be for sustainment, repair and maintenance (SRM) projects under $1M dollar. Prospective contractors must be able to respond within 120 minutes (2 hours) in response to emergencies via the main office or a staffed satellite office. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 236220 and 237990. The small business size standard is $33.5 million average annual revenue for the previous three years. This is a total small business set-aside. The government anticipates award of a minimum of nine (9) individual MATOC contracts, providing sufficient qualified contractors present offers. All responsible firms may submit an offer. These anticipated contracts will consist of a Base Award Period of two (2) calendar years, and 3 one-year option periods. Total contract period, to include options, shall not exceed five (5) calendar years. Task Orders will range from $200.00 to $5,000,000.00. The total of individual task orders placed against this contract shall not exceed $20,000,000 to any one contractor. The selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15 source selection procedures. Proposals will be evaluated on Past Performance, Technical, and Price Evaluation of a Prototypical Project. Prospective offerors must submit a written past performance and technical proposal and a price proposal for the prototypical project to be considered for award. The prototypical project will be used to evaluate the price proposal and portions of the technical proposal but will not be awarded. A Pre-proposal conference and site visit is scheduled for 20 August, 2013 at the Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith Arkansas and 22 August, 2013at the Air National Guard Facilities at Little Rock Air Force Base. Details for registering for the conference are available in the solicitation Section 00100. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend one of the conferences and should register in accordance with the requirements to be provided in the solicitation, prior to attending for clearance to the facility. The solicitation closing date is scheduled for 6 September 2013. All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be posted to FedBizOpps. To be eligible for an award, each firm must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) system. Effective May 29, 2012 Government systems such as CCR and ORCA (on-line representations and certifications) migrated to the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. You will need your DUNS number to register. Instructions for registering are on the web page. The solicitation and associated information will be available from the Federal Business Opportunities system (FedBizOpps.gov or fbo.gov) contractors and subcontractors interested in this project must register at this site. The plans and specifications will be distributed using the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps.gov or fbo.gov) system. FedBizOpps is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with FedBizOpps before accessing the system. FedBizOpps registration requires the following information: 1) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) 2) DUNS Number and CAGE Code3) Telephone Number 4) E-Mail Address. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf. Reference paragraph 4.7 of the Vendor Guide for instructions to obtain a MPIN to retrieve the specification and drawing documents. Contractors who do not already have a MPIN are advised that the normal processing is 7 to 12 business days to obtain a MPIN password that will give them access to the plans and specifications, which are located in the controlled access location on FBO. See video in vendor guide at 3.3 on advanced functions for other information. Bidders/offerors who have registered with FedBizOpps must access the data for this solicitation with their MPIN. Bidders/Offerors cannot log into the FedBizOpps home page and search for data.

This solicitation is not a competitive bid and there will not be a formal public bid opening. All inquiries must be in writing, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web. If you have any questions concerning this procurement you are encouraged to Email your questions to edward.l.porter.civ@mail.mil .

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specification are posted with this solicitation on the FedBizOpps web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the FedBizOpps.gov or fbo.gov for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offerors inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will issue no paper copies.