PRNG - MATES Facilities Repairs and Alterations

SYNOPSIS – GENERAL IFB SB Set-Aside

Document Type: Pre-solicitation Notice Classification Code Category Z2GZ – Repair or  Alteration of other Warehouse Buildings

Set Aside: 100% Small Business

NAICS Code: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

The USPFO for Puerto Rico intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) 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 refurbishing and repurposing of Buildings: # 1026, # 1027, and # 1028 known as Controlled Humidity Warehouses. Each facility consists of 15,000 square feet to be utilized for Office Areas, Shops, and Storage, totaling to 45,000 SF. Services include construction of office partitions, installations of acoustic ceilings,   installation of energy efficient interior illuminations ESPC compliant, installation of air conditioning units, temporary electrical connections, upgrades to electrical distribution system  to accommodate new electrical requirements, and installation of IT communication infrastructure compliant with DoD Network Infrastructure.

The contract duration is 270 days after NTP. This project is set aside 100% for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $39.5 million. The magnitude is between $500,000,000 and $1,000,000.

Your attention is directed  to FAR Clause 52.219-14 (b)(4) Limitations on Subcontracting which states "By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror / Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for Construction by a general contractors, the concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees" applies to this project. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 17 August 2021. The tentative date   for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 25 August 2021, 9:00AM local time, location will be in solicitation. Specific details will be posted 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. The solicitation closing date is scheduled for on-or about 10:00AM local time. 17 September 2021 at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Building #769, Salinas, Puerto Rico 00751. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation.  

The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or about 17 September 2021 at 10:30AM local time. 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. You will need your DUNS number register. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). Please note that due to recent fraudulent activity, the process for fully activating (and updating) a registration at SAM has changed, and now requires the submission of a notarized letter to GSA. See the following link for additional information and the latest updates to this process: https://www.gsa.gov/samupdate.

The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the SAM.gov website on-line at www.sam.gov; this is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with SAM.gov before accessing the system. Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 15 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specification are located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source.

Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to SAM.gov page 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 offeror's inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. All inquiries must be in writing, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation.

Place of performance is Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, PR 00751.