PSTE162011 Repair & Widen Taxiways

Updated Synopsis: Repair and Widen Taxiway Phase 1 (PSTE 162011)

Classification Code: Z1BD— Maintenance of Airport Runways and Taxiways

Set Aside: Small Business NAICS Code: 237310- Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Size Standard: $45,000,000.00

Place of performance is McEntire JNGB Eastover, South Carolina.

The USPFO for South Carolina intends to issue an Invitation for Bid 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 to repair the existing primary taxiways. The ultimate goal of this project is to replace existing taxiway surfaces and widen to UFC standards with new concrete pavements.  This will be completed to standards in accordance with all applicable DoD, Air Force, and installation construction standards and criteria. The work is located at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (ANG) near Eastover in Richland County, South Carolina. The base award CLINS are anticipated to be as follows:

CLIN 0001 Base Bid: REPAIR AND WIDEN PRIMARY TAXIWAY –PHASE 1

CLIN 0002: (Option 1) All work to construct fillet on Taxiway G in accordance with the drawings and specifications.

The contract duration is 365 days after the notice to proceed is issued.  This project is set aside 100% for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 237310, with a size standard of $45,000,000.00. The magnitude of the project is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00.

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 Contractor agrees that in performance of a contract assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 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”.

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 3 March 2023. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 17 March 2023, 10:00AM local time, location will be in 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 13 March 2023 via email to badri.francis.1@us.af.mil and kevin.j.esber.mil@army.mil.

The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or about 11 April 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 and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at SAM.gov

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, due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror’s inability to a web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies.