PV Array
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- Solicitation number
- W50S98-23-B-0001
- Agency
- Tennessee National Guard Army National Guard, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237130 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
- Place of performance
- Louisville, Tennessee 37777, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This notice announces the Tennessee Air National Guard's forthcoming solicitation for the construction of a ground-based photovoltaic array at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Tennessee. The solicitation will be an Invitation for Bid issued on or about May 5, 2023, seeking fixed-price proposals to construct photovoltaic generation and support systems to provide on-site renewable energy and increase energy resiliency at the base. A pre-bid conference will be held on or around May 10, 2023, with proposals due on or about June 9, 2023. The work must be completed within approximately 270 days of notice to proceed.
This will be a total small business set-aside conducted under NAICS code 237130 with a $45 million size standard. The estimated value of the construction is between $5-10 million. Offerors must be registered in SAM and have a MPIN to access plans and specifications through the SAM.gov website. At least 15% of the contract cost, excluding materials, must be self-performed by the offeror. All inquiries and amendments will be posted to SAM.gov, and late proposals will not be considered.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Invitation for Bids (IFB) Set-Aside for Small Businesses
NAICS Code: 237130 - Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
The Tennessee 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 photovoltaic generation and support systems install; providing on site renewable distributed electrical generation increasing energy resiliency power to McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base.
The contract duration will be 270 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 237130, with a small business size standard of $45,000,000. The magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.
The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 9 June 2023. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 16 June 2023, 0900local 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.
The bid opening date is tentatively planned for on-or-about 11 July 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.
Update #1 ·
Description:
On or about 5 May 2023 an Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued for ECIP Construct Ground Base PV Array on the 134th Air Refueling Wing at McGhee Tyson Air Base located in Louisville, TN. The contract duration will be approximately 270 days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The solicitation will be a Total Small Business Set Aside. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 237130 with a small business standard of $45,000,000.00
The estimated constructions costs of this project will be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.00
A pre-bid conference/site visit will be held on or around 10 May 2023 at a location and time to be determined in the solicitation. Please do not submit request for plans and specifications as they will be listed in the upcoming solicitation.
Project Description:
The Tennessee Air National Guard, McGhee Tyson ANG Base, Louisville, TN has been tasked to solicit for and award a project for ECIP Construct Ground Base PV Array. The 134 ARW requires to construct photovoltaic generation and support systems install; providing on site renewable distributed electrical generation increasing energy resiliency power to McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base. Locate and ground mount the PV arrays on-base property. Provide inverter system and performance monitoring equipment. Install meters compatible and linked to local energy management system for instantaneous and historic performance tracking. Provide additional related works as necessary to include all. There is an option to add more PV Array Panels. Proposed project will be a Firm Fixed Price contract.
Your attention is directed to FAR CLAUSE 52.219-14 (c) (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 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 bid opening date is scheduled for on or about 9 June 2023. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. All dates in this announcement are estimates. Interested offerors must be registered in SAM. To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ . You will need your UEI number to register. Instructions for registering are on the web page. The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the SAM.GOV website on- line at sam.gov. SAM.GOV 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) 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 SAM.GOV. See video in vendor guide at 3.3 on advanced functions for other information. Bidders/offerors who have registered with SAM.GOV must access the data for this solicitation with their MPIN. Bidders/offerors cannot log into the SAM.GOV home page and search for data.
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 https://sam.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 not issue paper copies. 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. Place of performance is Louisville, TN.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PV Array Award Notice | Award Notice | |
| PV Array | Solicitation | |
| PV Array | Pre-Solicitation |
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