Repair Base Water Mains Phase III

Added: Sep 09, 2014 10:34 am ---BEGIN FINAL CLARIFICATION, dated 9 September 2014---

Questions and answers have been updated to reflect a question regarding the 22" inch pipe casing. It has been determined that 24" inch pipe casing will be an acceptable substitute in lieu of the 22" inch casing.

No further questions will be fielded.

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Added: Sep 08, 2014 10:58 am ---BEGIN 8 September 2014---

Attached are questions and answers recieved as of 4 September 2014. No further questions will be fielded.

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Added: Aug 28, 2014 5:03 pm Amendment 1 is issued to correct the date on Attachment 5, Question Form.

All other terms and conditions of the original solicitation remain unchanged.

For any questions or comments, please contact the POCs below.

Added: Jun 27, 2014 2:19 pm Modified: Aug 22, 2014 12:35 pmTrack Changes

This requirement is being solicited as an 8(a) Competitive Small Business Set-Aside and will result in the award of a Firm-Fixed Priced Contract.

The designated NAICS code for this requirement is 237110, with a small business size standard of: $33.5M.

The magnitude of construction for this project is between $5M and $10M.

Note: Sections K, L, and M will be physically removed from any resultant award, but will be deemed incorporated by reference in that award.

SITE VISIT: Only one (1) site visit will be conducted. Site visit will be held on: THURSDAY, 28 AUGUST 2014 at 9:00 A.M. (CST).

All interested parties must complete the site visit registration form attached to the solicitation and email it to keaston.simmons@us.af.mil or latoyer.furbush@us.af.mil no later than TUESDAY, 26 AUGUST 2014 at 2:00 P.M. (CST).

Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the schedule site visit time to gain access to the installation.

RFPs may be MAILED or HANDCARRIED to:

ATTN: SSgt Keaston D. Simmons/TSgt Latoyer N. Furbush, 7 CONS/LGCA, 381 Third Street, Bldg 7238, Dyess AFB, TX 79607. RFPs must be received no later thant he date and time provided in block 13A of the solicitation.

FAXED or EMAILED RFPs WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

IAW FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds, Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor recieves notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

ALL PRICES SHALL BE VALID THROUGH 30 SEPTEMBER 2014.

For any questions or concerns, please contact the POCs below.

Added: Jun 27, 2014 2:19 pm 1. This acquisition is a competitive 8(a) contract. It will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract and award will be made to a qualified 8(a) small business concern. This acquisition is being synopsized under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 237110. All other firms are deemed ineligible to submit offers. Small business size standard is $33,500,000.00.

2. Project calls for the replacement of the existing water main lines, branch lines, service lines, isolation valves, service valves, post indicator valves and fire hydrants and performing all required pressure, leakage and disinfection test on the new lines prior to commissioning them. Work includes but is not necessarily limited to: 1) Replace existing asbestos/ductile iron main lines, branches, fire lines with PVC AWWA C-900 pipe. Existing line will be abandoned in place; 2) Replace existing service lines to buildings with schedule 80 PVC pipe; 3)Replace existing isolation valves and provide new isolation valves; 4) Install new building service shut off valves; 5) Install new fire hydrants and shout off valves; 6) Replace existing post indicator valves and tamper switches; 7) Construct concrete collars on all valves and stamp valve number and direction of flow; 8) Restore to pre-existing conditions driveways, sidewalks and all other structures to be crossed or disturbed as a result of the water lines replacement work; 9) Bore under street with steel casing at locations where pipe crosses a street, parking lot or driveway; 10) Perform fire hydrant flow test per NFPA 291 and mark them according to the appropriate capacity-indicating color scheme. This project will be completed in five (5) phases as there are five (5) areas of construction which are indicated in the drawings. The contractor will be required to complete all work in one area before being allowed to proceed to the next.

3. Place of Performance: Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

4. Period of Performance and Magnitude: The performance period is 450 days inclusive of 20 weather days and 10 military operation days. The estimated contract magnitude is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

5. Notice to Offerors: Funds are not presently available for this project. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

6. The Government intends to award on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis. The solicitation will be issued via Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) at https://www.fbo.gov. No paper copies of the solicitation, specifications, plans or bidders mailing list will be issued from this office. Telephone requests will not be accepted. You must register on the FBO site in order to receive notification of changes to the solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. The SAM site is http://www.sam.gov. When the solicitation is downloaded, it is important to read the solicitation completely, as there are milestones that must be met by the prospective offeror in order for the proposal to be considered responsive. There will be no additional preannouncement of when the solicitation will be available; however, the issuance date for this solicitation is anticipated to be on or about 21 July 2014 with a closing date 30 days after issuance. Points of Contact include: SSgt Keaston Simmons, Contract Specialist, at (325) 696-3152, email keaston.simmons@us.af.mil or TSgt Latoyer Furbush, Team Lead, at (325) 696-1456, email: latoyer.furbush@us.af.mil .