Repair Fire Station Bldg. 300 and add to Fire Station Bldg. 300

The 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard located in Westhampton Beach, NY, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid at www.fbo.gov in order 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 Fire Station located in Westhampton Beach (Suffolk County), New York.

Construction Services to be performed under the firm fixed price contract will consist of repairing the existing Fire Station which is located at Francis S. Gabreski ANG, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978-1201. The project includes but is not necessarily limited to: renovation of an existing fire station consisting of approximately 16,450 SF. The project includes but is not limited to an approximate 5000 SF addition to the south side of the existing facility, a new freestanding pre-fabricated metal vehicular storage garage and complete repair/sustainment of the existing facility, which includes interior walls, ceilings, sound attenuation, and internal and external durable surfaces to include roof and exterior wall replacement. Repair facility paint, floor coverings, millwork, caulk, protective coatings, wall systems and apparatus bay vehicular doors and structure. Install fire sprinkler systems, additional steel frame support, metal insulated panels, interior walls, HVAC systems, communications wiring, restrooms, millwork, utilities, access pavements, fire protection/detection, fire suppression, site work, anti-terrorism force protection measures, erosion control, drainage structures and landscape. Site work includes but not limited to the provision of temporary housing, utility work inclusive of water, electrical, communications infrastructure, natural gas, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer connections to existing infrastructure.

This project is set aside for Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $33,500,000.

The cost range is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00

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 the concern will perform at least fifteen (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 December 1, 2014.

The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or about December 9, 2014, 11:00AM EST at the 106th Rescue Wing, F.S. Gabreski ANG, Westhampton Beach, NY. 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 via email to fred.rodriguez@ang.af.mil  or jason.rios@ang.af.mil . The bid due date is scheduled for on-or about January 6, 2015. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation.

In accordance with FAR 28.101-2, a Bid Guarantee will be required.

Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Firms can register via the SAM internet site at http://www.sam.gov . Interested offerors are required to submit their representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov .

You will need your DUNS number and SAM registration in order to log in to the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website. The plans and specifications will be available only from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website on-line at https://www.fbo.gov/ . 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) SAM registration, 2) DUNS Number and CAGE Code, 3) Telephone Number, 4) Email address. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf. (Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 5 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY) Reference paragraph 4.4 of the Vendor Guide for instructions to retrieve the specification and drawing documents for this project. Bidders/offerors who have registered with FedBizOpps must access the data for this solicitation by way of the link issued with the solicitation. Bidders/offerors cannot log into the FedBizOpps home page and search 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://www.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 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 F.S. Gabreski ANG, Westhampton Beach, NY.