Repair TACAN Electrical Feed

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice.  This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote or invitation for bid.

Estimated issue date for the solicitation is on or after 7 August 2020, with the solicitation closing approximately 30 days thereafter.  It will be issued electronically at the Beta Sam website https://beta.sam.gov under the reference number FA6670-20-B-0002.

Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station has a requirement for a Construction project, Repair TACAN Electrical Feed.

Contractor to furnish all plant, labor, parts, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision required to complete the following construction project, RVKQ 19-0734 Repair TACAN Electrical Feed, to include the following:  replace the existing underground primary feeder electrical line on the west end of the airfield connecting the TACAN, ILS and fire training areas to the existing base electrical system.  Work will include the replacement of the existing pad mounted transformers, switching equipment and other related equipment and parts to be compatible with the new circuit. 

Work will be performed at the 914th Air Refueling Wing, Niagara Falls ARS, Niagara County, NY. 

Performance time is 120 calendar days. 

A single Firm Fixed-Price construction contract will be awarded. 

This solicitation is set-aside 100% Historically Underutilized Business Zone, (HUBZone), concerns IAW FAR Subpart 19.15. 

The estimated magnitude of construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.  

The NAICS code is 236220 and the Small Business Size Standard is $39,500,000.  

Electronic bid submissions will not be accepted or returned

Bid, Payment and Performance Bonds will be required.

Liquidated damages will be identified in the solicitation and placed under the proposed contract.

All applicable provisions and clauses will be included in the actual solicitation.

Site visit information will be provided in the solicitation; prime contractors, subcontractors and/or suppliers may attend the site visit. 

The complete solicitation will only be available electronically at https://beta.sam.gov.  No paper / hard copies will be provided.  It is the contractor's responsibility for downloading the RFP documents and for monitoring the website for possible amendments, any changes or updates. 

Interested vendors may register their contact information at the Federal Business Opportunities website under this notice. The list will be available online and is to facilitate subcontracting opportunities.

Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov and have their Online Representations and Certifications completed.  Failure to register in the database will render the contractor ineligible for award.  Offerors must also be actively registered in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) - https://wawf.eb.mil

This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract nor does it obligate the government to pay and/or reimburse respondents and/or their associates for any costs incurred to submit the requested information and/or a proposal.  Responses to this notice and/or the Request for Proposals will not be returned.

Any questions relating to this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the contracting office.  No verbal communications are authorized.  For questions, please contact Mary Pyle Platts at mary.pyleplatts@us.af.mil