Repair Underground Electrical Feeders "F" Branches

Pre-Solicitation: Repair Underground Electrical Feeders "F" Branches, FA4621-14-R-0008. 

Description:

The 22d Contracting Squadron (CONS) of the 22d Air Refueling Wing McConnell AFB Kansas announces the pre-solicitation for the Repair Underground Electrical Feeders "F" Branches, a design-build project, solicitation number FA4621-14-R-0008. This notice is posted in accordance with FAR 5.203 and FAR 36.213-2.

The Contractor shall supply all equipment, labor, and materials necessary for design and construction for replacing existing underground electrical lateral circuit "F" medium voltage cables from the switchgear SF-010, SF-020, SF-030, SF-050 and SF-060 through existing duct bank, sectionalizers and switches to the building transformers on McConnell AFB, Kansas per the design plans prepared by the contractor's A-E and approved by the Government. The magnitude of construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.  The place of performance for this project is located on McConnell AFB which is adjacent to Wichita, KS.

The contract for this project will be awarded using procedures in FAR 15 - Contracting by Negotiations (no public bid opening).  The Construction period will be 300 days from notice to proceed.  Hard copies of the solicitation will not be provided; the entire solicitation, including the specifications and drawings, will be made available only on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) Web Site at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for amendments to this synopsis and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package and drawings.

The solicitation date is approximately 20 June 2014.

The solicitation will be a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a firm-fixed price contract.  Award will be made based on Best Value to the Government using Price-Performance Tradeoff (PPTO) evaluation factors with performance being significantly more important than price.  The solicitation will state the exact terms for the award decision. The Government intends to execute a 100% Small Business set-aside based on market research indicating the expectation of two or more offers from small business concerns. The NAICS code for this requirement is 237130 with a size standard of $33.5M.  Potential offerors MUST register at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ in order to receive notification and /or changes to the solicitation. All contractors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database or their proposal will not be considered.  Contractors can obtain further information on SAM registration at web site https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/#1.  The Davis Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) applies to this solicitation.  Check the http://www/wdol.gov for current wage determination information from the Department of Labor. 

 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/RFP EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE BID OPENING/RFP CLOSING DATE.

Per AFFARS 5352.201-9101:  An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern.  The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, Mr. Gregory O'Neal, HQ AMC/A7K, 507 Symington Drive,  Scott AFB IL 62225-5022, (618) 229-0267, fax (618) 256-6668, email: gregory.oneal@us.af.mil.  Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.  The Contracting Officer for this project is Ms. Valerie Brown who can be reached at 316-759-4513 or at luz_valerie.brown@us.af.mil.