Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER)

Added: Apr 09, 2014 12:59 pm Modified: May 30, 2014 6:48 pmTrack Changes

The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) hereby releases the solicitation for the Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) contract supporting Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), CA, Air Force Plant 42 located in Palmdale, CA, and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) site at EAFB. This acquisition is a five (5) year firm fixed-price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract (IDIQ). The Government intends to issue a single solicitation and make a single award. The guaranteed amount for the total contract is anticipated to be $10,000 and the maximum contract amount is $45,000,000 or $49,500,000 (if 6-month option extension per FAR 52.217-8 is exercised). Individual task orders to be issued against the contract are estimated to be between $2,000 and $750,000 and will vary in size and complexity.

The SABER contract is primarily responsible for the maintenance, repair, renovation/alteration, and minor construction of real property. It contains a scope of a broad range of construction disciplines, to include but not limited to: roofing, paving, utilities, HVAC, design, carpentry, excavating, electrical, steam fitting, plumbing, sheet metal, painting, demolition, concrete masonry, and welding. The awardee will be required to furnish all labor (including supervision), materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, engineering and/or technical design and personnel necessary to manage and accomplish projects as described in each individual task orders and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local safety and environmental regulations.

This acquisition will be a competitive procurement set aside for the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) Program. The applicable geographic region is limited to contractors with a bona fide office in the state of California. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 236220 entitled Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a size standard of $33,500,000. Performance and payment bonds will be required per individual task orders in accordance with the FAR Part 28. The source selection will be conducted utilizing the Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) technique in accordance with FAR 15.3 and Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) 5315.3.

No proposal preparation cost will be provided nor reimbursed by the Government. Paper copies of the solicitation or associated documents will not be made available. Solicitation documents will be made available only through www.fbo.gov in accordance with FAR 5.204. No email or faxed proposals will be accepted.

It is the offeror's responsibility to visit the website periodically for any changes or updates to the solicitation. All prospective offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award (https://www.sam.gov/). 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 cost incurred to submit the requested information and/or proposal. Responses to this notice and/or the Request for Proposal will not be returned.

Site Visit information:

Location: 90 Farrell Drive, Edwards AFB, CA 93524, Building 5600 (Galaxy Room)
Pre-proposal conference and Site Visit Date/Time: 13 June 2014 at 8:15 am (PST)
Submit RSVP to: jacob.arola@us.af.mil and suntok.mcguinness@us.af.mil
RSVP due date: 9 June 2014 at 10:00 am (PST)
Questions submitted after 19 June 2014, 4:00 PM (PST), will NOT be addressed.

Site visit attendance is NOT mandatory, but highly recommended. All questions inquired during the site visit will be documented. The answers to the site visit questions, the site visit sign-in sheet, and emailed questions will be posted following the site visit. In addition, all questions must be submitted via email to jacob.arola@us.af.mil or suntok.mcguinness@us.af.mil.

ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

ALL individuals (not to exceed 2 people per company) wishing to attend the site visit MUST pre-register. Individuals that wish to attend the site visit SHALL submit the following information via email to jacob.arola@us.af.mil and suntok.mcguinness@us.af.mil:

Name of Company:
First Name:
Last Name:
Phone Number (To be reached on during the day of the site visit):
Date of Birth:
Full Social Security Number:
Driver's License Number/State:
Citizenship:
Green Card Number (if applicable):

Individuals that are not legal residents of the United States will not be allowed access to Edwards AFB. If you do not submit the information specified above by the proper date you will NOT be allowed access to Edwards AFB for the site visit.

POINT OF CONTACTS
Jacob Arola
661-277-2993

Sun McGuinness
661-275-3248

Added: Apr 09, 2014 12:59 pm This notice is being posted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 5.2. This announcement constitutes only the pre-solicitation notice. This is not a request for proposal.

The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) anticipates a release of the solicitation for the Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) contract supporting Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), CA, Air Force Plant 42 located in Palmdale, CA, and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) site at EAFB. This acquisition anticipates a five (5) year firm fixed-price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract (IDIQ). The Government intends to issue a single solicitation and make a single award. The guaranteed amount for the total contract is anticipated to be $10,000 and the maximum contract amount is $45,000,000 or $49,500,000 (if 6-month option extension per FAR 52.217-8 is exercised). Individual task orders to be issued against the contract are estimated to be between $2,000 and $750,000 and will vary in size and complexity.

The SABER contract is primarily responsible for the maintenance, repair, renovation/alteration, and minor construction of real property. It contains a scope of a broad range of construction disciplines, to include but not limited to: roofing, paving, utilities, HVAC, design, carpentry, excavating, electrical, steam fitting, plumbing, sheet metal, painting, demolition, concrete masonry, and welding. The awardee will be required to furnish all labor (including supervision), materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, engineering and/or technical design and personnel necessary to manage and accomplish projects as described in each individual task orders and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local safety and environmental regulations.

This acquisition will be a competitive procurement set aside for the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) Program. The applicable geographic region is limited to contractors with a bona fide office in the state of California. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 236220 entitled Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a size standard of $33,500,000. Performance and payment bonds will be required per individual task orders in accordance with the FAR Part 28. The source selection will be conducted utilizing the Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) technique in accordance with FAR 15.3 and Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) 5315.3.

A formal solicitation to include: SABER Statement of Work (SOW) and Specification; Demonstration Project; and Seed Project will follow on or about the week of 7 April 2014. The anticipated solicitation number will be FA9301-14-R-0011. A site visit will be held for this acquisition. The site visit information will be included in the solicitation section L of the Request for Proposal. The solicitation will be posted for 30 days. Contract award is estimated to take place on or about August 2014. No proposal preparation cost will be provided nor reimbursed by the Government. Paper copies of the solicitation or associated documents will not be made available. Solicitation documents will be made available only through www.fbo.gov in accordance with FAR 5.204. No email or faxed proposals will be accepted.

It is the offeror's responsibility to visit the website periodically for any changes or updates to the solicitation. All prospective offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award (https://www.sam.gov/). 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 cost incurred to submit the requested information and/or proposal. Responses to this notice and/or the Request for Proposal will not be returned.