SPAR Rehabilitate Building #13 Fire Suppression, F

This Invitation for Bids (IFB) is hereby amended As Follow:



A) The solicitation closing date was extended under amendment 0004. The new closing date is August 10, 2018.



B) To answer question received.

This Invitation for Bids (IFB) is hereby amended to answer question received.

This Invitation for Bids (IFB) is hereby amended as follow:



A. The closing date is extended from 7/24/2018 to 8/07/2018.



B. To answer question received.



C. The following attachments have been added:

- Attachment 0008_Section 013591 Historic Preservation Treatment Plan Procedures

- Attachment 0009_40383858 Drawing_A2_SPAR_ ARCH DETAILS

- Attachment 0010_Drawing_E2_SPAR_1STFP

- Attachment 0011_40383870 Drawing_F2_SPAR_BASEMENT

- Attachment 0012_40383870 Drawing_F3_SPAR_FIRST FLOOR

- Attachment 0013_40383870 Drawing_F4_SPAR_SECOND FLOOR

- Attachment 0014_ 40383870_Drawing F5_SPAR_THIRD FLOOR

This Invitation for Bids (IFB) is made using the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 14, Sealed Bidding. The National Park Service, Northeast Region (NER), New England Major Acquisition Buying Office (NE-MABO), will evaluate bids in response to this solicitation without discussions and will award a contract to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation.



Award is restricted to small businesses in accordance Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.203 -- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, Set-Asides for Small Business Concerns under NAICS Code: 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors [$15 million SBA Size Standard].



Location of Work: United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Springfield Armory NHS, 1 Armory Square Suite 2, Springfield MA 01105-0299.



The order of magnitude for this project, inclusive of options, is estimated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.



The onsite period of performance is within 160 days of the Contracting Officer issuing the Notice to Proceed.



U.S. Dept. of Labor, Construction Wage Rate General Decision Number: MA180003 shall apply.



Interested parties are strongly encouraged to inspect site prior to bidding. An organized site visit is scheduled and details can be found in Section L, FAR 52.236-27, SITE VISIT.



See Section L of this solicitation for Special Notices and other provisions regarding the submission of a complete bid.



NOTE: Prior to an award being made - - - VETS-4212 Report: Prospective bidders are put on notice that the FAR prohibits making any award to a contractor that has not submitted the required annual VETS-4212, Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report (VETS-4212 Report), with respect to the preceding fiscal year if the contractor was subject to the reporting requirements of 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) for that fiscal year. Refer to FAR clause 52.222-37 -- Employment Reports on Veterans.



Any questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Wendy DeLeon, at wendy_deleon@nps.gov. Questions should be submitted no later than five business days prior to the due date.

This Invitation for Bids (IFB) is made using the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 14, Sealed Bidding. The National Park Service, Northeast Region (NER), New England Major Acquisition Buying Office (NE-MABO), will evaluate bids in response to this solicitation without discussions and will award a contract to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation.



Award is restricted to small businesses in accordance Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.203 -- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, Set-Asides for Small Business Concerns under NAICS Code: 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors [$15 million SBA Size Standard].



Location of Work: United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Springfield Armory NHS, 1 Armory Square Suite 2, Springfield MA 01105-0299.



The order of magnitude for this project, inclusive of options, is estimated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.



The onsite period of performance is within 160 days of the Contracting Officer issuing the Notice to Proceed.



U.S. Dept. of Labor, Construction Wage Rate General Decision Number: MA180003 shall apply.



Interested parties are strongly encouraged to inspect site prior to bidding. An organized site visit is scheduled and details can be found in Section L, FAR 52.236-27, SITE VISIT.



See Section L of this solicitation for Special Notices and other provisions regarding the submission of a complete bid.



NOTE: Prior to an award being made - - - VETS-4212 Report: Prospective bidders are put on notice that the FAR prohibits making any award to a contractor that has not submitted the required annual VETS-4212, Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report (VETS-4212 Report), with respect to the preceding fiscal year if the contractor was subject to the reporting requirements of 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) for that fiscal year. Refer to FAR clause 52.222-37 -- Employment Reports on Veterans.



Any questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Wendy DeLeon, at wendy_deleon@nps.gov. Questions should be submitted no later than five business days prior to the due date.

The National Park Service, Northeast Region, New England Major Acquisition Buying Office intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for a firm fixed priced construction contract, subject to the Davis-Bacon Act to furnish all labor, supervision, supplies, equipment, tools, materials, all supplementary or miscellaneous items, appurtenances and devices incidental to or necessary for the project required to complete the work in accordance with the Contract Documents.



Rehabilitate the Fire Suppression, Fire Alarm and Security Systems of Springfield Armory Building #13. The work includes but is not limited to:



1. Replace Building Wide Fire Alarm System

Demolition of the existing obsolete and malfunctioning Fire Alarm System in Building # 13. Replace existing analog fire alarm panel with new addressable panel and new addressable initiating and annunciating devices including ADA required annunciation.



2. Renovation of Fire Suppression System:

Project work will rehabilitate the existing fire suppression system. Scope of work includes Modify piping to meet NFPA 13 requirements, replace exiting fire sprinkler heads, and modify branch piping to provide proper coverage and convert existing dry pipe valve assemblies to wet pipe. Add nitrogen system to remaining dry system in attic and add fire department connection.



3. Replacement of the Security System:

Building #13 is currently monitored by a collection of outdated motion, detectors, cameras, contacts and switches. This project will replace the existing alarm system with new devices including CCTV cameras, keypads, access card readers and motion detectors. All existing device wiring will be replaced.



The NAICS code for this project is 238220 and the small business size standard is $15 million.



The order of magnitude for this project is estimated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.



Location of Work: Springfield Armory NHS, 1 Armory Square Suite 2, Springfield MA 01105-0299.



Tentative Date for issuing Invitations for Bids is May 11, 2018.



Tentative date for opening of bids is June 11, 2018.



Contract performance period is July 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.



Award is restricted to small businesses in accordance Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.203 -- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, Set-Asides for Small Business Concerns.



Once Invitation for Bids is issued plans will be available for inspection without charge as attachments to the Invitation for Bids.



Once Invitation for Bids is issued, solicitation documents will be available free of charge through the Government wide point of entry available via the Internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.



Requests for the invitation for bids shall be directed to view the entire Invitations for Bids on the Government wide point of entry available via the Internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.