Upgrade Building 504 Fire Detection and Install Fire Suppression

The USPFO for Wisconsin Purchasing and Contracting Off ice intends to issue asolicitation to award a single firm fixed-price contract for services, non-personal.  The Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) has a requirement for services, non-personal, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances and supervision necessary to upgrade Bldg 504 Fire Detection & Install Fire Suppression as shown on the drawings and specified herein.  The existing Building 504 located at Volk Field Air National Guard Base – Camp Douglas, WI will be upgraded to provide fire protection for the building to be utilized as an aircraft hangar. The existing hangar includes an existing fire alarm system, but does not include an existing mass notification system, nor existing fire suppression system(s). The existing building will be slightly modified to accommodate the upgraded protection systems.  Project elements include, but are not limited to: sitework, utilities, water storage tank, HVAC systems, plumbing, power, lighting and the addition of a approx 264 SF fire pump room. All work will be in accordance with design requirements, specifications, and drawings provided within the master specifications. 

This project will be solicited as a total small business set aside.  All responsible offerors are encouraged to participate. The contract duration is 365 days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed.  The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $39,500,000.  The magnitude of construction for this project is between $1M and $5M.

BRAND NAME: This project requires a brand name specific product. A justification will be posted upon issuance of and attached to the solicitation. The brand name products included in this acquisition include the following:

Monaco Vulcan Fire Alarm Panels

Award will be made to the responsive and responsible lowest bidder. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is anticipated to be August 10, 2022. A pre-bid conference/site visit it anticipated to be held approximately 10 days after issuance of the solicitation and will be held at Volk Field, Camp Douglas, WI. Interested contractors are highly encouraged to attend and shall follow conference registration and Volk Field access requirements as provided in the solicitation. A site visit will immediately follow the pre-bid conference. The solicitation closing date will be scheduled for a minimum of 30 days after the date of the solicitation issuance. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. The bid opening will be conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 14.4 and DFARS Subpart 214.4, Opening of Bids and Contract Award.

Interested bidders must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of bid submission. To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. You will need your DUNS/UEI number, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and banking information to register. Instructions for registering are on the SAM web page (there is no fee for registration).

The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the SAM.GOV website online at https://SAM.GOV/.  SAM.GOV is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies.

This solicitation is an invitation for bids and there will be a formal public bid opening.

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://SAM.GOV/ for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror’s 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 offeror’s 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.