Upgrade Direct Digital Control (DDC) System

SYNOPSIS – IFB WOSB Set-aside

Document Type: Pre-solicitation Notice

Classification Code J – Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment

NAICS Code: 238220 – Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors

Set Aside: Woman-Owned Small Business

The 167th Airlift Wing intends to issue an Invitation for Bid to award a single firm fixed-price contract for services, non-personal, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances and supervision necessary to upgrade the direct digital control (DDC) system at 222 Sabre Jet Blvd Martinsburg, WV 25405. All work shall comply with trade standards, all applicable codes and UFCs to include but not be limited to UFC 4-010-06 and AFGM 2019-32-02.

The contract duration is 170 calendar days after NTP. This project is set aside 100% for Woman-Owned Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 238220, with a size standard of $15,000,000.00. The magnitude is between $100,000 and $250,000.

Your attention is directed to FAR Clause 52.219-14 (b) (4) LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING which states “By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror /Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract the concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees”. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 28 May 2020. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 9 June 2020, 9:00AM EST, location will be in solicitation. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and shall follow conference registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation. A site visit will follow the pre-bid conference. All questions for the pre-bid conference must be submitted by 2 June 2020 via email to christopher.p.broschart.mil@mail.mil and ryan.e.belfield.mil@mail.mil

The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or about 29 June 2020. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to www.sam.gov. You will need your DUNS number to register. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). Please note that due to recent fraudulent activity, the process for fully activating (and updating) a registration at SAM has changed, and now requires the submission of a notarized letter to GSA. See the following link for additional information and the latest updates to this process: https://www.gsa.gov/samupdate.

The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the beta.SAM website on-line at www.beta.sam.gov. beta.SAM is a web based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with beta.SAM before accessing the system. (Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 15 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY).

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 www.bet.sam.gov for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors 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 offerors 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. Place of performance is Martinsburg, WV.