USMMA O'Hara Hall Gymnasium Lighting Upgrade

August 27, 2019**SOLICITATION RELEASE** Please read through the attached IFB and attachments, taking note of the scheduled site visits that require RSVP. .

This is a Pre-solicitation Notice, pursuant to FAR 36.213-2, for the Department of Transportation/Maritime Administration/ United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). The USMMA plans to issue a solicitation for a qualified, licensed and insured contractor to provide labor, material, transportation, tools, equipment and supervision to upgrade the O'Hara Hall Basketball Gymnasium Lighting in order to meet or exceed the NCAA Best Lighting Practices for Basketball (Division I Regional Broadcast), at the USMMA, 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, NY 11024 (Nassau County).
An Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued on this Federal Business Opportunities website on or about 15 days after this synopsis notice is posted. This requirement will be a TOTAL Small Business set-aside solicitation.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 238210; The Business Size Standard is $15,000,000.00 in average annual receipts for the last three years.
In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of this construction project is between $25,000 and $100,000.
The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of offers. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation on http://www.fbo.gov.
Period of Performance: Work is to be completed within 30 days after Notice-to-Proceed (NTP) is issued to the awardee.
As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium, and the USMMA will provide no hard copies. The solicitation, consisting of various documents, specifications, forms, and/or drawings will only be available for download at no charge at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (http://www.fbo.gov) on or about August 27, 2019. Further details of all dates and events, including site visit and bid response due date, will be available in the solicitation. No other site shall be used to obtain these documents.
All interested offerors (prime contractors & subcontractors) should register at www.fbo.gov so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. An Offeror's List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Offeror's responsibility to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining ALL bid documents and acknowledging any amendments, and should re-visit the FBO website periodically to check for any modifications to this notice, updates, or amendments without further notice from the USDOT/MARAD/USMMA.
THE MILLER ACT IS APPLICABLE AND PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS IN A PENAL AMOUNT EQUAL TO 100% OF THE CONTRACT PRICE AND ANY INCREASES ARE REQUIRED. A BID BOND IS REQUIRED IN AN AMOUNT OF 20% OF THE BID PRICE.
NOTE 1: All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam/gov/ before award of contract; failure to register in the SAM database will cause your firm to be ineligible for an award.
ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov/.

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