Wallcoverings for B562 at Lakehurst NAS

PRE-BID SITE VISIT:
There will be a site visit at 2 PM on Tuesday, September 11, 2012.  All interested vendors are encouraged to attend.  The site visit will be at Lakehurst NAS, Building 562.  We will meet at the Lakehurst NAS Visitor's Center at 1:30 PM.  Drivers will need a current drivers license, current registration, and current proof of insurance in order to receive a pass.  All passengers must have current license or other government-issued id in order to get a pass.  All visitors will be required to obtain a pass to access the base.  Please send a list of attendees (please include license numbers for drivers) to Linnea Jones at meri.jones@us.af.mil by 3 PM on Monday, September 10, 2012.
For those using GPS to find the NAS, use address 401 Route 70, Lakehurst, NJ, 08733.  The Base is down Route 547 from there.

The Government plans to post a Solicitation Notification on or about August 31, 2012.

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items necessary to repair wall section and install laminate sheet and substrate wall covering to selected areas for wall protection in hallways outside of the freight elevator on 3 floors at Building 562, Lakehurst NAS. The approximate total square feet of all areas to be covered is 500 square feet. Wall panel coverage shall be approximately 4' up from floor (wainscot design) UL approved laminate rigid sheeting. Wall covering properties shall be PVC free and with shock absorbing action. Primer and adhesive materials shall be water base and non-hazardous. A chair rail, approximately 120 linear feet total combined area, shall be installed at the top of the panel. A cove base shall be installed at the wall base. Paint shall be color matched to the existing finished wall.

Building will be occupied during performance of work under this Contract.

Any adjacent areas dissembled, damaged, or removed by the Contractor during installation shall be properly repaired by the Contractor at no expense to the Government. Any and all debris/trash generated by this project shall be removed and properly disposed of off base by the Contractor.

The above general description of work does not in any way limit the responsibility of the Contractor to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items necessary to repair walls and install the coverings. The period of performance for this project is 30 calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed, excluding federal holidays. The magnitude of this construction is below $25,000. The solicitation will be issued as a service disabled veteran owned small business set-aside (SDVOSB). The Government is contemplating the award to be a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract. Award of a FFP contract from this solicitation will be made on the basis of Best Value to the Government using price and past performance as evaluation factors with price being more important than past performance. The Government reserves the right to award a contract other than the lowest price offeror. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 238320 with a size standard of $14 million.

A site visit will be scheduled at a later date. The date will be provided once the solicitation is issued.

All relevant solicitation documents including specifications and drawings will be made available for download exclusively from the internet by accessing the FedBizOpps website at http://www.fbo.gov. Paper copies WILL NOT be available. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents; and verifying the number of amendments issued prior to the due date for proposals. All responsible SDVOSBs may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All potential sources must obtain a DUNS number and register on the System for Award Management (SAM) website in order to transact business with the Department of Defense (DoD). Failure to obtain a DUNS number and register in SAM may result in the delay of award of a contract or possible award to the next otherwise successful offeror who already meets these criteria at the time of award. A solicitation will be issued on or about 16 August 2012. The closing date and time of submission of offers will be contained within the solicitation package. No response to this notice is necessary and no Source List will be maintained.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay any bid/proposal preparation costs.