Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

ATTN: This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice. No response is required until the solicitation is released on this site. NAICS Code: 238220 - Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning Contractors The USPFO for ... ATTN: This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice. No response is required until the solicitation is released on this site. NAICS Code: 238220 - Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning Contractors The USPFO for Arkansas intends to issue an Invitation for Bids 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 replace ten (10) R-22 HVAC units at the 188th Wing, Fort Smith, AR. The project includes replacement of ten (10) air handlers and heat pumps for HVAC units ranging in size from 1.5 ton to 15 ton. The contract duration is expected to be 180 days after notice to proceed. This project is set aside 100% for Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 238220, with a size standard of $16,500,000.00. The magnitude of construction is between $100,000 and $250,000. Your attention is directed to FAR Clause 52.219-14(e)(3) (DEVIATION 2019-O0003), LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING, which states “By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror /Contractor agrees in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded”. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 24 June 2022. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 6 July 2022, 10:00AM local time, 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 date set forth in the solicitation via email to samuel.bond.1@us.af.mil and laura.english@us.af.mil . The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or about 25 July 2022. 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. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at SAM.gov DISCLAIMER: The official Statement of Work (SOW) will be 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 Contract Opportunities 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.