Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

NAICS Code: 238220 – Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors The USPFO for Maine intends to issue an Invitation for Bids to award a single firm fixed-price contract for services, non-perso... NAICS Code: 238220 – Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors The USPFO for Maine 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 for the installation of HVAC systems for Building 499, 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor, Maine. This work shall include any required equipment, modifications to existing systems, modifications and/or extensions of existing HVAC assets, signage, and connections to existing infrastructure as necessary to provide a complete and useable system. HVAC systems shall be designed to accommodate environmental requirements for all Machine Shop equipment, including (but not limited to) Fortus 450mc 3-D printer. The contract duration is 60 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 $19,500,000.00. The magnitude of construction is between $25,000 and $100,000. There is a potential for sole source/brand name specific items from the following manufacturers: Daikin, Fujitsu, and/or Mitsubishi. (noted justifications will be included with solicitation). 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 21 August 2020. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 27 August 2020, 9:00AM 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 9 September 2020 via email to 101.MSG.MSC.Contracting@us.af.mil. The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or about 16 September 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.beta.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 beta.SAM.gov 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 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.