Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

8/19/2021 - uploaded Abstract of Offers 8/11/2021 - Adding RFI #2 8/4/2021 - Adding Amendments 0001 and 0002 7/29/2021 - Adding RFI's The 188th Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, intends to issue an I... 8/19/2021 - uploaded Abstract of Offers 8/11/2021 - Adding RFI #2 8/4/2021 - Adding Amendments 0001 and 0002 7/29/2021 - Adding RFI's The 188th Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) 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 replacement of two 275 ton air-cooled chillers at the 188th Wing in Fort Smith, AR (Sebastian County). The contract duration will be 120 days after a Notice to Proceed is issued. This project is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 238220, with a size standard of $16,500.000.00. The magnitude of this project is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. 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 the pre-bid conference/site visit is on-or-about 14 July 2021, 1000 a.m. CST, location will be in the solicitation. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and shall follow conference registration and base access requirements listed within the solicitation document. The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or-about 17 August 2021. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov). To register, you will need your DUNS number register. Instructions for registering are on the web page and there is no fee to register. The solicitation and associated information will only be available from the Contracting Opportunities website on-line at https://www.sam.gov. Contracting Oppurtunities is a web based tool designed to safeguard acqisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with Contract Opportunities before accessing the system. (Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 15 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY) Reference paragraph 4.7 of the Vendor Guide for instructions to obtain a MPIN to retrieve the specification and drawing documents. Contractors who do not already have a MPIN are advised that the normal processing is 7 to 12 business days to obtain a MPIN password that will give them access to the plans and specifications, which are located in the controlled access location on FBO. See video in vendor guide at 3.3 on advanced functions for other information. Bidders/offerors who have registered with Contract Opportunities must access the data for this solicitation with their MPIN. Bidders/offerors cannot log into the Contract Opportunities home page and search for data. 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 https://beta.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 Fort Smith, AR.