Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The 186th Air Refueling Wing 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, too... The 186th Air Refueling Wing 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 replace ment of the chiller and components at bldg. 204 – Project # MDVL212112, for the Mississippi Air National Guard 186th Air Refueling Wing in Meridian, MS. This project will consist of all work in the provided Statement of Work. The contract duration for the project will be 180 days after the Notice to Proceed is issued. This project is set aside 100% for Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $39,500,000.00. The magnitude of construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Your attention is directed to FAR Clause 52.219-14(e)(3) (DEVIATION 2021-O0008), 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 15 August 2022. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 30 August 2022, 9:00 AM Central Standard Time. The location for the pre-bid conference will be 6225 M Street, Meridian, MS 39307 in Bldg. 600 at the 186th ARW. 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 25 August 2022 via email to ned.mccormick.2@us.af.mil. The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or-about 15 September 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 will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at www.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.