Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The 145th Airlift Wing in Charlotte, NC intends to issue an Invitation for Bid to award a single firm fixed-price contract for non-personal services: provide all plant, labor, new and current material... The 145th Airlift Wing in Charlotte, NC intends to issue an Invitation for Bid to award a single firm fixed-price contract for non-personal services: provide all plant, labor, new and current material, transportation, tools, equipment, appliances, supplies, services, permits, insurance, and supervision necessary. The requirement will include a construction project to extend communication duct banks in 3 areas totaling approximately 2,075 linear feet. The contract duration is 240 days after issuance of notice to proceed (NTP). This project is set aside 100% for Small Business contractors. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $39,500,000. The magnitude of this project is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. As a result of the solicitation, the Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price. Prior to award, to establish its responsibility, the apparent low bidder will be requested by the Government to submit a statement regarding his previous experience in performing comparable work, business and technical organization, financial and bonding resources, resources available to be used in performing the work, etc. (this is not an all-inclusive list). 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 11 May 2023. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference/site visit is on-or about 24 May 2023, 9:00AM EST. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and shall follow conference registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation. The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or about 7 June 2023. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. 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.