Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The purpose of this ammendment is to correct a mistake in the industry questions (please see attached). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... The purpose of this ammendment is to correct a mistake in the industry questions (please see attached). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The purpose of this ammendment is to post the industry questions (please see attached) and to change the bid opening date to 8 Sept 2021. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Puerto Rico Air National Guard (PRANG) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to award a single firm fixed-price contract to Demolish and dispose an underground diesel tank at the 141st Punta Borinquen Installation located in Aguadilla PR. The scope consists of all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals necessary to accomplish the work. The primary purpose of the project consists in the demolition of Punta Borinquen Fuel Service station to include removal and disposition of existing underground storage tanks, furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, appliances, materials and performing all operations in strict accordance with the specifications and the applicable drawings, and subject to the terms and conditions of the contract. The work considers detailing UST tank removal procedures including the removal of residual product, soil excavation, purging of volatile vapors, field screening criteria, sample collection, and soil disposal, following the “Guía de Cierre Permanente para Sistemas de Tanques de Almacenamiento Soterrados” from the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (formerly Junta de Calidad Ambiental).. See Statement of Work for more details of the requirement. Place of performance is at Punta Borinquen Installation, Aguadilla PR. Magnitude of the project is between $100,000 and $250,000. Construction/contract completion time is 180 calendar days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 238910 with a size standard of $16.5 million. This is a 100% Small Business set-aside. The date for the site visit conference is on 30 July 2021 at 09:30 AM. This site visit will start in front of the Main Gate), Punta Borinquen Air National Guard Base, Aguadilla PR. To expedite base access, provide the following information before the date of the site visit: Firm Name and Telephone Number Visitor’s Name Copy of Driver’s License or any Identification Card in compliance with the Real ID Act The proposals will be submitted electronically, and bid opening tentatively take place on 8 Sept 2021 at 10:00am. Remember to submit your Bid Bonds, and Performance Bonds along with your bid. This IFB is subject to the availability of funds. Specific details will be posted in the solicitation. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend a site visit and shall follow base access requirements shown in the solicitation. All questions and requests for information (RFI) must be received not later than close of business 4 August 2021. SF 1442s are going to be added to this solicitation before the deadline, or we’ll post an amendment to extend the solicitation time. The evaluation factor is price. The Government intends to award without discussions. Interested offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. You will need your DUNS number registered. Instructions for registering are on the web page. The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities. Contract Opportunities is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. This solicitation is a competitive bid and there will be a formal public bid opening. DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specification are located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the Contract Opportunities page 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. 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 Contract Opportunities. Applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) terms and conditions: FAR 52.504-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.504-16, Commercial and Government Entry Code Reporting FAR 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal FAR 52.214-3, Amendments to Invitations for Bids FAR 52.214-4, False Statements in Bids FAR 52.214-5, Submission of Bids FAR 52.214-6, Explanation to Prospective Bidders FAR 52.214-7, Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids FAR 52.214-19, Contract Award-Sealed Bidding-Construction FAR 52.214-34, Submission of Offers in the English Language FAR 52.214-35, Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency FAR 52.216-1, Type of Contract FAR 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements FAR 52.222-10, Compliance with Copeland Act Requirement FAR 52.222-23, Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction FAR 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest FAR 52.236-27, Site Visit (Construction) FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.252-3, Alterations in Solicitation DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls DFARS 252.211-7002, Availability for Examination of Specifications, Standards, Plans, Drawings, Data Item Descriptions, and other Pertinent Documents DFARS 252.236-7008, Contract Prices-Bidding Schedules WAGE DETERMINATION is applicable to this project. Current prevailing wage determination(s) at time of issuance of solicitation are located at: https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations -Wage Determination No.: PR20210001 -Modification No.: 0 -Date of Revision: 01/01/2021