Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

***AMENDMENT 0001 W50S9523B00020001 ISSUED 12 AUGUST 2023*** ***AMENDMENT 0002 W50S9523B00020002 ISSUED 15 AUGUST 2023*** Synopsis: PSTE 159098 Construct Hazardous Cargo Pad Classification Code: Y1BD ... ***AMENDMENT 0001 W50S9523B00020001 ISSUED 12 AUGUST 2023*** ***AMENDMENT 0002 W50S9523B00020002 ISSUED 15 AUGUST 2023*** Synopsis: PSTE 159098 Construct Hazardous Cargo Pad Classification Code: Y1BD – Construction of Airport Runways and Taxiways Set Aside: Small Business NAICS Code: 237310 – Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction Size Standard: $45,000,000.00 Place of performance is McEntire JNGB Eastover, South Carolina. The USPFO for South Carolina intends to issue an Invitation for Bid 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 to construct a Hazardous Cargo Pad at McEntire JNGB. The scope of this project will consist of excavation, preparation of substructure, concrete and asphalt installation, and grading of surrounding area. The new hazardous cargo pad will be compatible with all applicable Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force, and installation design standards and criteria. In addition, local materials and construction techniques shall be used where cost effective. The work is located at McEntire Joint National Guard Base near Eastover in Richland County, South Carolina. The base award CLINS are anticipated to be as follow: CLIN 0001: Base Bid CLIN 0002: OPTION Airfield Overhead Lighting, Fixtures, and Cables CLIN 0003: OPTION Demolish Taxiway K CLIN 0004: OPTION Construct Paved Access Road CLIN 0005: OPTION Increase Shoulder Width to 25’ Taxiway) and 50’ (Haz Caro Pad) The items below are brand name or equal items that have either been pre-approved or are used to clearly communicate a minimum level of quality, performance characteristics, and to provide the vendor a point of reference for understanding the Government’s requirements. MULTI-BARRIER (MODEL AR 10x96 HDPE) OR APPROVED EQUAL. NEENAH FOUNDRY R-6016 BOLT FASTENED FLUSH LID OR APPROVED EQUAL NEENAH FOUNDRY FRAME AND LID R3491-JL OR APPROVED EQUAL NEENAH FOUNDRY FRAME AND GRATE R3491-GG OR APPROVED EQUAL NEENAH FOUNDRY NO. R3498-P2S FRAME & COVER OR APPROVED EQUAL MUELLER MODERN CENTURION FIRE HYDRANT OR APPROVED EQUAL. QUAZITE PG2424BG24 WITH PG2424CG00 COVER POWER PULL BOX - 24" X 24" X 24" OR APPROVED EQUAL The contract duration will be a total of 300 days after notice to proceed, which consists of an anticipated 180-day pre-construction phase for submittal approval, testing, mix designs, submit required permits, etc; and an anticipated 120-day construction phase. Contractor will have 300 days to complete both. This project is set aside 100% for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 237310, with a size standard of $45,000,000.00. The magnitude of the project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. 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 Contractor agrees that in performance of a contract assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 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 towards the prime contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded”. Prospective bidders are highly encouraged to attend a pre-bid conference and site visit: See Clause 52.236-27 for time and date. The date for the pre-bid conference is 3 August 2023, 10:00AM local time, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base 169th FW, CE Conference Room, 1325 South Carolina Road, Building 1071,Eastover, SC 29044. Interested contractors 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 31 July 2023 via email to badri.francis.1@us.af.mil and kevin.j.esber.mil@army.mil. Submit Proposals no later than: See Box 13 and any amendments for Proposal Due Date. 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 and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at SAM.gov. In accordance with FAR 36.211(b), the following information is provided: (1) The National Guard has no agency-specific policies or procedures applicable to definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts other than those described at FAR 43.204, DFARS 243.204 and AFARS 5143.204. (2) Data for the prior 3 fiscal years regarding the time required to definitize equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts for the National Guard is currently not available, but will be compiled and provided in future announcements. 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 a web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies.