KYANG UPGRADE GAS INFRASTRUCTURE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR for Prject WEAS142001 for the Upgrade of the Gas Infrastructure for the Kentucky Air National Guard, 1101 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY 04213. Work shall be performed in accordance w ith (IAW) the plans and specifications.
Persons intending to submit a bid are strongly encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Conferece site visit. Tuesday, AUGUST 6, 2019 at 1000 EST. See section 00100 for location etc.
Funds are not presently available for this contract. Currently the Government anticipates funds will become available prior to but not later thanmidnight 20 September 2019. This action has been identified on the National Guard priority list for aw ards if fiunds become available and theprices received are w ithin an aw ardable range.
The Kentucky Air National Guard, 1101 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY 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 replace the gas distribution piping, gas valves, and gas meters in various locations on the base. This work includes replacement of all existing natural gas piping and appurtenances on the base, from the master meter to each individual building service. The existing private gas meters and regulators at each building will be replaced, with new smart meters that will work with the base's energy management system. The contract duration is 10 days after NTP. This project is set aside 100% for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $36,500,000.00. The magnitude is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.
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" applies to this project. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or about TBD.
The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or about (time and location will be in solicitation). 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 5 days prior to date posted in the solicitation via email to: amanda.l.blackburn2.mil@mail.mil.
The bid opening date is scheduled for on-or about (actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation). Interested offerors must be registered in SAM. To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. You will need your DUNS number register. Instructions for registering are on the web page. The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website on- line at https://www.fbo.gov/. FedBizOpps is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with FedBizOpps 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 FedBizOpps must access the data for this solicitation with their MPIN. Bidders/offerors cannot log into the FedBizOpps 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://www.fbo.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.
Amanda Blackburn, Buyer, Contract Specialist, Phone (502) 413-4030, Email amanda.l.blackburn2.mil@mail.mil - Glennquetta Odom, Contract Specialist, Phone 5024134617, Email glennquetta.d.odom.mil@mail.mil
