Document Type: Pre-solicitation Notice Solicitation Number: W912LM-22-Q-1003 Classification Code Y – Construction of Structures and facilities Set Aside: Total Small Business Set Aside NAICS Code: 236220- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction The USPFO for Minnesota intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award a single firm fixed- price contract. The contract will be for services, non-personal, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances and supervision necessary to perform and complete the removing and replacing of two water heaters in B642 and the removal and replacement of one boiler unit in B687 The replacement units must meet or exceed existing unit performance specifications. Contractors must comply with drawings and specifications. The Magnitude of this project is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. Construction/contract completion time is 90 days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 236220. The small business size standard is $39.5 million. This action is being procured on and Small Business Set-aside basis. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or about 15 Feb 2022. The tentative date for the pre-proposal conference is on-or about 23 Feb 2022, 09:00AM local time at the133rd Air Wing, Air National Guard Base, Minnesota. 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-proposal conference. All questions for the pre-proposal conference must be submitted three days prior to the solicitation closing via email (preferred) to
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[email protected]. The solicitation closing date is scheduled for on-or about 17 March 2022. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. The source selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15.3 and DFARS Part 215.3, source selection procedures. Evaluation factors include Best Value: Past Performance and Price. The Government intends to award without discussions. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to www.sam.gov. You will need your DUNS number register. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). Please note that due to recent fraudulent activity, the process for fully activating (and updating) a registration at SAM has changed, and now requires the submission of a notarized letter to GSA. See the following link for additional information and the latest updates to this process: https://www.gsa.gov/samupdate . The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the SAM.gov website on-line at www.SAM.gov . SAM.gov is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with SAM.gov before accessing the system. Bidders/Offerors cannot log into the SAM.gov home page and search for data. This solicitation is not an invitation for bids and there will not be a formal public bid opening. DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specifications will be located on posted to SAM.gov for electronic downloading, the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to SAM.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. Place of performance will be at the 133rd Air Wing, Air National Guard Base, 614 Militia Drive, St. Paul, MN 55111.