Description The requirement consists of, but is not limited to, the construction of airfield and heavy duty asphalt and concrete pavements, including demolition and removal of same and other miscellaneous appurtenances. Examples include: large piping, crack and seating of concrete, large paving and base-wide striping and pipe projects on Dover Air Force Base. This requirement will be restricted to areas inside of the Airfield fencing. This office anticipates awarding a Multiple Award Paving Contract-MAPC (Airfield Paving). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237310 with a size standard of $36,500,000 million dollars. The approximate solicitation issue date will be 10 May 2017 with an approximate response date of 09 June 2017. This solicitation will be Full and Open Competition. Offers will be evaluated based on a best value, subjective trade-off between price and past performance. Past performance is significantly more important than price. All responsive offers will be considered by the agency. PLEASE NOTE: This agency highly encourages all WOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), SDVOSB to participate in this work to be performed. Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. Information concerning SAM registered requirements may be viewed via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/ or by calling the Federal Service Desk at 1-866-606-8220. This solicitation will result in a target of three (3) firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contracts. The performance period for each year is 365-calendar days. The project magnitude is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 for the Base Period and all four Option Periods with a six month option to extend services in accordance with FAR 52.217-8. The maximum amount to be awarded for the base period and any options exercised is $22.8 million for the life of the contract. Task orders will be competed after award of the basic contracts in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 16.5. The entire solicitation, including the specifications, and all applicable attachments will be made available only on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at http://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation can be accessed by following the links on the FedBizOpps website to: Vendors / Citizens - Find Opportunities, then search the solicitation number FA4497-17-R-0005. Paper copies will not be available. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Telephone and fax requests will not be honored. Interested parties should submit their company name, mailing address, point of contact, phone number, fax number, email address for inclusion on the official list of interested parties. Questions about this acquisition should be emailed to Mr. Andre Jackson, Contracting Officer, at andre.jackson@us.af.mil or email Mrs. Anita Walls at anita.walls.1@us.af.mil ***Disclaimer: This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of Business Opportunities site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions. 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (JUN 2016) (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, Center/MAJCOM/DRU or AFISRA ombudsmen, Mr. Gregory Oneal, HQ AMC/A7K, 507 Symington Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5022, (618) 229-0184, fax (618) 256-6668, email: Gregory.Oneal@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/HQ AFICA/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause)
