DEMO BLDG 1080

The 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, located at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Maryland, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to award a single firm fixed-price contract for a project that includes the demolition of an existing building (approximately 18,600 square feet). The site shall be restored to existing grade and conditions after demolition. The work is located at the Maryland Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, Maryland. Magnitude of the project is between $250,000 and $500,000. Demolition/contract completion time is 120 calendar days after notice to proceed. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 238910. This is a total small business set-aside. The small business size standard is $15.0 million average annual revenue for the previous three years. Your attention is directed to FAR CLAUSE 52.219-14 (b) (3) 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 in the case of a contract for Demolition/Construction by a general contractor, the concern will perform at least 25 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 3 October 2014. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 9 October 2014, 9:00 a.m. local time at the 175th Base Civil Engineering (Building 2100), Conference Room at Warfield Air National Guard Base, 2701 Eastern BLVD, Baltimore, Maryland 21220. 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. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. The process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 14.4, award procedures. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest bid received from a responsible bidder whose bid conforms to the invitation which is the most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and price-related factors. Award will not be made until all required approvals have been obtained and the award conforms to FAR Part 14.103-2. Effective May 29, 2012 Government systems such as CCR and ORCA (on-line representations and certifications) were migrated into the System for Award Management (SAM). Interested offerors must be registered in SAM. To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. You will need your DUNS number to 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. FedBizOpps registration requires the following information: 1) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN), 2) DUNS Number and CAGE Code, 3) Telephone Number, 4) Email address. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf. (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 15 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. This solicitation is a competitive bid and there will be a formal public bid opening. DISCLAIMER: The official statement/Scope of Work is attached to the pre-solicitation and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if any, when issued will be posted to the FBO page 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 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 the web. Place of performance is at Warfield Air National Guard Base (Martin State Airport), 2701 Eastern BLVD, Baltimore, Maryland 21220.