SYNOPSIS McConnell AFB Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) Solicitation FA4621-21-R-0004 The 22d Contracting Squadron (22 CONS) of the 22d Air Refueling Wing announces the acquisition of a Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) requirement at McConnell AFB, Kansas. The MACC is a firm-fixed price Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract that is awarded to up to six (6) firms. The Government shall issue task orders for individual construction projects based upon a competition amongst the successful awardees. Task orders issued under this contract shall be Firm Fixed Price with a magnitude between $2,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The total amount of this contract is not-to-exceed a monetary amount of $75,000,000.00 or a term of six-years (as extended through the exercise of options), whichever is reached first. Each contract award will contain a basic 24-month period of performance and two (2) subsequent options with 24-month periods of performance to be exercised at the Government's discretion. The work consists of a wide variety of construction tasks, including design and build; renovation; additions and upgrades; new construction integrating multiple construction trades and disciplines; and repair and replacement of roadways, airfield taxi-ways and runways. Successful awardees shall be capable of providing a full project design from concept or a performance-oriented statement of work. The contractor shall provide all materials, labor, equipment, tools, transportation and ancillary items necessary to complete each project from conception to completion. This requirement is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 36, Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts, and FAR Part 15, Competitive Negotiated Acquisition Procedures. The Government intends to issue a Total Small Business Set-Aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a size standard of $39.5M. Reponses to the Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be evaluated using a competitive, best value trade-off between price and past performance with past performance being significantly more important than price. Details on the evaluation factors will be set forth in Sections L & M of the solicitation. Price shall be determined based on the pricing provided for the seed project Repair HVAC Systems - Bldg 852 (which will include multiple construction disciplines). Seed project details can be found in the Request for Proposal and associated attachments 9 through 14 of the forthcoming solicitation. The Government intends to issue an award to up to six (6) contractors using a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a duration of up to six (6) years inclusive of options. There is no guarantee that any optional period of performance will be exercised. Upon award, a mandatory Partnership/Pre Construction meeting will be held at McConnell AFB, KS for all awardees. The closing date and time of submission of offers shall be contained in the soliciation package. The entire solicitation package, including the Standard Form 1442, Statement of Work, Specifications, General Conditions, Wage Determinations, Past and Present Performance Questionnaire, Seed Project documentation, and NAF General provisions shall be made available on the contract opportunites section of the SAM site at https://sam.gov. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring the SAM site for the release of the solicitation package and any subsequent amendments if any, as well as downloading their own copies from the site. All firms wishing to submit a proposal subsequent to the solicitation described herein MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database or risk their otherwise timely proposal being considered nonresponsive regardless of its completeness, timeliness or other salient considerations. Information on registration in SAM can be obtained at the following website: https://sam.gov. Potential offerors must also have a current Online Representations and Certification Application on file with SAM. No response to this announcement is required. The Government shall not pay for any information submitted in response to this announcement. The solicitation subsequent to this announcement may be cancelled. After solicitation release and prior to award, the possibility exists that all offers may be rejected when cancellation is clearly in the public interest. This announcement does not obligate the Government to pay for any bid or proposal preparation costs. Per AFFARS 5352.201-9101 (Oct 2019) the following applies: 5352.201-9101 AMC Ombudsman 2019-10 (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, Mrs. Susan Madison, AFICC OL AMC, 510 POW/MIA, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5022, 618-229-0267, fax 618- 256-5724, email: susan.madison@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/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.
