HIA - Rapid River District Office Compound Electrical Upgrades

The Lake States Acquisition Team is announcing an opportunity to bid on the Rapid River District Compound Electrical Upgrade on the Hiawatha National Forest in Rapid River, Michigan. This acquisition is advertised as a total small business set-aside using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Per FAR SubPart 5.202(a)(13) a pre-solicitation is not required. In accordance with FAR Part 36.204(b), the estimated magnitude of construction is between $25,000 and $100,000. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 238210. The Small Business Administration size standard is $15 million. Contractors are required to be actively registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database and completed their online representations and certifications. Bacon-Davis wage rates will apply to this contract. Payment protection is required on bids exceeding $35,000. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this solicitation, amendments, or any follow up information requests. No hard copies of the solicitation, supporting documents and applicable amendments, if any, will be provided. To receive the entire solicitation package and any applicable amendments, prospective offerors must download them from the FedBizOpps website. Project dates are scheduled for April 2017 and the contract is estimated to require approximately 45 days for completion. Completion date will be no later than June 30, 2017. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, electrical repairs, renovations, and upgrades to a number of structures on the Rapid River Ranger District Compound as indicated in the project plans including light fixtures, electric panels, branch circuits, receptacles, grounding and bonding, building and site electrical service, labeling, miscellaneous incidental work, demolition and removal of outdated and/or un-needed items, and other work designated under provisions of this contract necessary to complete the entire project per specifications included and in the established timeframe. The contract includes a total of 8 bid items. All invoices must be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury. For more information see website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Please make sure that your company has registered for an account at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm. Offers may be e-mailed to acaliguri@fs.fed.us SUBJ: AG-569R-S-17-0002 or mailed to the address in Block 8 of the SF-1442 form by 4:30 pm EST on December 14, 2017. No fax bids will be accepted. A pre-bid meeting will be held at the Rapid River District Office in Rapid River, Michigan on December 6, 2016 at 11 a.m. EST. The meeting is not mandatory but highly recommended. Contractors must complete and return: 1) SF-1442 Form 2) Section B 3) Section K 4) Experience Questionnaire or equivalent information. Contracting Officers Representative for this contract is: Adam Garrison, 906-428-5843 or agarrison@fs.fed.us.