IFB to Add Alter Building 208

13 August 2024 - Uploaded Bid Opening Report and Bid Opening Sign In 1 August 2024 - Amendment 0003 uploaded. This amendment changed the period of performance to 600 days, and incorporated addendums 2, 3 & 4 of the drawings and specs. Addendum 2 Drawing, Addendum 2 Index of Drawings, Addendum 2 Phasing, Addendum 2 Specs, Addendum 3 Removed 502, Addendum 4 Drawing Set, Addendum 4 revision specifications. 31 July 2024 - Updated summary of all RFI Q&A uploaded. All submitted questions answered. 25 July 2024 - Amendment 0002 Extends bid opening date to 12 August 2024. The Government anticipates an additional amendment may be published to include new detailed design drawings and minor updates to the specs related to unanswered RFI's. 20 July 2024 - Uploaded RFI Questions and Answers dated 15-16 July 2024. 18 July 2024 - Amendment 0001 Extends bid opening date to 01 August 2024 & uploaded RFI Questions and Answers dated 02, 03, & 10 July 2024. 11 July 2024 - Uploaded RFI Questions and Answers dated 11 July 2024. The Government anticipates amending the solicitation to extend the bid opening date; however, the bid opening date will not change unless issued through an official amendment. 25 June 2024 - Uploaded RFI Questions and Answers dated 25 June 2024 24 June 2024 - Uploaded site visit sign in roster 4 June 2024 - uploaded original specs and drawings to go along with the addendum versions. NAICS Code: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction The USPFO for Arkansas intends to award a single firm fixed-price contract for services, non-personal, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances and supervision necessary to renovate 14,193 SF of building 208 and add on an additional 3,000 SF at the 188th Wing, Fort Smith, Arkansas. The contract duration is expected to be 365 calendar days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list. This project is set aside 100% Woman Owned Small Businesses (WOSB). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a small business size standard of $45,000,000. The magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The pre-bid conference will be conducted on 17 June 2024, 1:00 p.m. local time. Please follow instructions within the solicitation. A site visit will follow the pre-bid conference. All questions for the pre-bid conference must be submitted in accordance with the instructions within the solicitation. The bid opening date is scheduled for 23 July 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to www.SAM.gov. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). Your attention is directed to FAR clause 52.219-14(e)(3) (DEVIATION 2021-O0008), LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING, which states - By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees in performance of the contract for General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. In accordance with FAR 36.211(b), the following information is provided: The National Guard has no agency-specific policies or procedures applicable to definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts other than those described at FAR 43.204, DFARS 243.204 and AFARS 5143.204. Data for the prior 3 fiscal years regarding the time required to definitize equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts for the National Guard is currently not available but will be compiled and provided in future announcements. DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specifications are located on the official government webpage and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to Contract Opportunities for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror's responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible for 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.