Portal VACIS Dry Pipe Replacement

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE for CONSTRUCTION REFERENCE NUMBER: 47PJ0025R0031-P PROJECT TITLE: Dry Pipe Replacement, Portal, North Dakota DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK: The purpose of this project is to replace corroded high bay horizontal runs of existing dry-charged sprinkler pipe, and update the system to newer technology, add (2) sprinkler heads below the overhead doors, or relocate (2) existing misplaced heads as applicable, replace one existing drum drip trap, provide 3 additional drum drip traps, replace 1 inspectors test assembly, and convert the existing compressed air dry charging system to a nitrogen system located at the Land Port of Entry in Portal, North Dakota. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: The estimated price range of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. NAICS CODE AND DESCRIPTION: 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $19.0 million TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This procurement is set aside for award to qualified small businesses. Offers from other businesses including large businesses will not be considered. LOCATION OF THE WORK: Portal, Burke County, North Dakota TENTATIVE DATES: Solicitation Issue: December 16, 2024 Site Visit: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 @ 10 a.m. Offers Due: 4:00 p.m. CT on January 6, 2025 PROCEDURES FOR AWARD: The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror (s) whose proposal (s) conforming to the Solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to do so. PLAN AVAILABILITY: The solicitation is available for electronic download at no charge from the System for Award Management website at sam.gov under - Contract Opportunities. AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION: It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the GPE site at sam.gov for the release of any amendments. AWARD RESTRICTIONS: This procurement is offered for competition limited to eligible small business concerns. SITE VISIT: 12/17/2024 @ 10:00 a.m. BONDING: 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter III, Bonds (formerly known as the Miller Act), requires performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the original contract price for any construction contract exceeding $150,000. SECURITY: All personnel are required to comply with the HSPD-12 directive prior to beginning work at this project site. Forms will be provided to the successful offeror after award. BUY AMERICAN ACT / TRADE AGREEMENTS: This procurement is subject to the requirements of the Buy American Act. Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 25.401(a)(1), trade agreements (such as NAFTA) do not apply to acquisitions set aside for small businesses. Accordingly, any offeror proposing the use of foreign construction material, other than those articles listed in FAR 25.104, must request an exception to the Buy American Act as described in FAR Part 25.2. Such an exception must then be approved by the Government before the requested material may be used in this construction project. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: All responsible Small Business firms may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Prospective offerors are required to be registered and active within the System for Award Management (SAM). You may access SAM via the following URL, www.sam.gov. DEFINITIZATION OF REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: Definitized Change Order (DCO): a bilateral or forward priced change to the contract (i.e.supplemental agreement). Agreement on the change in price and terms/conditions is reached prior to executing the change order modification. In addition to the guidance found in FAR 43.204, PBS's preference is to always negotiate an equitable adjustment before issuing any modification.