Renovate Air Garden

**NOTICE: This Solicitation has been cancelled effective 19 Sep 19** Description This is a Solicitation for the construction acquisition to Renovate the Cadet Area Air Garden at the United States Air Force Academy, CO. This garden was an integral landscape feature of the original design and construction of the Academy. It consisted of a series of sunken planting areas and water features. In the early 1970's all water features were filled in. In the early 1990's the north and south fountain pools were restored. The restoration project will return the gardens to the original design to include: 1. Restoration of the reflecting pools, 13 pools to be shallow pools 2. Refurbishment of the north and sourth fountain pools, including drain lines and finishes 3. Excavation of the landscaped areas including tree, shrub, and turf grass removal 4. Placement of amended soil and new irrigation 5. New trees (approx. 400 Imperial Honeylocust Trees), shrubs, and ground cover 6. Relocation of one bronze statue and granite base 7. Reconstruction of walkway system 8. Replace water mains below the Air Garden 9. Replace lighting fixtures and electrical with new fixtures and infrastructure 10. Replace plumbing, site drainage, and pool drainage systems with new 11. Replace controls and panels to Fairchild Hall The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and supervision necessary to accomplish this project. All work shall be accomplished in accordance with requirements contained in the Drawings and Specifications, and other attachments included with the solicitation. This acquisition is set aside for competition limited to 8(a) firms located within Region VIII - Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Utah, and other 8(a) firms with a bona fide place of business within the geographical competitive area; all othe r8(a) BD participants will be ineligible to submit offers. The North American Industries Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220, Commerical and Institutional Building Construction and the Small Business Administration (SBA) small business size standard is $36.5M. Magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $10,000,000 . The proposed contract would be awarded to one contractor as a firm-fixed price construction contract. Current estimated completion time is 430 calendar days. All future notices will be posted under the current solicitation number (FA7000-18-R-0023). Pursuant to Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) paragraph 5301.9102(a), Mr. James Anderson has been appointed as the USAF Academy Ombudsman. The USAF Ombudsman contact information is as follows: 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 103, Telephone Number 719-333-2074, FAX 719-333-9018, email james.anderson.72@us.af.mil. Direct all questions to Ali Anderson, Contract Specialist, at alison.anderson@us.af.mil, AND Aaron Vollbracht, Contracting Officer, at aaron.vollbracht@us.af.mil. Contracting Office Address: 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200 USAF Academy, Colorado 80840-2315 United States Place of Performance: USAF Academy, CO 80840 United States **NOTICE: This Solicitation has been cancelled effective 19 Sep 19**