Repair Airfield Lighting Synopsis, Amendment 01

**Updated 8/6/2020 to correct the Limitations on Subcontracting language, see below** The United States Property and Fiscal Office for Colorado located in Aurora, Colorado intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) W50S6V20B0002, to award a single firm fixed-price (FFP) construction contract for non-personal services, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances, and supervision necessary to complete the repair of Airfield Lighting for the 140th Wing on Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: In general, the scope of the project consists of demolishing and replacing airfield lighting fixtures, cables, Constant Current Regulators (CCRs) and isolation transformers and replace as required to meet current standards. Provide HVAC to lighting vault and replace emergency back-up generator. Project includes necessary cutting and patching, installation of underground utilities, transformers, current regulators, lighting fixtures, signs and needed power grid repairs with all other necessary pavement repair work required to provide a complete and usable airfield lighting system. OPTION(S): 1) Install New Fiber and Power to PAPI/REIL, 2) Install New Semi-Flush Lights at End T/W L and Alert Apron, and Remove Miscellaneous Concrete Bases BRAND NAME: This project requires the use of some brand name specific products. A justification will be posted upon issuance of and attached to the solicitation. Brand name products for this acquisition will include: 1. Best Lock Cores - Door lock hardware 2. ACE (Constant current regulators by ADB Safegate) CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: Construction magnitude of the project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.00 in accordance with FAR 36.204. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Construction/contract completion time is anticipated to take up to 250 calendar days after notice to proceed, to include inspection and punch list. TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This IFB will be for one (1) FFP construction contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 238210 - Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors. TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This action is being procured on a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE basis. The small business size standard is $16.5 million. LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING: Your attention is directed to FAR clause 52.219-14 (e)(4) Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2020-O0008). "Construction by special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75 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 toward the prime contractor's 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded" that applies to this requirement. KEY DATES: The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is August 10, 2020. The tentative date for the pre-bid/site visit conference is on or about August 21, 2020 at Buckley AFB, Colorado. Interested contractors are highly encouraged to attend and shall follow conference registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation. A site visit will follow the pre-bid conference. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to www.sam.gov. You will need your DUNS number to register. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). Please note that due to recent fraudulent activity, the process for fully activating a registration at SAM has changed, and now requires the submission of a notarized letter to GSA. See the following link for additional information and the latest updates to this process: https://www.gsa.gov/samupdate. PLAN ACCORDINGLY! Plans and Specifications will be available as a "controlled package. These type of attachments require special handling due to the information they contain. You are not allowed to access controlled attachments unless your account is associated with an entity that has been certified by the Joint Certification Program. You will not immediately be permitted to view the document. Your entity's Data Custodian is the only individual authorized to access to the attachment(s). Your entity is responsible for managing the documents in accordance with prescribed directives. If your entity is not certified by the Joint Certification Program, you can go to https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/ to enroll. There is a link for completing DD Form 2345. Please note that the form must be mailed along with additional information, and approval can take several weeks, please start the process now! DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specification will be located on the official government web page at the time the solicitation is posted and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the Contract Opportunities web site. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the bidder'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 offerors inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. All inquiries must be sent via email to: Sabrina DeRamus at Sabrina.m.deramus.civ@mail.mil, MSgt Lucas Martineau at lucas.martineau.4@us.af.mil, and 2d Lt Jacob Geroux at jacob.geroux.1@us.af.mil.