Repairs and Upgrades to Substation

Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, supplies and supervision to perform the following work at, DLA Distribution Susquehanna, PA (DDSP), New Cumberland PA 17070. The following summary of work is for the purpose of general information and is not intended to include and describe every feature or item or to define the scope of work. It is expected that the contractor will visit the site of work and thoroughly familiarize themselves with the conditions existing there. Failure on the part of the contractor to acquaint themselves with the site conditions will not be sufficient reason for any increase in contract price. Summary of Work: The project addresses multiple electrical issues at the man 69KV substation that serves the entire DDSP installation. The project scope of work includes the replacement of the existing 15KV vacuum circuit breaker as well as the inspection, testing, and adjustment of various 15KV and 69KV electrical components at the substation. The contractor will be required to provide all necessary labor, material and/or equipment to perform all work associated with the following tasks, but is not to be limited to these tasks alone: - Remove existing 15KV vacuum circuit breaker (Green Circuit) - Furnish and install a new 15KV vacuum circuit breaker at the same location. - Complete startup and testing of the new circuit breaker as required by the specifications. - Inspect, adjust, and/or test substation components. All work shall be performed complete and in accordance with the specifications, drawings and solicitation requirements. Working Hours: The work associated with the circuit breaker replacement is to be performed during regular work hours with consist of an 8 1/2-hour period established by the Contracting Officer, Monday through Friday, normally 0700 to 1530, excluding Government holidays. The inspection, adjustment, and testing work will require scheduled outages. Period of Performance: Contractor shall commence work upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP) and complete the entire work ready for use within 240 calendar days from receipt of the NTP. This acquisition is unrestricted. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 237130. The small business size standard is $36,500,000. The magnitude of this construction effort is between $100,000 and $150,000. The tentative timeframe for issuance of Invitation for Bid (IFB) SP3300-16-B-0017 for the above stated requirement is on or around August 1, 2016. A pre-proposal/site visit will be conducted. The exact date and time for the pre-proposal/site visit will be stated in the solicitation package. The solicitation will also establish the bid opening date and time. Access to the solicitation package to include the specifications and drawings will only be made available to prospective offerors via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at http: www.fbo.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be distributed. Any questions concerning this project should be directed to the Acquisition Specialist Medard Kowalski at medard.kowalski@dla.mil. All questions should be submitted in writing via email to the above. Prospective offerors are cautioned concerning their responsibility to access the website for any amendments that may be issued under the IFB. There will be no advance notification of amendment issuance. Prospective bidders are advised to consult the website frequently to check for any amendments. Amendments may be issued up until the bid opening date. Failure to acknowledge amendments may render your bid ineligible for award. All offerors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database at http://www.sam.gov or an award cannot be processed. The solicitation will identify all information that the prospective offeror must submit in order to be considered for award. Failure to submit all the information requested by the solicitation may result in the bid being eliminated from consideration for award. All responsible small business concerns may submit a bid which shall be considered by this agency. The Government intends to award one contract as a result of this IFB. Award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. A bidder must be determined responsible according to the standards of FAR Subpart 9 to be eligible for award.