Runway Rubber & Paint Removal

The 65th Contracting Flight is issuing a firm fixed price solicitation to remove rubber and paint from the runway at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The scope of work includes supplying all plant, labor, equipment, supervision and specified material to perform all operations required by the specifications, which includes, but is not limited to, the removal of rubber from the runway. The work also includes removal of paint from the runway. The performance period is 40 calendar days from notice to proceed. In accordance with AFFARS 5352.225-9004(a), offers may be submitted in US dollars or Euros. In accordance with FAR 36.204(c), the magnitude of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. The Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach will be utilized for this procurement. The North American Industry Classification System assigned to this acquisition is 488119. All responsible sources meeting the criteria set forth in the Request for Proposal (RFP) may submit an offer, which will be considered by the Government. The RFP package will be available for downloading and viewing in the Government Wide Point of Entry (GWPE) also known as Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) (https://www.fbo.gov) on or about 31 May 2013. A pre-proposal conference/site visit will not be conducted for this solicitation. The RFP package will be available on the Internet only. There will be no hard copies of the solicitation issued. The solicitation specifications and drawings will not be provided in a printed paper format; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. All proposals and other normal documents required for the proposal submittal, including amendments to the proposal submittal, can be submitted in paper or electronic medium; fax proposals are not acceptable. Questions related to this project must be submitted in writing to 65 CONF/LGCA, Attn: TSgt Terry Hester, Unit 7775, Bldg. T-615, Room 201, Lajes Field, Azores Portugal 09720-7775, or e-mail to: terry.hester@us.af.mil. "Notice to Offerors: Funds are not presently available for this project. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. FY13 funds may not be immediately available within USAFE to fund this project, so bid acceptance period should be valid through 30 Sep 13. The government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or on 1 Oct 13, with no obligation to the offeror by the government. In the event of sequestration as a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011, the government reserves the right to cancel bids." All interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) in order to be eligible for award. Additional information on SAM is available at https://www.sam.gov. Note: New registrations usually take 1 to 2 weeks to process once completed by the vendor. Additional information on WAWF is available at https://wawf.eb.mil/. All contractors interested in receiving notification of updates/amendments to the solicitation posted on FedBizOps are urged to enroll on the web site mailing list for this acquisition. Those contractors enrolled will be notified automatically of any changes made to the RFP through their e-mail addresses. No telephone requests will be accepted.