Contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, materials, supplies, and supervision necessary for repair of a water tower and the installation of a post indicator valve, a hydrant, and a six-inch isolation valve, to include but not limited to sandblasting, painting, sealing, welding and structural work required to complete project as set forth in strict accordance with plans and specifications of the contract as specified in the Technical Provisions. The resulting contract will be a firm fixed price contract with a magnitude of $500,000 minimum and $1,000,000 maximum. The performance period will be sixty (60) days to include winter exclusion. This acquisition will be a Total Small Business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System code for this acquisition is 237110 with a size standard of $33.5M. This will be a Request for Proposal (RFP), Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) solicitation. There will be no public bid opening. Award will be made based upon Best Value to the Government in accordance with FAR 15 and the terms in the solicitation. The government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the lowest price. Evaluation factors will be set forth in Sections L & M of the solicitation. Tentative solicitation release date is July 14, 2009 with an approximate response date of August 14, 2009. No paper copies or CD-ROMS will be issued. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to visit this website frequently for any updates and/or amendments to all documents. Note to FBO subscribers: you are ultimately responsible for reviewing the Federal Business Opportunities Site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions. All responsible small business concerns may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database or their proposal will not be considered for award. Contractors can obtain further information on the Central Contractor Registration database at web site http://www.ccr.gov. Offerors must have active Online Representation and Certification (ORCA). The ORCA website is https://orca.bpn.gov. This solicitation will only be available by downloading the solicitation at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. For other opportunities and information go to the small business administration web site at http://www.sba.gov or contact our small business specialist, email address graham.pritchett@grandforks.af.mil. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the agency. Any questions can be directed to either Anthony Wilson at 701-747-5314, email anthony.wilson@grandforks.af.mil, TSgt Todd Erp at 701-747-5281, email todd.erp@grandforks.af.mil or Lt Jon Barnes at 701-747-6103, email jonathan.barnes@grandforks.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. The government reserves the right to cancel this Solicitation/RFP either before or after the bid opening/RFP closing date. Per AFFARS 5352.201-9101: An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, Mr. Michael R. Jackson, HQ AMC/A7K, 507 Symington Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5022, (618) 229-0267, fax (618) 256-6668, e-mail: michael.jackson@scott.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.
