Z -- SABER Synopsis

The Unites States Air Force intends to solicit proposal F61040-03-R0013 for a Firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER). The North American Industry Classification System code assigned to this acquisition is 23320. The contract will contain a Basic year and four option years and may be changed in accordance with agency needs. The government will issue individual delivery orders against the contract on an as-needed basis. Projects will support real property maintenance, repairs, alterations, renovations, and new construction, and other related construction work. The contractor shall be required to furnish all materials and equipment and shall also maintain an on-site project management/technical support staff at Lajes Field Azores, Portugal. Personnel should include, but are not limited to those necessary to estimate, plan, provide minimum design, project management, and quality assurance. Individual delivery orders will vary in magnitude from $2,000 to $750,000. The delivery orders will involve a variety of trades to include, but not limited to: carpentry, excavation, electrical, steam fitting, plumbing, sheet metal, painting, demolition, concrete, masonry, welding, HVAC, asbestos removal, etc. The first 60 days following basic contract award will be designated as a start-up period after which the contractor shall have all equipment and personnel in place to fully execute contract requirements. The duration of the base period will be 12-months with four (4) twelve-month option year periods. Contract magnitude is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The guaranteed minimum amount for the contract is $250,000.00 for the base year only. The successful contractor will be selected using performance/price tradeoff procedures resulting in the best value to the Government. You are requested to e-mail the addresses below if you intend to download the solicitation that will eventually be posted on this posting service: Celina.Reis@lajes.af.mil, Tom.Kirkpatrick@lajes.af.mil, or Christopher.Day@lajes.af.mil. It is highly recommended that your firm register to be notified of any new postings for this solicitation and/or any other postings published by our office. However, remember that the notification of changes that result from registration is only a service and any failure of the service to notify you of changes cannot be used against the Government in any way, shape or form. Therefore, your firm should check EPS frequently for any new postings that may have been made. The Government anticipates and reserves the right to issue all solicitation documents including specifications and drawings in the English language only. A visit to the site of work will be conducted in English, the date and time of which will be announced in the solicitation documents. In order to be awarded a contract in excess of $25,000.00 by the U.S. Government, the company must have a DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER. If your company does not have one, contact Dun and Bradstreet at Web site http://www.dnb.com/dunsno/whereduns.htm or http://www.dun.es/. Failure to have a DUNS number may delay contract award and may be cause to make award to the next qualified best value offeror who has a DUNS number. All contractors are advised that they should be registered in the Central Contractor Registry. Registration can be made on-line at http://www.ccr2000.com/. NOTE: Firms must have a DUNS number to register. Further, in accordance with Section L, Provision L-204, a COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY (CAGE) CODE is required. You can obtain a CAGE Code by submitting your request via e-mail to cagemail@dlis.dla.mil, or FAX to: 011 616-961-5305. However, do not delay submitting your proposal pending receipt of a DUNS number or CAGE Code. Points of Contact: Celina Reis, Buyer/Administrator, Phone 011 351 295 571 173, Fax 011 351 295 573 758 or e-mail Celina.Reis@lajes.af.mil or Christopher.Day@lajes.af.mil.