156th Airlift Wing, at the Muniz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to award a single firm fixed- price contract for services, non-personal, to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances and supervision necessary to provide and construct a new state of the art Apron Lighting system based on LED technology per provided specifications and drawings.  Magnitude of this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.00 Construction/contract completion time is 365 days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch lists.

Your attention is directed to FAR Clause 52.219-14 (b)(4) Limitations on Subcontracting which states "By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror /Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for Construction by a general contractors, the concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees" applies to this project.

The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 236220. The small business size standard is $36.5 million. This action is being procured as a 100% Total set aside for small business concerns Invitation for Bid. Specific details will be posted in the solicitation. Receipt of questions are due on 4:00 PM 26 August 2020. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or about 28 August 2020. The tentative date for a mandatory pre-construction conference and site visit is on-or about 19 August 2020, 10:00AM local time at the 156th Airlift Wing, Muniz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and shall follow Site Visit registration and base access requirements and they are as follows;

Required documentation (see below for information) is to be sent to Capt Rolando Perez/Contracting Officer at [email protected], phone: 787-277-7672 and Angel F. Solis/Contract Specialist at [email protected], phone 787-277-7698 by 4:00 PM EST on Sunday, August 16, 2020 to get a day pass for the required site visit.  Plan to arrive 15 minutes earlier to Muniz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, 00979 Puerto Rico.

•          Firm Name and Telephone Number

•          Visitor’s Name

•          Copy of Driver’s License or any Identification Card in compliance with the Real ID Act

•          Citizenship

The solicitation closing date is scheduled for on-or about 26 September 2020 at 12:00PM. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. In accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 6 and DFARS Part 206, competitive selection procedures will apply. Evaluation factor is Price Only, subject to the offeror’s responsive and responsible determination. The Government intends to award without discussions. Interested offerors must be registered in SAM. To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Instructions for registering are on the web page. The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities (SAMbeta.GOV) website online at https://beta.sam.gov/search?index=opp (formerly Contract Opportunities) . Contract Opportunities is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with Contract Opportunities before accessing the system. Contract Opportunities registration requires the following information: 1) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN), 2) DUNS Number and CAGE Code, 3)

Telephone Number, 4) Email address. Registration instructions can be found on the Contract Opportunities website at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf.

Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 15 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. Reference paragraph 4.7 of the Vendor Guide for instructions to obtain a MPIN to retrieve the specification and drawing documents. Contractors who do not already have a MPIN are advised that the normal processing is 7 to 15 business days to obtain a MPIN password that will give them access to the plans and specifications, which are located in the controlled access location on Contract Opportunities. See video in vendor guide at 3.3 on advanced functions for other information. Bidders/offerors who have registered with Contract Opportunities must access the data for this solicitation with their MPIN. Bidders/Offerors cannot log into the Contract Opportunities home page and search for data. This solicitation is a competitive bid and there will be a formal public bid opening. 

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specification are located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source.  Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the Contracting Opportunities page for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.  Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. All inquiries must be in writing, via email to the persons specified in the solicitation.  Place of performance is at 156th Airlift Wing, Muniz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico.