**BIL-FUNDED** SOLICITATION: REMOVE SOLAR PANEL WALL AND RECONSTRUCT CMU WALL OF THE CHATTANOOGA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (CHA) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) BASE BUILDING IN CHATANOOGA, TN.

UPDATE 3   5/14/24

The solicitation is amended to replace the SOW (SOW_CHA ATCT Beautification Solar Wall_revised_5-2-24) with the SOW revised on 5/13/24 (SOW_CHA ATCT Beautification Solar Wall_revised_5-13-24) and also add the Q&A Sheet with answers to all questions asked during this solicitation period. The Q&A sheet is now an addendum to the SOW.

New Attachments:

1. 6973GH-24-Q-00089_amd_0003.pdf
2. SOW_CHA ATCT Beautification Solar Wall_revised_5-13-24.pdf
3. QandA Sheet CHA Solar Wall_updated 5.13.24.pdf

All previous SOWs are obsolete.

All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.

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UPDATE 2   5/9/24

The solicitation is amended to add the following clauses which add bonding requirements.

New attached bond forms must be used and bid bonds must be submitted with all proposals.

New Clauses:
1. 3.1.1-1 PROPOSAL GUARANTEE (JAN 2017)
2. 3.4.1-4 PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIREMENTS (JAN 2017)
3. 3.4.1-5 PAYMENT BOND REQUIREMENTS (JAN 2017)

Solicitation amendment document 6973GH-24-Q-00089_amd_0002 has new clauses included in full.

New Attachments:
1. SF-24_BidBond

2. SF-25A_PaymentBond

3. SF-25_PerformanceBond

4. 6973GH-24-Q-00089_amd_0002

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UPDATE 1   5/3/24

This solicitation is amended to replace the Statement of Work (SOW) with the SOW revised on 5/2/2024. This revision clarifies several aspects of the SOW that were previously unclear.

New Attachments:

1. 6973GH-24-Q-00089_amd_0001

2. SOW_CHA ATCT Beautification Solar Wall_revised_5-2-24

All previous SOWs are obsolete.

All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement to remove solar panel wall and reconstruct the CMU wall of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Base Building in Chattanooga, TN as found in the Statement of Work (SOW) attached.

An award for this requirement is anticipated to be made to the offeror with the lowest priced quote received on or before May 20, 2024 that can be determined fully responsive and responsible.

SOLICITATION

This is a competitive solicitation for a FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) contract. As such, any proposals received that take exception to the terms and conditions in this solicitation, proposes additional terms or conditions, or otherwise indicates within their proposal that their proposed pricing is not all inclusive of the FFP proposed, cannot be evaluated at face value in a competitive environment and will, therefore, be determined ineligible for a contract award.

Any activities or costs associated with offerors proposal development and submission thereof is at the risk of the offeror and will not be reimbursed by the FAA.

This solicitation has been set-aside for Small Business.

SITE VISIT

A site visit has been scheduled for May 7, 2024 at 0900 local time at the address below. Please contact the POC below by 5/6/24 if you wish to attend. This site visit is only to see the actual site and not for answering questions. If you have any questions regarding the Statement of Work or the solicitation, please direct them by email to Stephen.N.Branch@faa.gov.

Site Visit POC: Jeffrey Dickson

Chattanooga ATCT

Address: 5921 Pinehurst Ave

Chattanooga, TN 37421

Phone: 404-293-9239

QUESTIONS

All questions regarding the project/specifications/plans must be received in writing via email to Stephen.N.Branch@faa.gov no later than 10 days prior to the closing date of this announcement to allow for responses to be provided prior to due date for receipt of proposals. Please mark all emails with solicitation no. 6973GH-24-Q-00089.

INSTRUCTIONS

Full instructions for submitting an offer are found in Section L starting on page 51 of the solicitation document.

Make sure to complete the following:

(a) Completed RFQ document with all pricing information in Section B and representation and certifications in Section K marked with acceptable responses. Submit as a complete document. Do not excerpt and consolidate fill-in pages.

(c) Completed Organizational Experience Questionnaire (OEQ) attached in Section J which demonstrates the following information:

- Both projects are similar in scope and/or nature of work required for this project

- All projects submitted must have been underway or completed within the last five years from the closing date of this SIR

- Projects must be valued at or over $40,000.00

- All form blocks must be filled in to include Customer POC contact information.

EVALUATION FACTORS

Evaluation factors and basis for award are found in Section M on page 56 of the solicitation document.

AWARD DECISION

The FAA intends to award a contract to the lowest price offeror determined to be eligible for award.

The FAA reserves the right to cancel this requirement at any time and without notice.

OFFER DUE DATE

All responses to this solicitation for quotes must be received by email to Stephen.n.branch@faa.gov on or before May 20, 2024 at 1600 (4:00 PM) Central Time. Extensions to this due date are not likely to occur.  

Please include "RFQ Response: 6973GH-24-Q-00089; Chattanooga Solar Wall” within the subject line of your email.