ADD/ ALTER (ADAL) FIRE CRASH RESCUE STATION BLDG 510

The Wisconsin National Guard is issuing an Invitation for Bids 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 for the Construction of project YAQF049026 Add/ Alter (ADAL) Fire Crash Rescue Station Bldg. 510. This project seeks to construct a new 3,430 SF facility addition, renovate approximately 15,970 square feet (SF) of existing facility.  The facility requires upgrades to the existing lighting, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), glazing, Exterior Finish Insulation System (EFIS), fire detection/suppression, security systems, as well as other facility components. Typical work includes but is not limited to minor demolition; site utilities/grading/paving; new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology systems; and upgrading the facilities architectural finishes. All work shall be in accordance with Add to Fire/ Crash Rescue Station and Repair Fire/ Crash Rescue Station, Bldg. 510 design requirements, specifications, and drawings provided within the master specifications. This solicitation will result in a single construction contract for both new construction and alterations.

The contract duration will be 365 calendar days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list. This project being solicited Full and Open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a small business size standard of $45,000,000. The magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

BRAND NAME: This project requires a brand name specific product. Justifications are posted and attached to the solicitation. The brand name products included in this acquisition include the following:

1.             Advantor Security System

2.             Monaco Vulcan Fire Alarm Panels

Award will be made to the responsive and responsible lowest bidder. The pre-bid conference will be held at Volk Field, Camp Douglas, WI. Date, Local time, location are provided in the solicitation. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and shall follow conference registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation. A site visit will follow the pre-bid conference. All questions for the pre-bid conference must be submitted two business days before the pre-bid conference via email to seth.swieter@us.af.mil AND katherine.fox@us.af.mil.

This solicitation is an invitation for bids and there will be a formal public bid opening. The bid opening date and times are identified in the solicitation. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to www.SAM.gov. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration).

The solicitation and associated information will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at SAM.gov.

Your attention is directed to FAR clause 52.219-14(e)(3) (DEVIATION 2021-O0008), LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING, which states “By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees in performance of the contract for General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded”.

In accordance with FAR 36.211(b), the following information is provided:

1. The National Guard has no agency-specific policies or procedures applicable to definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts other than those described at FAR 43.204, DFARS 243.204 and AFARS 5143.204.
2. Data for the prior 3 (three) fiscal years regarding the time required to definitize equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts for the National Guard is currently not available but will be compiled and provided in future announcements.

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specifications are located on the official government webpage and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to Contract Opportunities for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror’s responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible for 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.

CHANGED (11 JUNE 2024)

Added updated Questions/ Answers Log (Questions 9-18)

CHANGED (6 JUNE 2024)

Added Pre-Bid attendence Sheet, Slides, Minutes, and Question/ Answers Log (Questions 1-8)