The 183d Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid 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 Base Fire Suppression Repairs in Springfield, IL (Sangamon County). The current fire suppression system is in a state of disrepair and has not had any upgrades since its original construction. The tank itself has deteriorated from the inside and the antiquated diesel pump has reliability issues. The removal and replacement of this system is critical to the life/safety of the employees of the 183d Wing. Work of this contract comprises providing all materials, tools, equipment, and labor necessary to remove and replace the existing 125,000 gallon tank, associated piping, pumps, generators, boilers, and controls. All work will be accomplished as required to meet current codes and Air Force Instruction (AFI) requirements. The contract duration is 365 days after the notice to proceed (NTP). This project is set aside 100% for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $39,500,000. The magnitude is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. 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 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 tentative date for issuing the solicitation is early November 2021. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is mid November 2021, location will be in solicitation. Interested contractors are highly encouraged to attend and shall follow site visit 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 not later than (NLT) the date listed in the solicitation via email to 2d Lt Alicia Braun at
[email protected] AND CMSgt Brent Keller at
[email protected]. The bid opening date is scheduled tentatively around first part of December 2021. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Interested offerors must be registered in SAM. To register go to: https://sam.gov. You will need your DUNS number to register. 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 (formerly FBO) website online at https://sam.gov. Contract Opportunities (formally FBO) is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with Contract Opportunities before accessing the system. (Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 15 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. 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 https://sam.gov 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 offerors inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. All inquiries must be in writing, preferably via email, to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web. Place of performance is 183d Wing, Illinois Air National Guard Base, Springfield, IL.