This acquisition is a procurement of the contract to construct, maintain and repair underground utilities to support Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ (JB MDL). T h e C o n tra c t o r sh all pro v i d e all p la n t, s u p e r v i s i o n , m a n a g e m e n t, q u ali t y c o n tr o l, la bor , t oo l s , e q u i p m e n t, a pp lia n c e s, a n d m a te r ials a n d p e r f or m all w or k n e c e s s a r y t o c on s tr u ct, maintain a n d r e p air underground utilities i n s trict a c c ord a n ce w i t h t h e s p e c i f icati o n s a n d dr a w i n g s f o r m i n g p a r ts t h e r e o f , s u b j e c t to t h e te r m s a n d c o n d itio n s o f t h e c o n tra c t. The above general d esc r i p ti o n o f w o r k do es n o t in a n y w a y l i m it t h e r es po ns i b i l i t y o f t h e C o n tra c t o r to p e r f or m all w or k a n d f u r n i s h a l l p la n t, la bor , a n d m ate r ial r e q u ired b y t h e s p e c i f icati o n s a n d dr a w i ng s to p e r f or m a c o m p l e te a n d p e r m a n e n t j o b to a d e q u ate l y f u l f i l l t h e i n t e n t o f t h ese s p e c i f icati o n s a n d to d eli v er a w or k prod u ct ( s ) t h at is f it f o r its i n t e n d ed p u rpo s e. The base period is one year and up to four option periods. The solicitation will be issued as a 100% small business set-aside. The Government is contemplating the award of a firm-fixed price (FFP) multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for which the government intends to award a target of three contracts. The magnitude of this construction project is more than $10M for each contract. Award of a FFP multiple-award IDIQ contract from the solicitation will be made on the basis of Best Value to the Government using price and past performance as evaluation factors with past performance being more important than price. The Government reserves the right to award a contract other than the lowest price offeror. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 237110 with a size standard of $36.5 million. A site visit will be scheduled at a later date. The date will be provided once the solicitation is issued. All relevant solicitation documents including specifications and drawings will be made available for download exclusively from the internet by accessing the FedBizOpps website at http://www.fbo.gov . Paper copies WILL NOT be available. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents (i.e., issued amendments, changes to the Statement of Work, etc.); and verifying the number of amendments issued prior to the due date for proposals. All responsible small businesses may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All potential sources must obtain a DUNS number and register on the System for Award Management (SAM) website at http://www.sam.gov in order to transact business with the Department of Defense (DoD). Failure to obtain a DUNS number and register in SAM may result in the delay of award of a contract or possible award to the next otherwise successful offeror who already meets the criteria at the time of award. A solicitation will be issued on or about 15 April 2019. The closing date and time of submission of offers will be contained within the solicitation package. No response to this notice is necessary and no Source List will be maintained. This is a synopsis and does not obligate the government to award; the government reserves the right to withdraw the synopsis and any forthcoming solicitation without due compensation to potential offerors. This announcement does not constitute a Request for Proposal. The solicitation shall incorporate provisions and clauses that are in effect through the most current Federal Acquisition Circular. Telephone and fax requests for a solicitation package will NOT be accepted. Questions concerning this solicitation may be brought to the attention of Mr. Sean Burney at (609) 754-4861 or email:
[email protected], or the Contracting Officer, Wanda Wilson at (609) 377-1837 or email:
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