OTT - Visitors Center Exterior Painting

The USDA Forest Service, Lake States Acquisition Team is announcing an opportunity for exterior building painting at the Watersmeet Visitors Center on the Ottawa National Forest in Watersmeet, Michigan. This acquisition is advertised as a total small business set-aside using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Per FAR SubPart 5.202(a)(13) a pre-solicitation is not required. This work consists of, but is not limited to, painting of the following: wood siding, window/door trim, soffit (all around), fascia (all around), wooden beams (all around) and all existing doors currently painted to match the exterior building color. The contractor shall provide all materials and qualified installers to complete this project. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is primarily 238320. The Small Business Administration size standard is $15.0 million. Estimated magnitude of construction is between $25,000 and $50,000. Bacon-Davis wage rates and weekly payroll submission will apply to this contract. If your offer is over $35,000, payment protection will be required. This payment protection will be for 100% of the offer amount in the form of a payment bond or irrevocable letter of credit. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this solicitation, amendments, or any follow up information requests. No hard copies of the solicitation, supporting documents and applicable amendments, if any, will be provided. To receive the entire solicitation package and any applicable amendments, prospective offerors must download them from the FedBizOpps website. Contractors are required to be actively registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and completed their online representations and certifications to be considered for award. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis, the solicitation or any follow up information requests. All invoices must be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury. For more information see website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Please make sure that your company has registered for an account at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm. Both SAM and IPP registrations are free. Contractors must complete and return: 1) SF-18 Form 2) Section B 3) Section K 4) Experience Questionnaire or equivalent information. Offers may be e-mailed to [email protected] SUBJ: AG-569R-S-17-0060 or mailed to the address in Block 5(a) of the SF-18 by 1pm EST on September 13, 2017. No fax bids will be accepted. Contracting Officers Representative for this contract and for technical questions please contact: Brad Dalbec, 906-932-1330, ext. 346 or [email protected]