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Invitation for Bids (IFB) Set-Aside for Small Businesses

NAICS Code: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The West Virginia National Guard intends to issue 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 inspection of fire protection systems and components at the 167th Airlift Wing, 222 Sabre Jet Blvd, Martinsburg, WV 25405.

The contract duration will be a one (1) year base period, with four (4) option year periods after notice to proceed. This project is set-aside 100% for Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541990, with a small business size standard of $19.5M and a PSC of H212.

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 7 March 2024. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 21 March 2024, 9:00 am (EST), location to be 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 by 23 March 2024 via email to christopher.broschart@us.af.mil.

The bid opening date is tentatively planned for on-or-about 9 March 2024. Actual dates and times will be 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”.

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.

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