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(Notice revised to delete DUNS reference)

The USPFO for Ohio 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 to renovate areas of hangar building 409, located the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio Air National Guard Base.

The contract duration is estimated to be 180 calendar days. This requirement is set aside 100% for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a size standard of $45,000,000.00 average revenue for the previous three (3) years. Magnitude of Construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

In accordance with FAR 14.101(d), bids will be evaluated without discussions. Award will be made in accorance with
FAR 14.101(e).

Your attention is directed to FAR Clause 52.219-14 (e) (3) LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (DEVIATION 2021-O0008). The TENTATIVE date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 16 February 2023. The TENTATIVE date for the pre-bid conference/site visit is on-or-about 02 March 2023, 10:00AM EST; location will be in solicitation, as well as ACTUAL date. 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 shall be submitted no later 3 business days prior to pre-bid conference date, via email to gordon.strom.1@us.af.mil . Submitting questions prior to pre-bid conference is crucial to preparation and efficient flow of meeting.

The bid opening date is TENTATIVELY scheduled for on-or about 04 April 2023. ACTUAL dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Interested offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to https://sam.gov. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). Please note that the process for fully activating (and updating) a registration at SAM now requires the submission of a notarized letter to GSA. See the following link for additional information and the latest updates to this process: https://www.gsa.gov/samupdate.

The solicitation, plans, specifications, and all other pertinent information will be available ONLY through Contract Opportunities, also accessed through https://sam.gov. Contract Opportunities through SAM.GOV is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors shall register with SAM.GOV before accessing the system. (Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 15 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY): Reference paragraph 4.7 of the Vendor Guide for instructions to obtain a MPIN to retrieve the specification and drawing documents. Contractors who do not already have a MPIN are advised that the normal processing is 7 to 12 business days to obtain a MPIN password that will give them access to the plans and specifications, which are located in the controlled access location on SAM.GOV. See video in vendor guide at 3.3 on advanced functions for other information. Bidders/offerors who have registered with SAM.GOV must access the data for this solicitation with their MPIN. Bidders/offerors cannot log into the SAM.GOV home page and search for data.

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 or 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, 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, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web. While there are technically multiple locations contractor will be performing, primary Place of performance is considered Mansfield, Ohio (Richland Co.).