White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) Road Repairs Multiple Locations   3

This Solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) using the procedures outlined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 14 for road repairs in multiple locations spanning the counties of Dona Ana, Socorro, Sierra and Otero at White Sands Missile Range located in New Mexico to accomplish repairs to damaged and failed surfaces including subgrade and base course, installation of new seal coat, replacement of transportation signage, re-striping, bike lane striping and surface symbols and incidental related work.

This announcement is 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is 237310, Heavy Construction Projects Contractors, which has a size standard of $39,500,000 in average annual receipts.

The IFB is anticipated to be issued on or about 24 July, 2020, and bids will be due on or about 24 August, 2020. A firm-fixed price contract is anticipated to be awarded using Invitation for Bid procedures. Public bid opening procedures are applicable for this solicitation. Anticipated contract award date on or about 15 September, 2020.

The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act.

In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, ALL proposals shall be submitted electronically via the DoD SAFE website at https://safe.apps.mil/. In order for an outside user (the offeror) to submit a proposal for the solicitation, they must receive a drop-off request from an inside user (the government). When the inside user generates a drop-off request for you, you will receive an email with a link to submit your drop-off. Optionally, the Government may provide you with a request code. In that case, click the Drop-off button on the SAFE home page and enter the Request code.

To request and receive a drop-off for this solicitation, the offeror must email a request for a drop off request at least five (5) working days before the proposal due date. Include the solicitation number, W9126G20B0045, in your Email Subject Line.

Contracting Officer: John H. Rodgers, John.H.Rodgers@usace.army.mil, (817) 886-1048

Contract Specialists: Vernon Valigura, Vernon.N.Valigura2@usace.army.mil, 817-886-1634.

Moreover, you must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award. Your SAM record must indicate your firm is eligible for "All Awards". You may register with SAM at https://www.sam.gov/. Additionally, there is a new requirement which affects current entities as well.

This new requirement mandates a notarized letter appointing the authorized Entity Administrator for your SAM account(s) be submitted to SAM. Please note that since this is now a mandatory requirement for all accounts, the Federal Service Desk is inundated and until they receive the letter and update its receipt, SAM will not update which may postpone awards.