Initial Site Visit & RFI Responses for WWYK200131 - Repair Chilled Water System, Bldg. 2280

This requirement is to be solicited as a total small business set-aside.

The work to be performed under the terms of this contract consists of furnishing all materials, labor, plant, tools, transportation, equipment, testing services, quality control and incidentals required to accomplish the repair of the chilled water system at B2280 at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (project drawings can be provided to interested vendors for additional location and schematic information). Contact the primary or secondary point of contact to request project drawings. This is a construction-only contract.

The Contractor shall be responsible for identifying the necessary logistical, architectural, and structural work elements required to perform the work as described herein. Assemblies, framework, fixtures, or apparatus not readily identified on the project drawings, specifications, or the Statement of Work (SOW) shall be provided by the Contractor as required for a complete, fully operating, and functioning system or systems ready for use by the Government.

Information such as floor plan layouts and dimensions; structural, mechanical, and electrical data; and location of underground utilities provided by the Government for existing and new construction are based on available as-built documentation, field observation, and equipment selected as design basis by the Government. This information is to be considered approximate and shall be field verified by the Contractor.

This project will require contractor personnel to perform work and/or operate vehicles on flight lines, runways, taxiways, parking ramps or in aircraft hangers or maintenance areas. Thus, all contractor personnel will be required to receive FOD awareness training in accordance with Tinker Air Force Base Instruction (Tinker AFBI) 21-100.

IAW National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, the requirement does not include CUI to reside on or transit through contractor and/or subcontractor systems.

Site visit attendance is mandatory to be considered responsive. RSVP email confirmation of intent to attend site visit to the primary and secondary points of contact with Entry Authorization List (EAL) information is due by 11:59 PM CST, Monday, March 30th, 2026. If a Contractor/Subcontractor fails to meet this deadline, the site visit information will not be released to your organization. Contract documents not able to be uploaded to SAM.gov will be provided to contractors who RSVP'd their intent to attend the initial site visit.

Attachments include an EAL spreadsheet, please fill-in all information for individuals who will need/do not currently have Base access. Please ensure all information requested in the EAL is filled out accurately and full names matching state-issued IDs are utilized to assure Security Forces can process the requests for Base Access in a timely manner.  If an individual has Base access, their name is all the information needed. Please try to limit your parties to seven attendees per Contractor.

The requirement will be awarded in accordance with Two-Step Sealed Bidding procedures (FAR 52.214-25) which calls for the initial submission of technical-only proposals before submission of price bids. As such, please plan on coordinating all necessary personnel and/or subcontractors whose assessment of the requirement will have an impact on the technical proposal and subsequent priced proposal. An additional site visit will not occur between receipt of the technical proposals and submission of price bids.

The site visit is scheduled for April 10th, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. We will meet outside of the airfield walk gate just north of Bldg. 2280 at 10:00 A.M. More specific meeting details have been shared with vendors who have sent an RSVP.

The due date for the RFIs arising from the initial site visit is April 21st, 2026 at 11:59 P.M. Please submit all RFIs to the primary and secondary points of contact. RFIs will be answered in a timely manner, and RFI responses will be shared with all site visit attendees.

All RFI responses have been received and compiled. Please see the attachments for the RFI responses and their associated documents. Utilize these in continuing to formulate your Step One Technical Proposals. The formal RFP will be posted soon, and the due date associated with that will be the deadline to submit your technical proposals.