Invitation for Bid: Army National Guard Military Construction, Engineering/Housing Maintenance Shop, Camp Santiago, Salinas, PR

The Puerto Rico Army National Guard (PRARNG) United States Property & Fiscal Office (USPFO PR) Purchasing & Contracting (P&C) Division 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 Construction of an Engineering Housing Maintenance Shop (EHMS) at Camp Santiago, Salinas Puerto Rico.

This project is being solicited in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO FAR) subpart 12.201-2, Other Procedures, for Acquisition of Commercial Construction Services in conjunction with RFO FAR 36.101-1(a), RFO FAR Part 14 Sealed Bidding, and DFARS RFO Deviations 214 and 236. Award will be made to the responsible bidder whose bid conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the government, considering only price and price-related factors. Solicitations, information notices, and amendments for this solicitation will be posted at https://sam.gov. The term “offer” used in this notice and solicitation is used in the contexts of “bids”. 

Scope of Work: The project includes all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals necessary to construct a 21,117 gross square feet Engineering Housing Maintenance Shop (EHMS) facility supporting the Department of Public Works for the maintenance and repair of buildings, roadways, grounds, and utility systems for Camp Santiago Joint Training Center (CSJTC) for PRARNG. The new EHMS facility will consist of a series of specialized repair shops, a supporting operator work bay, Supply Warehouse, administration wing, break room & conference area, locker rooms, and toilet/shower rooms (including a specialized operationally requested dirty toilet/shower area). Primary repair shop operations will include Paint, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Screen, Carpenter, Welding, and Ground Maintenance shops. Circulation will be primarily covered exterior walkways, and support spaces include mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, fire pump, and general support spaces as part of the facility. Site supporting facilities include but not limited to site preparation, fine grading and seeding, stormwater/storm drainage management measures, rigid and flexible pavements to include specialized service vehicle parking, curbing, fencing, sidewalks, exterior fire protection, utilities (electric, water, wastewater/sewer), information systems, and physical security (AT/FP) measures.

In addition to the base work contract line item (CLIN) described above, the solicitation will include the following option line items: 

Option CLIN#1.  Supply Warehouse
Option CLIN#2.  Classroom/Break Area
Option CLIN#3.  Rigid Concrete and Asphalt Paving
Option CLIN#4.  Operational Partition at EHMS
Option CLIN#5.  Full-Height Personnel Lockers & Benches at EHMS
Option CLIN#6.  Heavy-Duty Shelving and Cantilevered Racks
Option CLIN#7.  Supporting Facilities
Option CLIN#8.  Furnitures, Fixtures, & Equipment (FF&E)

The contract duration will be 730 calendar days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list. This project is set aside 100% for Small Business concerns. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a small business size standard of $45,000,000 average annual revenue for the previous five (5) years. The magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

The date for the pre-bid conference and site visit and location is provided in the solicitation. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and follow conference registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation. 

The bid opening date and time will be identified in the solicitation. Interested bidders 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 and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at SAM.gov.

Your attention is directed to Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) clause 52.219-14(e)(3) (DEVIATION 2021-O0008), LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING, which states “By submission of a offer and execution of a contract, the Bidder/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”. In accordance with RFO FAR 36.101-4, the following information is provided:

(1) The National Guard has no agency-specific policies or procedures applicable to definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts other than those described at Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 43.304, DFARS RFO Deviation 243.304 and AFARS 5143.304.

(2) Data for the prior 3 fiscal years regarding the time required to definitize equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts for the National Guard is currently not available but will be compiled and provided in future announcements.

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 bidder's responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. The Government will not compensate for costs incurred in preparation of bids. Websites are occasionally inaccessible, due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for a bidder's inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies.