Construct Network Control Center

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Contract Opportunity

DATE 08/05/2025

POST Q&A 43-45

THE PURPOSE OF THIS POSTING IS TO ADD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 43-45.

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DATE 08/02/2025

POST Q&A 35-42

THE PURPOSE OF THIS POSTING IS TO ADD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 35-42.

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DATE 07/29/2025

POST Q&A 22-34

THE PURPOSE OF THIS POSTING IS TO ADD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 22-34.

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DATE: 7/22/2025

AMMENDMENT 001

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO:

1) CHANGE BID OPENING DATE FROM 1 AUGUST 2025 TO 12 AUGUST 2025 AT 1:00 P.M. CST.

2) INCORPORATE ADDENDUM DRAWINGS FROM Q&A 1-21

3) ADD CLIN 0003 TO SEPARATELY PRICE RACK CABINETS.

4) POST Q&A 1-21

END OF AMENDMENT

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

NAICS Code: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

The Tennessee National Guard is issuing an Invitation for Bids with intent 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 a new Network Control Center, approximately 1,500 square feet Building 818. Scope will be in accordance with plans and specs titled “118th Construct NCC B818” dated 12 April 2024 at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville IAP TN 37217.

The contract duration will be 365 calendar days after notice to proceed to include inspection and punch list. This project is set aside 100% for small businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220, with a small business size standard of $45,000,000. The magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Automated Logic (EMS) Energy Management System for Direct Digital Controls (DDC), Vertiv Liebert units for Computer Room Air Conditioning (CRAC) system and Monaco fire system are sole source/brand name specific for compatibility with existing installation systems, justifications will be included with solicitation.

The date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 16 July 2025, 1:00 P.M. local time, 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 9 July 2025 via email to gregory.allen.8@us.af.mil and jonathan.forren@us.af.mil.

The bid opening date is tentatively planned for on-or-about 1 August 2025. 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”.

In accordance with FAR 36.211(b), 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 FAR 43.204, DFARS

243.204 and AFARS 5143.204.

(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 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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