Portal Land Port of Entry Concrete Replacement Project

SOLICITATION NUMBER:

47PJ0024R0049 PROJECT TITLE: Portal LPOE concrete replacement project DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK: The purpose of this project is to replace multiple concrete sections at the Portal LPOE.

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: This project is estimated to be between $25,000 and $100,000.

NAICS CODE AND DESCRIPTION: 236220,General Commercial and Institutional Building Contractors SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $45 million TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This procurement is a total small business set-aside. Offers from other businesses including large business will not be considered.

LOCATION OF THE WORK:

Pembina, Pembina County, North Dakota TENTATIVE DATES:

Estimated Issuance of Solicitation:

03/05/2024 Estimated Offer Due Date:

03/27/2024 PROCEDURES FOR AWARD: The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforming to the Solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government,Price and other factors considered PLAN AVAILABILITY: The solicitation will be available for electronic download at no charge from the System for Award Management website at sam.gov under “Contract Opportunities”.

FEE FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS: Solicitation documents are available at no charge.

AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION: It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the GPE site at sam.gov for the release of any amendments.

AWARD RESTRICTIONS: This procurement is offered for competition limited to small business concerns.

SITE VISIT: Interested parties should arrange a site visit by contacting Jesse Johnson by email at jesse.johnson@gsa.gov or by telephone at (701)

557-9649 BONDING: In accordance with FAR 28.102, if the contract exceeds $35,000 but does not exceed $150,000, a payment bond or alternative payment protection is required in the amount of the award. If a bid guarantee is required to be submitted with your offer, any contract awarded will require a performance bond and payment bond as specified in the Agreement. Offerors who utilize individual sureties should note the requirement for a certified, audited,financial statement for each person acting as an individual surety under clause FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee and the requirements of clause FAR 52.228-11 Pledges of Assets.

SECURITY: All contractors will be required to comply with the appropriate level of security clearance in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. BUY AMERICAN ACT / TRADE AGREEMENTS: This procurement is subject to the requirements of the Buy American Act. Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 25.401(a)(1), trade agreements (such as NAFTA) do not apply to acquisitions set aside for small businesses.

Accordingly, any offeror proposing the use of foreign construction material, other than those articles listed in FAR 25.104, must request an exception to the Buy American Act as described in FAR Part 25.2. Such an exception must then be approved by the Government before the requested material may be used in this construction project.

ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: All responsible small business firms may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. All prospective offerors are also required to use the System for Award Management (SAM) in federal solicitations as a part of the proposal submission. You may access SAM via the following URL, www.sam.gov.