# **IIJA-FUNDED** SOLICITATION: REPAIR PARKING LOT AND PROVIDE AND INSTALL A DRAINAGE PIPE SYSTEM IN FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT (FSM) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) IN FORT SMITH, AR Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/6973gh25r00157 - Solicitation number: 6973GH-25-R-00157 - Notice type: Solicitation - Status: Awarded to Life Safety Group, LLC - Department: Department of Transportation - Agency: Federal Aviation Administration - Contracting office: 6973GH Franchise Acquisition SVCS (6973GH) - NAICS: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction - Product or service code: Z2BA Repair Or Alteration Of Air Traffic Control Towers - Place of performance: Fort Smith, Arkansas - County: Sebastian County (FIPS 05131). https://abierto.us/counties/sebastian-county-ar-05131 - City: Fort Smith. https://abierto.us/cities/fort-smith-ar-0524550 - First posted: May 13, 2025 - Last posted: June 10, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8c01a403952649c5a493fb15a0c4006d/view ## Description UPDATE 2 6/10/2025 This post is updated to add QandA Sheet 6973GH-25-R-00157. This sheet is for informational purposes only and the SOW is still the overiding document that must be utilized. Attachment added: QandA Sheet 6973GH-25-R-00157.pdf All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. UPDATE 1 5/30/2025 This solicitation is amended in the following ways: **FIRST:** The solicitation is extended to 6/16/2025. **SECOND:** The amendment document 6973GH-25-R-00157_AMD 0001 is attached. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement to repair the parking lot and provide and install a drainage pipe system in Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM) Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) in Fort Smith, AR as found in the Statement of Work (SOW) attached. An award for this requirement is anticipated to be made to the offeror with the lowest priced quote received on or before June 9, 2025 that can be determined fully responsive and responsible. SOLICITATION This is a competitive solicitation for a FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) contract. As such, any proposals received that take exception to the terms and conditions in this solicitation, proposes additional terms or conditions, or otherwise indicates within their proposal that their proposed pricing is not all inclusive of the FFP proposed, cannot be evaluated at face value in a competitive environment and will, therefore, be determined ineligible for a contract award. Any activities or costs associated with offerors proposal development and submission thereof is at the risk of the offeror and will not be reimbursed by the FAA. The estimated value of this construction project is $150k to $250k. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for Small Businesses. SITE VISIT A site visit has been scheduled for May 22, 2025 at 0900 local time at the address below. Please contact the POC below by 5/21/25 if you wish to attend. Do not contact the CO as the CO will not be in attendance to allow entry to the site. This site visit is only to see the actual site and not for answering questions. If you have any questions regarding the Statement of Work or the solicitation, please direct them by email to Stephen.N.Branch@faa.gov. **Site Visit POC:** **Samuel Morse Location:** **FSM ATCT Address:** 5100 S 66th St, Fort Smith, AR 72903 Phone: 479-649-2477 QUESTIONS All questions regarding the project/specifications/plans must be received in writing via email to Stephen.N.Branch@faa.gov no later than 5/23/25 to allow for responses to be provided prior to due date for receipt of proposals. Please mark all emails with “6973GH-25-R-00157 FSM Parking Lot Questions” in the subject line. INSTRUCTIONS Full instructions for submitting an offer are found in Section L of the solicitation document. Make sure to complete the following: (a) Completed SIR document with all pricing information in Section B and representation and certifications in Section K marked with acceptable responses. Submit as a complete document. Do not excerpt and consolidate fill-in pages. (b) Completed Organizational Experience Questionnaire (OEQ) attached in Section J which demonstrates the following information: - Both projects involve work similar to the scope of this project - All projects submitted must have been underway or completed within the last three years from the closing date of this SIR - Projects must be valued at or over $100,000.00 - All form blocks must be filled in to include Customer POC contact information. (c) Fully Executed SF-24 Bid Bond PROPOSALS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE A COMPLETED SIR DOCUMENT, COMPLETED OEQ, OR FULLY EXECUTED SF-24 BID BOND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD EVALUATION FACTORS Evaluation factors and basis for award are found in Section M on page of the solicitation document. AWARD DECISION The FAA intends to award a contract to the lowest price offeror determined to be eligible for award. The FAA reserves the right to cancel this requirement at any time and without notice. OFFER DUE DATE All responses to this solicitation for quotes must be received by email to Stephen.n.branch@faa.gov on or before June 9, 2025 at 1600 (4:00 PM) Central Time. Extensions to this due date are not likely to occur. Please include "RFQ Response: 6973GH-25-R-00157 FSM Parking Lot Solicitation” within the subject line of your email. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Life Safety Group, LLC (UEI W3WWDTKBJUC1) - Contract: 6973GH25C00176, definitive contract - Obligated: $170,000.00 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 3 offers received - Link: solicitation number 6973GH25R00157 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 6973GH (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_6973GH25C00176_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - May 13, 2025: Solicitation, due June 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 5c7fd3c13df249d6ab8dfd7836ec3d88. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5c7fd3c13df249d6ab8dfd7836ec3d88/view - May 30, 2025: Solicitation, due June 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice e6cb4f5f65f546ffa4996783a5272b38. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e6cb4f5f65f546ffa4996783a5272b38/view - June 10, 2025: Solicitation, due June 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 8c01a403952649c5a493fb15a0c4006d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8c01a403952649c5a493fb15a0c4006d/view ## Points of contact - Stephen Branch, stephen.n.branch@faa.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/6973gh25r00157.