Construct Small Arms Range - Presolicitation Notice

The New Hampshire Air National Guard intends to issue an Invitation for Bids to award a single firm fixed-price contract to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances, and supervision necessary for the Construction of a Small Arms Range (Project SZCQ1099041) at Pease ANGB, Newington, NH. The contract duration will be specified in the solicitation SF 1442 when posted. 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. The magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 9 November 2026. The tentative date for the pre-bid conference will be listed in the SF 1442, typically 10 days after issuance of the solicitation. The bid closing will be a minimum of 30 days after solicitation issuance. The location and base access/registration requirements will be provided in the solicitation. A physical site visit of the Small Arms Range project location will immediately follow the pre-bid conference.

The solicitation, associated information, plans, and specifications will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at SAM.gov. 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).

Your attention is directed to FAR clause 52.219-14(e)(3) (DEVIATION 2021-O0008, Revision 1), 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 bidder’s responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. 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.