Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA4803 20 CONS LGCA
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Compliance matrix
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Proposal outline
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
FA480326B0010
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
237110
Product service code
Z2NE
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-17
Response deadline
Sep 8, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Shaw AFB, SC
Contracting contact
darrel.ford.3@us.af.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 237110 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
***Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this contract. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closingdate. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.*** ***THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN AMENDED. PLEASE SEE AMENDMENT FA480326B00100001 FOR DETAILS. DUE TO FILE SIZE LIMIT, ATTACHMENT 24-WELL 3 FINAL REPORT MUST BE SENT SEPARATE VIA DOD SAFE LINK. PLEASE SEND REQUEST FOR THIS ATTACHMENT TO MR. CARLOS GRIGGS AT carlos.griggs.1 @us.af.mil or MR. DARREL FORD AT darrel.ford.3@us.af.mil. Please ensure to provide email address to send attachment with your request.*** This requirement is for the design and construction to install a Ion Exchange (IX) Resin System and upgrades to the Base Well 4 System in accordance with Statement of Work, dated 12 August 2026. Period of Performance: 508 Calendar Days Total. 160 Calendar Days after Notice to Proceed issuance for Design Phase. 288 Calendar Days after Notice to Procced issuance for Construction Phase. 60 Calendar Days for Contract Closeout procedures. Competition: This requirement is a 100% Small Business Concern Set Aside for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 237110. The Magnitude of this requirement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul 36.204(g) is valued between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. ***A site visit is scheduled on Wednesday, 29 July 2026 / 09:00 A.M. (local) EST. Site visit meeting location is the 20th Contracting Squadron, Bldg 216 parking lot. The address is 321 Cullen Street, Shaw AFB, SC 29152. SITE VISIT ATTENDANCE FOR PRIME CONTRACTORS COMPETING FOR AWARD IS MANDATORY! Any bids from offerors who did not attend mandatory site visit will not be accepted. Please refer to attachments 03 and 04 to ensure to adhere to all requirements necessary to obtain a pass to access the installation. Please email completed base pass request forms to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist at earliest opportunity but no later than Friday, 24 July 2026, 1:00 PM (local) EDT. Please arrive to the installation 30-45 minutes prior to site visit meeting time to allow enough time to process through Installation Visitor Control Center. Base passes cannot be requested the day of site visit. Retired military identification cards cannot be used to access installation for contractor business. Escorts will NOT be provided. Attachments 17 through 23 are in .dwg format and cannot be supported on the SAM.gov platform. These attachments can be provided directly to requestors upon request. *** ***All questions for this solicitation will be due no later than Wednesday, 5 August / 9:00 A.M. (local) EST. Submit questions to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Carlos Griggs at carlos.griggs.1@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer, Mr. Darrel Ford at darrel.ford.3@us.af.mil*** ***Bids for this solicitation are due no later than Tuesday, 8 September 2026 / 10:00 A.M (local) EST. ***ONLY HARDCOPY SEALED BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED be accepted through this solicitation posted on SAM.gov. Bids can be hand delievered to Mr. Carlos Griggs or Mr. Darrel Ford located at the 20th Contracting Squadron, 321 Cullen Street, Building 216, Second Floor, Infrastructure Flight, Room 203. Bids can also be mailed to the follow: 20th Contracting Squadron, 321 Cullen Street, Shaw AFB, SC 29152 Attention Mr. Carlos Griggs or Mr. Darrel Ford, Infrastructure Flight, Room 203. Hand delivered and mailed bids must be acknowledged received before the solicitation due date and time.
Contact
Point of contact
Darrel Ford
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
darrel.ford.3@us.af.mil
Secondary
carlos.griggs.1@us.af.mil
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