Certified Small Business Contractors Invited to Respond

Eglin, Florida, Aug. 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, Eglin Air Force Base, released a solicitation on August 22 in which it outlined plans to award a contract to a certified small business that can replace Range Road 212 (Watering Creek Bridge) in Eglin, Florida.

The contractor who receives the contract must demolish the existing single-lane timber bridge and install a two-lane pre-cast concrete bridge over Watering Creek on Range Road 212. According to the solicitation, the work includes furnishing labor and materials, in accordance with the Project Drawings and FL DOT Design Standards for Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Utility Operations on the State Highway System.

The Air Force expects the contractor who receives the contract to complete the work within 120 days of receiving the Notice to Proceed.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 237310, and the size standard is $36.5 million.  

Interested and capable contractors must respond via e-mail by no later than 1 p.m. CST on August 24. E-mails must be sent to Contract Specialist Tyrrita McBride at tyrrita.mcbride@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer Christopher K. Slater at christopher.slater.3@us.af.mil.

Businesses interested in bidding on and receiving contracts from the government must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database and have as part of the Registration all current Representations and Certifications.

US Federal Contractor Registration, the world’s largest third-party government registration firm, and a firm that not only helps companies survive but also thrive, completes the required Registrations on behalf of its clients. It also makes available information about opportunities like this, as well as training on how to locate, research, and respond to opportunities.

We also make available for our clients and for contracting officers our proprietary Advanced Federal Procurement Data Search (AFPDS). Our Advanced Federal Procurement Data Search (AFPDS) gives you in one place instant bid notifications, bid proposal prospecting, and information about government procurement officers. We make this search tool available to clients, as part of our commitment to helping each and every USFCR client succeed and thrive as a government contractor.

For contracting officers, the AFPDS gives them in one place access to a database of available contractors and also a place to post information about opportunities. Contracting officers get free access to AFPDS. We also provide interested contracting officers a list of contractors who may be able to provide a service and/or product that they need.

For more information, to get started with a SAM registration, to learn more about how US Federal Contractor Registration can help your business succeed, to find out how we can help you complete the processes necessary to become certified as one or more types of small business(es),  to learn more about the SBA’s HUBZone program, and/or to speak with our federal training specialists about how to craft a memorable proposal, call 877-252-2700, ext. 1.

William Henderson
Marketing Manager, US Federal Contractor Registration
877-252-2700 ext. 750