Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Replacement of 10 Ton HVAC Unit, Bldg.11, PR ANG
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryOnly small businesses can bid: the 156th Wing at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico wants a contractor to supply and install replacement HVAC (heating and air conditioning) equipment in Building 11 under a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) contract. SAM.gov shows the response due date as November 3, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern (an amendment moved it to Nov 5, 2026, 10:00 AM EST), but an amendment note in the notice text says November 5, 2006 (passed). The quantity is unclear: two 10-ton units in the notice text, 1 Each in the schedule. Work must finish within 30 calendar days of receiving the contract. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 3, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 25, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 3, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. The notice looks incomplete: The full SOW, its pictures and Paragraph 3.0 (Government furnished items) are not in the text; the SOW section of the solicitation is cut short. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only small businesses can bid: the 156th Wing at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico wants a contractor to supply and install replacement HVAC (heating and air conditioning) equipment in Building 11 under a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) contract. SAM.gov shows the response due date as November 3, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern, but an amendment note in the notice text says November 5, 2006 (passed). The quantity is unclear: two 10-ton units in the notice text, 1 Each in the schedule. Work must finish within 30 calendar days of receiving the contract.
Who can bid
- Small business only. This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 238220; the notice gives a size standard of $19M.
- Active registration in SAM.gov. Fully activating a registration now requires a notarized letter to GSA, and the notice says registration takes about 15 business days.
- To attend the site visit, send a request for attendance with firm name, telephone, visitor names and a copy of a valid ID. The base is a secure Air Force installation.
How to submit: Email the completed Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449: the form you sign and return as your offer) to angel.solis.2@us.af.mil. Subject line must read: Solicitation Number -Quote- Company Name., due November 3, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
- Serious: Response due date conflict. SAM.gov and the notice body say November 3, 2026, 10:00 AM. An amendment note says the date changes to November 5, 2006, with a 2006 year and no time. Ask the contracting officer which governs.
- Serious: Total small business set-aside. Only businesses that qualify as small under NAICS 238220 can bid. Larger firms are shut out.
- Serious: Quantity unclear: two units or 1 Each. The notice says to supply and install two 10-ton units, the schedule says 1 Each, and the title says one 10 Ton unit. A price is set per unit, so ask before quoting.
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- Worth checking: Statement of Work details not in the text. The SOW, its pictures and the Government furnished items in Paragraph 3.0 are not in the text, so equipment specifications and what the Government supplies are unknown.
- Worth checking: Site visit on October 29, 2026 is not mandatory. The notice calls the site visit critical but not mandatory. An amendment moved it from October 28, 2026 to October 29, 2026, 9:00 AM ET (local time); questions are not answered during the visit.
- Worth checking: Requests were due Oct 27, 2026. Check the amendments for what the agency sent or answered.
- Worth checking: SAM.gov registration takes time. SAM.gov activation now needs a notarized letter, and the notice says registration takes about 15 business days. An unregistered firm may not be able to bid. Check a SAM.gov registration.
- Worth checking: 30-day completion including inspection. All work, including inspection and punch lists, must finish within 30 calendar days of receiving the contract. Equipment lead time counts against this.
- Minor: CLIN 0002 named but not in the schedule. The notice says to price CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0002, but the schedule and Section L list only CLIN 0001. Ask the contracting officer.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- Solicitation - W50S9327QA001.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Supply and install replacement HVAC package unit(s) at Bldg. 11, Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, to replace equipment that has failed from main compressor leaks. Quantity: two 10-ton units in the notice, 1 Each in the schedule.
- Provide all supervision, transportation, labor, materials, equipment, fuel and quality control, except items the Government furnishes under Paragraph 3.0 of the Statement of Work (SOW), which is not in the text.
- Finish within 30 calendar days after receipt of contract, including inspection and punch lists (final lists of small fixes).
- Supply DoD unique item identification for the line item, as DFARS 252.211-7003 requires.
- Send a list of equipment, materials and labor skills, and a project schedule, with the quote.
- Inspection and acceptance happen at destination; invoices go through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), the DoD online invoicing system.
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing), single award, commercial services, non-personal
- Period of performance
- 30 calendar days after receipt of contract, including inspection and punch lists
- Place of performance
- Bldg. 11, Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value to the Government, price and other factors considered, using a comparative evaluation of quotes; the Government intends to award without negotiating but may negotiate.
- Offers due
- November 3, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 25, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email the completed Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449: the form you sign and return as your offer) to angel.solis.2@us.af.mil. Subject line must read: Solicitation Number -Quote- Company Name.
What they'll judge offers on
- Past performance: from systems such as CPARS and SPRS (federal contractor performance databases) or the Contracting Officer's personal knowledge; unfavorable information can remove an offeror
- Technical Review: (a) list of equipment, materials and labor disciplines, (b) project schedule
- Price (relative importance of factors not stated)
What to include when you submit
- Complete SF 1449 Blocks 17a and 30 (all letters).
- Price every contract line item number (CLIN: one priced line of the order) in Section B and total them. Section L names CLIN 0001 only; the notice also names CLIN 0002.
- Send a list of the equipment, materials and labor skills needed, based on the SOW (Section M).
- Send a realistic project schedule showing the sequence of work and key milestones; Critical Path Method (CPM) format is preferred. The notice asks for hypothetical dates.
- Complete and return all fill-in provisions and clauses, including the Buy American certificate and the covered defense telecommunications representations.
- Questions (requests for information) go by email to angel.solis.2@us.af.mil with the subject line: Insert Solicitation Number - RFI - Company Name.
- Register in SAM.gov before the response due date.
Not in the notice text
- The full SOW, its pictures and Paragraph 3.0 (Government furnished items) are not in the text; the SOW section of the solicitation is cut short.
- Which wage rule applies (for example a Davis-Bacon wage determination) is not stated, although this is NAICS 238220 work on an installation.
- The response due date, shown as November 3, 2026 on SAM.gov and as November 5, 2006 in an amendment note, needs to be confirmed.
- The Government's estimated value is not given.
- Whether the Government will extend the October 27, 2026 base access request deadline after moving the site visit is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 238220
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email the completed Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449: the form you sign and return as your offer) to angel.solis.2@us.af.mil. Subject line must read: Solicitation Number -Quote- Company Name. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 25, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- W7PA Uspfo Activity Prang 156, Carolina, PR
- Product/service code
- 4120 · Air Conditioning Equipment
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 238220)
- Versions
6 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0005Due Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0004Due Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 5, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 25, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 3, 2026
- Oct 22, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Nov 3, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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