Tempo Government Bids & RFPs

The contract time is the period of time, in calendar days, allotted for the completion of the work. The date of commencement is established in the notice to proceed letter. Demolition and noisy activities must occur during non-business hours with prior approval. Contract time includes adequate time for normal weather, but extensions may be considered for abnormal weather delays affecting the critical path.

Monthly progress reports must be submitted with the application for payment. Payment for items purchased and stored is discouraged but may be considered if in the government's best interest, requiring inspection and validity of stored materials.

The contractor shall warrant that the construction, including all materials and equipment, shall be new and free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of 2 years from the date of final acceptance. Additional manufacturer warranties shall be transferred to NIH.

The award of this contract shall be based on the approach taken by the Design-Build Contractor (DBC) to resolve the given deficiency or work, the overall thoughtfulness of the design, and the general impact on the building operation.

The DBC must present a team of architect-engineers and other necessary professional consultants, building trades, and major subcontractors. The DBC project manager must be thoroughly familiar with all project requirements and schedules and identified in the cost proposal for NIH review and approval of qualifications prior to contract award.

Failure to submit requests for extensions of contract time within the stipulated time and with the required information shall constitute a waiver of the right to an extension. Failure to provide a current construction schedule with each monthly progress payment application may result in the withholding of approval or reduction of payment.

A site visit will be scheduled for July 20th at 1:00 PM. To be put on the list, email ***@***. *. * with the vendor name and attending individuals by July 17th COB.

Omissions or wrong assumptions shall not be considered as reasons for contract adjustments and/or change orders after the award of the contract. Documents exhibiting a lack of quality control or coordination shall be summarily rejected and returned to the DBC without review.

The shared contract ceiling is $2. 6 billion.

The period of performance for the dry dock services is from 08 December 2026 to 06 April 2027.

The contractor shall not be entitled to payment for any hours ordered until a written contract modification is executed.

The proposal submission deadline is June 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM PDT.

Payment will be made according to the Prompt Payment Act (31 ****) and regulations at 5 CFR part ****.

The award will be made on a best-value tradeoff basis, considering project schedule, past performance, and cost/price.

Offerors must be registered in SAM. gov and VetCert. They must also have no more than three serious OSHA or EPA violations in the past 3 years and an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1. 0 or less.

A pre-proposal site visit is mandatory and has been scheduled. A preproposal site visit to the site for offerors will be held on a date cited in the solicitation.

All RFIs are due by May 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM PDT.

Proposals received after the due date and time may be rejected. Failure to provide required certifications or meet SDVOSB verification can lead to ineligibility.

The magnitude of construction projects is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.