This contract was awarded by the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Front Range Construction Inc., doing business as M1 Mechanical, for backflow preventer replacements and repairs at the NIST facility in Boulder, Colorado. The contract has a potential value of $347,599.70 and was awarded on a sole source basis under the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) program. Front Range Construction Inc. is an SBA certified 8(a) and HUBZone small business that has previously performed construction, facilities upgrade, and infrastructure repair work for various federal agencies. The firm will be responsible for the specified backflow preventer work at the NIST Boulder location under this Firm Fixed Price definitive contract.