Site Visit_Cooling Tower.docx

SITE VIST

Cooling Tower Maintenance

A site visit will take place on 20 August 2025, at 10:00 AM EDT. The site visit shall begin promptly at 10:00 AM EDT It is recommended to arrive at least 30 minutes early to get through security. Potential Offerors are strongly encouraged to attend the site visit. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Attendees shall convene at NIST, Building 235, Entrance Area, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

If required, upon completion of the site visit, an amendment including questions and responses shall be posted on the SAM.gov website as an attachment to the Request for Quotation.

Post Site Visit Questions are due 25 August 2025 at 11:00AM EDT. Offerors are advised that the terms and conditions of the RFQ remain the same unless changed by amendment.

SITE VISIT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

1. All visitors to the NIST Campus are responsible to know and follow all safety guidelines.

2. Vendors who are planning to attend the site visit shall e-mail their intention to attend to Nina Lin, at nina.lin@nist.gov, and Donald Collie at donald.collie@nist.gov, not later than 8:00 AM EDT on 19 August 2025, with the following information:

a. Company name

b. Full names (including middle name) of all individuals attending the site visit.

c. Email for each attendee.

d. Phone number for each attendee.

e. Country of Citizenship of all individuals attending the site visit.

For non-US Citizens, the following additional information will be required:

a. Title

b. Employer/Sponsor

c. Address

It is the sole responsibility of each Contractor to send a request for site visit registration. Failure to register will result in individuals being denied access to NIST, and subsequently the site visit.

3. Any visitor bringing a vehicle onto the NIST Campus must present the vehicle’s registration card.

4. Vendors must pick up a Visitor's Badge at the Visitor's Registration Center located at the Main Gate (Gate A, off Bureau Drive) Please ensure all individuals bring photo identification or they will be denied access to the facility. Not all state-issued driver's licenses can be accepted by NIST. Under the REAL ID Act of 2005, federal agencies, including NIST, can only accept REAL ID-compliant state driver’s licenses. NIST currently accepts other forms of federally issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license, including an original passport, passport card, DOD Common Access Card (CAC), Veteran ID, Federal Agency HSPD-12 IDs, Military Dependent ID, Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC), and TSA Trusted Traveler ID. For each non-U.S. citizen visiting the NIST campus, the form NIST-1260 must be fully completed and submitted. The information submitted will be used to conduct a routine background check of that individual, which must be completed before they can enter the NIST campus.