140P2022R0019_Synopsis-PreSolitNotice_1.pdf

ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice

PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P2022R0019

CLASSIFICATION CODE: Z2NB – Repair or Alteration of Heating and Cooling Plants

CONTRACTING OFFICER: Jeffery Hepp

DSC-CS Contracting Services Division National Park Service P.O. Box 25287 Denver, CO 80225

POINT OF CONTACT:

Alan Stormont, Contract Specialist, 303-969-2117, alan_stormont@nps.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 19106

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE COUNTRY: USA

Title of Project: Replace Chiller Plants/Cooling Towers, Independence National Historical Park, INDE-236306/310912/310913

GENERAL:

The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior (DOI), Denver Service Center (DSC), will be soliciting proposals on a full and open basis from all interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.sam.gov . Proposal documents will be available for download in Microsoft Word, HTML, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe PDF;

Specifications will be available in Adobe PDF format; and drawings will be available in PDF format. Please Note: Paper copies of the solicitation will not be made available.

Vendors can search for opportunities and award history on www.sam.gov without registering.

The Federal Business Opportunities website at www.sam.gov has an Interested Vendors List and a Watchlist where you can add your company’s interest. Registering provides the opportunity to receive notifications; this is a tool of convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Interested vendors and plan holders are required to visit the website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the synopsis or solicitation documents.

Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with the DOI are required to have an active registration in the Systems for Awards Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. You are also required to have a DUNS number in order to conduct business with the Federal Government.

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This pre-solicitation announcement is not a solicitation document, but pre-notice of an upcoming solicitation. Specific instructions on submitting your proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or after the date listed below.

Proposed Solicitation Issue Date: Estimated on/about February 15, 2022.

This is currently an unfunded requirement with a high expectation that funds will be available. When and if funds become available a contract will be awarded at that time.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 238220 with a size standard of $16.5 million.

Title of Project: Replace Chiller Plants/Cooling Towers, Independence National Historical Park, INDE-236306/310912/310913

Description:

The project consists of the following components: (1) INDE 236306 - Replace Critical Components -Chillers Number One & Two: This project will remove and replace two centrifugal chillers and their associated controls, pumps, valves, and actuators. Chillers #1 and #2 are 500-ton units installed when the park's central chiller plant was constructed in 1999 and are beyond their useful life. (2) INDE 310912 - Replace Failing Chiller #3 and Cooling Tower #3 at Central Chilled Water Plant: This project will replace one 2005 vintage 500-ton water cooled centrifugal chiller, and one 2005 vintage 500-ton forced draft cooling tower. (3) INDE 310913 -Replace Two Failing Cooling Towers at Central Chilled Water Plant: This project will replace two 1999 vintage 500-ton forced draft cooling towers with two new 750-ton induced draft cooling towers at the Central Chilled Water Plant.

It remains essential that the park's central chiller plant remains in continuous operation. Chilled water from the plant must be available year-round to control temperatures and humidity in the park's most critical buildings. The project will be constructed under a single prime contract.

Type of Procurement: It is anticipated that a negotiated firm-fixed price contract will be awarded requiring submission of both a technical and price proposal. The government will consider an offeror’s technical capability in comparison to its price.

Estimated Price Range: $5 million - $10 million

Estimated Period of Performance: August 2022 – April 2023

Proposal receipt date is not known at this time. The actual date will be established in the solicitation documents.

A pre-proposal meeting may be posted and date/location will be noted in the solicitation.

This procurement is an UNRESTRICTED COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION. All responsible sources may submit an offer for consideration in accordance with these and other terms and conditions of the anticipated solicitation. The small business size standard for NAICS 238220 is $16.5 million. Small Disadvantaged Business and HUBZone firms must be certified in accordance with solicitation clause, FAR 52.219-8--Utilization of Small Business Concerns.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which, if submitted in a timely manner, will be considered. It is the policy of the government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration Office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors at http://www.sba.gov .

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