Fume Hood Repair Sources Sought.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT: INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY!

THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code proposed is 541380. The size standard is

$19 Million.

This requirement’s purpose is to provide maintenance, repair, testing, and balance certification services on 11 chemical fume hoods for the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Dean of Faculty Chemistry

Department (DFCH).

The contractor shall supply all labor, materials, freight/transportation, equipment, and supervision to provide maintenance, repair, testing, and balance certification for the 11 chemical fume hoods in accordance with the guidance below. The contractor is responsible for ensuring the chemical fume hoods are brought up to standard in order to pass the certification standard referenced below. The contractor shall ensure the work site is clean prior to acceptance of completed work by the Government.

The Government may host a 3-hour site visit during the solicitation, for contractors to evaluate each of the chemical fume hoods and gather any necessary data required to provide accurate quotes.

Chemical Fume Hood Salient Characteristics:

• Chemical Fume Hood Brand: SafeAir by Fischer Hamilton o Model numbers Dimensions Quantity

▪ 54L815E Dimensions 38.25” x 18” Quantity 3 Fume Hoods

▪ 54L821E Dimensions 62.5” x 18.25” Quantity 7 Fume Hoods

▪ 54L824E Dimensions 86.25” x 18” Quantity 1 Fume Hood

Total Quantity 11

Chemical Fume Hood Balancing Requirement:

• Each Fume Hood must pass the airflow velocity balance certification in accordance with ACGIH

General use Laboratory Hoods for Industrial Ventilation Manual,” 25th Edition, Para. 10.35 “Laboratory

Ventilation” pg. 10-42, Figure VS-35-01.

o 80 – 100 CFM/ft^2

The contract type will be a firm-fixed price contract.

Place of Performance: USAF Academy, CO 80840.

Capabilities package instructions:

▪ Include your Unique Entity Identification (UEI), CAGE Code, and System for Award Management

(SAM) expiration date.

▪ All interested vendors shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates company capabilities-indicating examples of providing maintenance, repair, testing, and balance certification related to this effort.

▪ Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated us of foreign national employees in this effort.

▪ Indicate if ANY of the products or supplies proposed are used, reconditioned, remanufactured, or are unused surplus former Government property.

▪ The capabilities package should be brief and concise yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirements. Teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements should be clearly delineated and previous experience in teaming must be provided.

▪ The response must not exceed 5 pages.

▪ Contractor is required to all labor, materials, freight/transportation, equipment, and supervision to provide for the service as referenced above. If subcontracts are to be used, provide anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large businesses will be used.

NOTE: RESPONSES TO THE SOURCES SOUGHT SHALL STATE IF THEY ARE A SUPPLIER OR

MANUFATURER!

Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for

Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov.

➢ Email your responses to Mikayla Brandt, Contract Specialist, at mikayla.brandt@us.af.mil AND Ken

Helgeson, Contracting Officer, at kenneth.helgeson.3@us.af.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted.

RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN: 8 August 2025

Market research is being conducted to determine interest, capability, and socio-economic category of potential sources for the requirement. The government requests interested vendors submit a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size), business status (i.e., 8(a), Historically

Underutilized Business Zone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, veteran owned small business, or small business) anticipated teaming arrangements, and a description of similar products and services offered to the Government and to commercial customers.

Future information about this acquisition, including the issuance of a quotation and/or applicable amendments, will be issued through www.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for ensuring they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition.