Sources_Sought.pdf

Notice Type: Sources Sought

Title:

Construction of a Redundant Chilled Water Loop Distribution System

Introduction:

Washington Headquarter Services is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting research to identify firms with interest and capabilities to support this requirement for construction of a Redundant Chilled Water Loop Distribution System. The result of this market research will contribute to determine the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is: 236220.

The estimated contract value is between $10,000.000 and $15,000,000. The anticipated award date is September 2017. The anticipated completion of work for this effort is approximately 728 calendar days after the notice to proceed.

There is NO solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes NO financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

Synopsis and Background:

The Department of Defense (DOD) in Arlington Virginia intends to solicit construction firms experienced in federal building to submit initial interest in a project. The project consists of the need for a Redundant Chilled Water (RCW) loop spanning approximately 1,400 linear feet of main pipe, risers, and distribution lines throughout corridors, mechanical rooms, and some tenant spaces within the Pentagon. This is a highly specialized design build project that will require experienced firms to be familiar with Government approval procedures and extensive knowledge of Federal Standards, Unified Facilities Criteria UFC criteria, and International Building Code. Responses to this sources sought will be utilized by the Government to determine the best method of procurement.

A separate project has designed and constructed 1/5th of a new chilled water (CHW) main loop that has been installed in the basement, below ground. The remaining four segments of the new redundant chilled water loop are yet to be designed and constructed. The normal chilled water is served by an off-site chilled facility. There are indoor chillers that feed RCW tenants and will be the primary source of CHW for the RCW loop.

Objective:

The objective of this project is to provide redundant chilled water to existing HVAC systems serving specific tenants currently not supported by redundant chilled water. The new distribution will provide dedicated redundant chilled water to HVAC system equipment serving specific tenants throughout the facility on all five above ground floors.

Capability Request:

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these construction services, please provide the following:

1. Firm Information: provide the name of the firm, DUNS, address, point of contact, phone number, and email address. Further, provide a brief statement size and type of ownership, specifically addressing small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Project Interest: The Government seeks value in a general contractor that has significant experience in managing large mechanical piping projects. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor. Identify subcontracting utilization, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued. If subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming are anticipated in order to deliver technical capabilities, the firm should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. Joint ventures will be considered, but are not preferred.

3. Experience: provide detailed corporate or project experience on three (3) or more previously completed requirements similar in nature to the aforementioned project objectives. Details should include and address: whether your firm was the prime or subcontractor, project size, value, scope, complexity, piping work experience, timeframe, government or commercial, pertinent certifications obtained, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

Indicate if there were joint venture arrangements.

4. Key Personnel Management: provide specific key personnel management (Project Manager, Quality Control, Safety, and Superintendent) capabilities such as staff expertise, availability, similar project experience, and formal training. Further, confirm whether or not your firm has, and can assign, a Project Manager, Quality Control Manager, Safety Manager, and Superintendent full time to this project. If so, confirm these four personnel have been direct employees of your company for a minimum of 5 years. In addition, include current in-house capability and capacity to perform piping work.

a. Quality Control Manager: provide specific experience for your potential Quality Control Manager with ASME B31 including B31.1 and B31.9, pipe welding, pipe fit up, as well as copper installation projects.

5. Difficulty/feasibility: provide a statement of difficulty and/or feasibility of this potential requirement.

6. Secure facility experience: provide specific experience in working in occupied and highly secured government facilities, where access, scheduling, and coordination are key factors in ensuring a successful project.

a. Scheduling/Coordination of chilled water outages: This project will have a significant amount of coordination and outages required. Specifically provide the demonstrated ability to coordinate chilled water outages at Computer Room Air Conditioning (CRAC) unit levels, as well as main distribution levels, to minimize and negate any down time.

7. Responses shall be limited to 15 pages, including all attachements, charts, etc. The document shall be single spaced, 11 point font minimum excluding charts and graphics.

All reponses to this notice shall not reiterate or duplicate the language set forth in this project description or statement of work; thus, it should demonstrate your firm’s ability to perform the construction project. Do not submit pricing information in reponse to this sources sought notice.

Disclaimer and Important Notes:

This source sought notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any firm responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the firm’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

Submission Instructions:

Interested firms who consider themselves qualified to perform aforementioned services are invited submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 11:00AM EST on January 31. 2017. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Jennifer Mack at jennifer.m.mack2.civ@mail.mil If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contract: Jennifer Mack at jennifer.m.mack2.civ@mail.mil .

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