Amended_Presolicitation_Notice_for_Beedle_House_HVAC_Replacement__Geothermal_Project.pdf

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE (AMENDED)

for Request for Proposal No. P15PS00380

Beedle House HVAC Replacement and Geothermal Project Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Springfield, Illinois

DESCRIPTION: On or about May 15, 2015, the National Park Service (NPS), Midwest Region, Missouri Major Acquisition Buying Office, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) P15PS00380 to solicit proposals for a heating and air conditioning (HVAC) replacement and geothermal project at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Springfield, Illinois 62701;

specifically, a two-story historic structure with basement known as the Beedle House, located at 411 South 8th Street, Springfield, Illinois.

The work will consist of providing all labor, qualified supervision, materials, tools, equipment, supplies and incidentals to modify the existing HVAC at the Beedle House from a gas fired heating and air conditioning (HVAC) system to a geothermal field HVAC system.

Remove existing gas meter and cap gas line, remove existing combustion air and vent piping and remove existing gas fired furnace, condensing unit and associated equipment. Design, furnish and install a geothermal well field, piping, manifolds, pumps and forced air equipment to complete a working geothermal system. Furnish and install digital controls that link with the Park’s existing network computer control system for the Beedle House.

It is this agency's intent to require the successful offeror to utilize the subcontractor, Alpha Controls Services, LLC, 4104 Charles Street, Rockford, IL 61108, for the sole source portion of this construction contract; that is, to provide those materials, labor, proprietary rights/information, and services to install DDC (direct digital controls) which interfaces with the Park’s existing complex building automation system.

The Beedle House is located within a nationally significant historic neighborhood. The Contractor must take care not to disturb or change important resources that may be located within the project area. The building will be inhabited for the duration of the project. The work schedule must reflect the need to accommodate the Park Service employees working in the space during contract performance.

TYPE OF CONTRACT: This will be a single firm-fixed price construction contract and expected to be awarded early July 2015. Award will be made to only one successful offeror. Davis Bacon Prevailing Wages will apply.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance will be ninety (90) calendar days from the date the Notice to Proceed is received by the Contractor.

MAGNITUDE OF PROJECT: Between $25,000 and $100,000.

NAICS CODE: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this solicitation / procurement is 238220.

SET ASIDE: Under the authority of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)) and FAR Part 19.15, this opportunity is set aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB).

SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $15 million.

SITE VISIT: A site visit date and time has been scheduled as follows:

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE (AMENDED)

for Request for Proposal No. P15PS00380

Beedle House HVAC Replacement and Geothermal Project Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Springfield, Illinois

LOCATION: Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Visitor Center 426 S. 7th Street, Springfield, IL 62701 DATE/TIME: May 27, 2015 @ 9:00 a.m. central time

Offerors are encouraged and expected to attend the scheduled site visit, to inspect the site, and to satisfy themselves regarding the conditions that may affect the cost of the products and performance. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

PUBLICIZING: The official solicitation package (RFP) and its attachments will be issued and available on or about May 15, 2015 and will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at https://www.fbo.gov, and on the FedConnect website at https://www.fedconnect.net. The contracting officer will not provide hardcopies or email copies of the solicitation. It is the responsibility of the offerors to monitor the FBO and FedConnect websites to download the solicitation, specifications and drawings, other attachments, and all amendments issued against the solicitation. This pre-solicitation announcement does not constitute a solicitation.

RESPONSE TIME AND AWARD: Response time for submission of all proposals shall be June 19, 2015 at 2:00 a.m. central time. All proposals are to be received by the Contracting Officer by that date and time. The solicitation shall describe the method in which proposals may be submitted and the criteria used to evaluate offers.

REGISTRATION: All offerors are to have a Dun & Bradstreet number, be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov, have a NAICS Code of 238220 listed in their SAM profile, and have completed their Online Representations and Certifications in order to be awarded a contract. If the aforementioned has not yet been completed it is entirety, it is advised that you do so at this time. Failure on the part of the successful offeror to fulfill these requirements by the time the Contracting Officer makes award may result in award of the contract being made to the next otherwise successful offeror.

In order to qualify as an EDWOSB firm, companies must meet the requirements and steps listed at the SBA’s webpage at https://www.sba.gov/content/women-owned-small-business-program, having current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and uploading / categorizing all required documents in the WOSB program repository through the SBA’s General Login System (GLS) at https://eweb.sba.gov/gls.

If you do not have access to the internet or require assistance with acquiring a D&B number, and completing your registration, Representations and Certifications, or certifying as an EDWOSB, please contact the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) closest to you.

PTAC locations can be found at http://www.aptac-us.org/new/.

POINT OF CONTACT: Kathryn M. Logsdon, Contracting Officer, can be reached by phone at

(217) 391-3225, by e-mail at kathryn_logsdon@nps.gov, or by fax at (217) 391-0011.

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