Presolicitation_Notice_1.pdf

The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior (DOI), Interior Region 2, South Atlantic Gulf, West Major Acquisition Buying Office (MABO), is soliciting proposals on a total small business set-aside basis from all interested small businesses having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the Beta SAM website at www.beta.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.beta.sam.gov and www.fedconnect.net without registering. The Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) website 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.

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 no later than Tuesday, August 10, 2021. The NAICS

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

Title of Project: Install New Air-Cooled Chiller System in the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center (PACC) at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve (JELA), 70535

Description:

This project entails the separation of the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center (PACC) from the Liberty Theater building by replacing the 160-ton chiller with a new 50-60 ton air-cooled chiller system. In addition, the hot water system and all other utilities shall be separated. The Liberty Theater will be owned by the City of Eunice. The PACC Visitors Center shall be a stand-alone facility. Demolish existing water-cooled chiller, chilled and hot water pumps, condenser water pumps and associated piping. Install new air-cooled chiller and boiler, all associated pumps and piping. Provide controls upgrades and modifications to connect to existing DDC system.

Relocate gas meter to the visitor center. Provide certified testing and balancing of new equipment. Project is designed to comply with a Certification Level according to the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System, as specified in Division 01 Section "Sustainable Design Requirements."

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.

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Estimated Magnitude: Between $200,000 and $400,000

Estimated Period of Performance: 6 months after receipt of award

Proposal receipt date is currently planned for Sep 9, 2021 at 12:00 pm CDT but the final actual date will be established in the solicitation documents.

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

All responsible small business 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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