RFP 25-042R Invitation Cover Letter.pdf

Procurement Division P.O. Box 451 100 Stellarator Road Princeton, N.J. 08543

29 May 2025

TO: Interested Firms SUBJECT: Request for Proposals (RFP) 25-042R XQT-1 Transformer Replacement Project

The Trustees of Princeton University, a U.S. Department of Energy Prime Contractor, represented by Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has a requirement for a qualified firm to complete the XQT-1 Transformer Replacement Project at Plasma Physics Laboratory, 100 Stellarator Road, James Forrestal Campus, US Route 1 North, Princeton, NJ.

I recommend that you review the RFP documents thoroughly. If after reviewing the RFP, you determine the work is within your ability and you have an interest in submitting a proposal in response, please complete and return to the Procurement Specialist by email the attachment, “Acknowledgement of Request for Proposals (RFP) 25-042R” form to confirm your interest and attendance of the Pre-Proposal Conference.

Please Note the Following:

1. This procurement action is Set-Aside for Small Business Concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237130 – Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction. The small business size standard is 45.0 million in annual sales.

2. The provisions of the Construction Wage Rate Requirements Statute (formerly Davis-Bacon Act) will apply to this work. The awarded Subcontractor must provide his employees working on-site at PPPL wages and benefits no less than those specified in the latest US Department of Labor Wage Determination Decision (RFP Section V) for the applicable craft and provide PPPL weekly certified payroll reports. PPPL’s facility at James Forrestal Campus is located in New Jersey’s Middlesex County.

3. Offerors will be required to submit with their proposal a bid bond, or a certified check, for at least 20% of the total proposed price. The bid bond/certified check will be returned to the unsuccessful Offerors immediately upon the award decision. Failure to furnish a bid bond or certified check in the required amount with your proposal by the date and time for receipt of proposals may be cause for your proposal to be determined nonresponsive and eliminated from consideration for award.

4. The firm awarded a subcontract will be required to submit within ten (10) calendar days of the award performance and payment bonds, each in an amount at least equal to 100% of the subcontract price, and an appropriate insurance certificate(s).

No Site Visit has been scheduled for this project

PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE TO THE PPPL PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST BY

August 06, 2025

RFP 23-026R

If there are any questions regarding the RFP, I may be contacted at (609) 243-3963, and by e-mail jrussell@pppl.gov.

Regards, Jimmy Russell Procurement Specialist

Attachment: Request for Proposals (RFP) 25-042R