SOURCES SOUGHT - Tankless Water Heater.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT: FA4626-24-Q-0017 Intellihot IQ751 Tankless Water Heater Notice Type: Sources Sought

1. Notice: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only

1.1 The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-aside. The NAICS 333414, Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 500 Employees. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women owned small business concerns. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code.

1.2 Below is a document containing a description of the supply requirement and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide your company’s capability.

1.3 If the Government decides to conduct procurement because of the market research, a separate solicitation-synopsis combination of that procurement will be posted to SAM.gov. Interested companies are requested to submit a summary outline of their qualifications to deliver, install, and set up the item to Malmstrom AFB. References to vendor web pages will not be accepted.

1.4 Please note that we cannot return your submissions to you.

1.5 Small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research.

2. This request for Sources Sought is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or material. No contract award will be made as a result of this sources sought synopsis. This information is provided to the government at no cost.

REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION

1.1. Malmstrom AFB (MAFB) is conducting market research to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements to deliver, install, and set up two Intellihot IQ751 Tankless Water Heaters to the Dining Facility in MAFB. The contractor shall provide all necessary tools and equipment to install and set up the water heaters. Onsite programming and any startup troubleshooting will be set up by the contractor for initial startup of the boilers.

1.2. The Intellihot units use a Masterless Cascading design with no master slave designation. The units have a selectable exhaust temperature limit suitable for venting with PVC or CPVC/Polypropylene/Stainless steel. The controls annunciate water heater and sensor status and include extensive self-diagnostics capabilities. The Intellihot water heater control system incorporates the following additional features for enhanced external system interface: set point, high exhaust temperature monitor/control, cascading via RS232, monitor and accesses daily, weekly, and monthly water usage data. The units also monitor inlet/outlet temperature flow rates, flue glass temperatures, combustion rates.

1.2.1. Water Heater Management – the Intellihot units incorporate on board multi-unit sequencing logic that allow master cascading functionality and sequencing between multiple water heaters operating in parallel.

1.2.2. The Intellihot IQ751 is a floor standing tankless water heater providing 750,000 BTU/hr and is designed for very large volume commercial applications. No storage tank required for this unit.

1.2.3. Onsite installation, program setup, and any initial troubleshooting is required and needs to be provided by the contractor.

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

Part I. Business Information Please provide the following business information for your company/institution Company/Institute Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

CAGE Code or UEI:

Phone Number:

E-mail Address:

Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:

333414 Size Standard 500 Employees Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

Small Business (Yes / No) Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No) 8(a) Certified (Yes / No) HUBZone Certified (Yes / No) Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No) Central Contractor Registration (CCR). (Yes / No) A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership):

Responses must be received or postmarked no later than 2:00 pm Mountain time zone on 2 February 2024.

Please email kevin.luccitti@us.af.mil Please refer any questions relative to this market research to SSgt Kevin Luccitti, (406) 731-3854.