UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. This is a special notice that includes a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Proposal (RFP) or promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Government contractually for any services or supplies whatsoever. Responders are advised that the United States Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in the response to this RFI. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in a future solicitation if one is issued. If a solicitation is released, it may be posted to the System Award Management (SAM) website, but it is not guaranteed, and it is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor the Government website for potential solicitation and additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The proposed project consists of the following: The contractor will provide design build construction effort to correct site safety shower and eyewash deficiencies in multiple locations across multiple buildings on NIST, Boulder, Campus. The repaired eyewash and safety shower systems shall comply with ANSI Z358.1-2014 in accordance with the statement of work (SOW).

This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 238220 - Plumbing, Heating, and Air- Conditioning Contractors with the Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard of $19.0 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado.

Interest and Capability (to include cut sheets, drawings, previous installation examples, etc.)

shall be limited to 20 pages (Times New Roman, 12 point font, 8-1/2 x 11. Cut sheets and drawings are acceptable as 11 x 17) and submitted via e-mail to the contract specialist listed in this notice.

All correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads "Source Sought: Safety Shower and Eyewash Corrections Phase 1". If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your e-mail. All other attachments may be deleted.

All responses must reach the point of contact no later than 4:00 PM Mountain on February 12, 2025, and must include the following information: company name; UEI, address; phone number, fax number, e-mail address, and business size status for the applicable NAICS. Responses shall not include classified data. Proprietary information, if any, shall be kept to a minimum and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, SEGREGATE proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

Questions regarding this notice shall be submitted via e-mail to the point of contact listed in this notice. Questions shall be sent to the point of contact via e-mail ONLY. Verbal or FAX questions are not acceptable, and will not be answered

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DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK

Design-Build Services for:

Title: SITE Safety Shower and Eyewash Corrections PH1

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Department of Commerce (DOC) campus is a research and development complex located at 325 Broadway in Boulder, Colorado. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the primary occupant, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) also have a presence on campus.

NIST’s Office of Facilities and Property Management (OFPM) is responsible for maintaining and renovation of spaces which consist of laboratories, office space and facilities maintenance areas throughout the campus.

Annual testing of safety showers and eyewashes across campus have shown a significant number of fixtures failing to meet the ANSI Z358.1-2014 (Emergency Eyewash & Shower Standard), mostly shower/eyewash combination fixtures that fail during simultaneous operation. OFPM conducted a study which identified deficient fixtures, determined the cause of failure, and recommended necessary actions to bring the fixtures into compliance.

II. PURPOSE

Many of the deficiencies identified have been remedied by NIST OFPM employees completing the recommended corrective actions. However, the scope in three buildings is large enough to warrant contracted construction: Building 22 (B22), Building 25 (B25), and Building 2 (B2). The intent of this project is to remedy the remaining deficiencies such that all emergency fixtures are compliant with ANSI Z358.1-2014. This Design-Build project is structured with B22 as the base scope and two option CLINs for B25 and B2 respectively. Recommendations presented in this SOW and supporting documents are intended to be an optional starting point. Additional design and coordination will be necessary to proceed with any of the recommendations. It is the responsibility of the contractor to evaluate and confirm the viability of the recommendations, provide an engineered design, and execute the construction to successfully bring all fixtures within project scope into compliance.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

NIST Boulder Campus Building 42 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80305

REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS

Regular business hours are Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Mountain Time, excluding Federal holidays and NIST closures.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

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See FAR 52.211-10, Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work.

III. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

SCOPE OF WORK

1) Building 22 Room 1203 Add Hot Water (Base Scope – CLIN 0001) A) Provide professional architectural and engineering services to deliver a complete

Design-Build solution to bring the eyewash and shower combination unit into compliance with the water temperature and flow requirements of ANSI Z358.1-2014.

1. Fixture is only plumbed to cold water which does not meet the requirements of ANSI

Z358.1-2014.

2. Provide design, including construction plans and specifications, to modify the plumbing infrastructure to provide the flow and temperature water to the fixture as required by ANSI Z358.1-2014.

a. At a minimum, this will require demolishing the existing connections to the emergency fixture, installing a new thermostatic mixing valve (TMV) within 5’ of emergency fixture, providing new hot water and cold water connections to the TMV, and new tempered water piping from the TMV to the fixture.

B) Provide testing in accordance with ANSI Z358.1-2014 before and after the associated work is completed, witnessed by NIST staff. Testing procedure to be submitted and approved by NIST prior to any testing.

C) Fixture is in an occupied space. Contractor shall minimize impacts to building occupants and infrastructure throughout the project. This includes (but is not limited to) minimizing the scope and duration of any utility and fixture outages, minimizing the footprint and duration of work areas, taking measures to ensure that things such as water and dust are contained within the work area and sensitive equipment and other infrastructure are adequately protected.

2) Building 25 (Option 1 – CLIN 0002) A) Provide professional architectural and engineering services to deliver a complete

Design-Build solution to bring the existing eyewash and shower combination unit into compliance with the water temperature and flow requirements of ANSI Z358.1-2014.

1. Fixture located in Room 1300 is only plumbed to cold water which does not meet the requirements of ANSI Z358.1-2014.

a. Provide design, including construction plans and specifications, to modify the plumbing infrastructure to provide the flow and temperature water to the fixture as required by ANSI Z358.1-2014.

I. At a minimum, this will require demolishing the existing connections to the emergency fixture, installing a new thermostatic mixing valve (TMV) within 5’ of emergency fixture, providing new hot water and cold water connections to the TMV, and new tempered water piping from the TMV to the fixture.

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b. Provide design, including construction plans and specifications, to add a new ANSI Z358.1-2014 compliant eyewash fixture to Room 117 which currently does not have one.

I. At a minimum, this will require adding all required infrastructure, including but not limited to: new thermostatic mixing valve (TMV) installed within 5’ of emergency fixture, providing new hot water and cold water connections to the TMV, and new tempered water piping from the TMV to the fixture.

B) Provide testing in accordance with ANSI Z358.1-2014 before and after the associated

C) Fixtures are in occupied spaces. Contractor shall minimize impacts to building occupants and infrastructure throughout the project. This includes (but is not limited to) minimizing the scope and duration of any utility and fixture outages, minimizing the footprint and duration of work areas, taking measures to ensure that things such as water and dust are contained within the work area and sensitive equipment and other infrastructure are adequately protected.

3) Building 2 (Option 2 – CLIN 0003) A) Building 2 has (25) safety fixtures but lacks adequate infrastructure to supply them with the required tempered water of sufficient flow.

B) Provide professional architectural and engineering services to deliver a complete Design-Build solution to install a new tempered water loop throughout Building 2 which will serve all (25) existing safety fixtures, and bring them into compliance with the water temperature and flow requirements of ANSI Z358.1-2014.

1. One potential solution involves a new steam-to-hot water heat exchanger, a new tempered water circulation pump, a new thermostatic mixing valve, distribution piping throughout the building, and new connections to each existing safety fixture.

2. Contractor to install flow control devices at shower heads and swap out eyewash spray heads for all applicable fixtures.

3. Design documentation shall be full construction plans and specifications.

C) Provide testing in accordance with ANSI Z358.1-2014 before and after the associated

D) Fixtures are in occupied spaces including corridors, mechanical spaces, warehouse spaces, and laboratories. Contractor shall minimize impacts to building occupants and infrastructure throughout the project. This includes (but is not limited to) minimizing the scope and duration of any utility and fixture outages, minimizing the footprint and duration of work areas, taking measures to ensure that things such as water and dust are

National Institute of Standards and Technology Acquisition Management Division 325 Broadway, MS 164 Boulder, CO 80305-3328 contained within the work area and sensitive equipment and other infrastructure are adequately protected.

1. While fixtures are out of service, research cannot be conducted normally in the associated labs. Extensive coordination is required with COR and building occupants to minimize the impact to the NIST mission.

E) Major utility outages shall be limited to 8 hours and shall only occur during the semi-annual site shutdowns, typically scheduled in May and September. Exact dates will be provided once they are known.

1. If Contractor intends to conduct work during site shutdown, an outage request including description of work shall be provided 10-weeks prior to shutdown.

a. COR will coordinate outage activities with the NIST Outage Coordination Team.

Contractor is expected to support COR in this process.

F) Contractor shall maintain a current, and accurate full-size set of red-lined construction drawings on site and available for COR review.

1. Upon project completion, Contractor shall deliver As-Built pdf files, AutoCAD files, and original, red-lined set to COR.

G) All newly installed equipment and any existing equipment located within project boundaries shall be safely accessible for operations and maintenance activities.

SPECIFICATIONS

1) All attached NIST’s Site Standard Specifications and General Contractor

Requirements shall apply to the scope of this contract.

2) Where discrepancies exist the most stringent requirement shall govern. NIST reserves the right to provide direction on any noted discrepancies.

3) Contractor-developed specifications shall include, but not be limited to:

A) Construction Phasing

1. The design build contractor shall provide a construction and phasing schedule for review and approval, 45 days before any work begins.

B) Design and Engineering

1. Provide all engineering associated with the project, including stamped construction drawings and specifications.

2. Design shall comply with current state and local codes per the attached NIST Boulder General Contractor Requirements.

3. Design shall be reviewed and approved by NIST COR and NIST OSHE. NIST OSHE shall issue a work permit once the design has been approved.

4. See the NIST Boulder General Contractor Requirements document for notification requirements.

5. Detailed as-builts in PDF and AutoCAD format, shall be provided no more than two weeks after the end of the period of performance.

C) Use of Existing Documentation

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1. The contractor shall review, and field verify all existing facility documentation provided by NIST.

D) Electrical Testing and Studies

1. Provide coordination study for any new or modified existing electrical gear.

2. Provide generic arc labels for new electrical gear. Existing equipment will remain as-is.

3. Take field measurements of building power quality using a Fluke

435 or equivalent power quality meter. Provide voltage and current THD readings up to the 25th harmonic.

4. Provide harmonic analysis study for any new electrical gear.

5. Provide a megger of conductors & IR scans (initial & follow up) for any new or modified existing electrical gear.

E) Applicable specification divisions listed below shall be included:

1. Existing Conditions

2. Concrete

3. Masonry

4. Metals

5. Wood, Plastics, Composites

6. Thermal & Moisture Protection

7. Openings

8. Finishes

9. Specialties

10. Equipment

11. Special Construction

12. Fire Suppression

13. Plumbing

14. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

15. Integrated Automation

16. Electrical

17. Electronic Safety and Security

18. Earthwork

19. Utilities

KEY PERSONNEL INFORMATION

1) Provide resumes for all individuals proposed for Key Personnel positions describing their experience with references, qualifications, and responsibilities to the Contracting Officer for review. The Key Personnel for this project are listed below:

A) Project Manager ** B) Site Superintendent ** C) Safety Manager ** D) Mechanical Contractor’s Project Manager E) Electrical Contractor’s Project Manager

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2) The Project Manager (PM) must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience as a Project

Manager on projects of similar in size and complexity to this project. The PM in this context shall mean the individual with the responsibility for the overall management of the project.

Acceptance of the Project Manager is required prior to the start of construction.

3) The Site Superintendent must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience as a Site

Superintendent on projects similar in size and complexity. Acceptance of the Site Superintendent is required prior to start of construction.

4) The Safety Manager must have a minimum of 10 years of construction experience, of which a minimum of 5 years of construction-related safety experience is included and must have completed the OSHA 30-hour Training Course. Completion of a 16-hour or 40-hour training course in the U.S. Corps of Engineers EM 385-1-1 Safety and Health Requirements Manual is recommended but not required. The Safety Manager will have overall responsibility for the safety of all contractor operations in accordance with the approved Safety Plan. Duties will include safety training of contractor personnel, regular inspections of working conditions and practices for safety compliance, record-keeping, and remediation of unsafe practices.

5) The Mechanical Contractor’s Project Manager (PM) must have a minimum 10 years’ experience as a Project Manager on projects of similar in size and complexity to this project.

The PM in this context shall mean the individual with the responsibility for the management of the mechanical portion of the project. Acceptance of Mechanical Contractor’s PM is required prior to start of construction.

6) The Electrical Contractor’s Project Manager (PM) must have a minimum 10 years’ experience as a Project Manager on projects of similar in size and complexity to this project.

The PM in this context shall mean the individual with the responsibility for the management of the electrical portion of the project. Acceptance of Electrical Contractor’s PM is required prior to start of construction.

7) Key Personnel positions marked with ** shall be employees of the Prime Contractor.

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

1) Preliminary Construction Schedule – provide a preliminary construction schedule in the form of a Gantt chart with the minimum milestones:

A) Design start B) Conceptual review C) Design review submissions 30%, 60%, 90%, 100% D) Equipment delivery dates E) Major equipment installation days F) Anticipated utility outages G) Equipment start up H) Commissioning

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I) NIST training J) Close out

SITE MOBILIZATION

1) NIST will provide the Contractor with an area for construction and staging activities.

Additional storage areas on the NIST campus may be available to the Contractor if approved by NIST. Refer to the General Instructions for Conducting Work at the NIST Boulder Campus attachment.

QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

1) Quality Control Plan shall be submitted no later than 30 days after award.

SAFETY ON THE NIST CAMPUS

1) NIST is committed to maintaining a work environment that safeguards the public and the environment, as well as personnel and property.

2) If the award requires construction, demolition, excavation, renovation, or other work for which the contractor directs and oversees contractor personnel (including subcontractors) at NIST-owned and operated sites, the contractor shall:

3) Provide a detailed, site-specific Safety Plan to the contracting officer within 7 days after award that describes how the contractor will maintain a safe work environment and comply with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, as well as with applicable state and local laws, standards, and codes.

4) The Safety Plan shall specify how the company’s policies and practices will comply with each of the applicable standards, laws, and codes.

5) The contracting officer will provide written comments regarding the plan to the contractor within seven (10) days of receipt and will require the contractor to submit a revised safety plan within seven (10) days after that to the contracting officer for their review. This cycle may be repeated, if necessary, until the contracting officer determines the safety plan to be acceptable.

6) Refer to NIST’s Contractor Safety Program for required elements of Contractor Safety Plans.

SAFETY-RELATED EQUIPMENT

1) The Contractor shall:

A) Provide all safety-related equipment required to perform the work under this award, including personal protective equipment (PPE) and other equipment that is required or appropriate to protect contractor personnel and other personnel on the NIST campus.

Contractor-provided personal protective equipment shall include, at a minimum, hard hats, safety shoes, safety glasses (prescription or standard), respiratory protection

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(powered air purifying respirator or full-face mask respirator), high visibility clothing and gloves that meet applicable OSHA standards for PPE.

TRAINING

1) The Contractor shall:

A) Provide safety-related training required by applicable OSHA, state and local regulations or standards to affected contractor personnel (including subcontractor personnel) that perform work under this award. Such training may include, for example, training for proper use of PPE, respirator use, fall protection, crane operation, forklift operation;

electrical safety, or other safety-related topics.

B) Maintain records of safety training provided to contractor personnel (including subcontractor personnel) that perform work on this award. The contractor shall make those records available to the contracting officer, contracting officer’s representative for the award, or other authorized personnel within 7 days of receipt of their written request, and annually thereafter or upon request.

C) Require contractor personnel (including subcontractors) to attend required NIST-specific health or safety training that is required by the award.

HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENTS AND MEDICAL EVALUATIONS

1) The Contractor shall:

A) Provide required health hazard exposure assessments, medical evaluations and screenings, and exposure monitoring required by applicable OSHA requirements.

B) Ensure PII information is protected.

HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE (HSPD)-12

1) The Contractor (and/or any subcontractor) and its employees who require physical access to

NIST facilities or logical access to NIST IT networks or systems must comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors; OMB M-05-24; OMB M-19-17; FIPS 201, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors; NIST HSPD-12 policy; and Executive Order 13467, Part 1 §1.2.

2) The Contractor (and/or any subcontractor) must submit a roster by name, position, e-mail address, phone number and responsibility, of all staff working under this acquisition where the Contractor will develop, have the ability to access, or host and/or maintain a government information system(s).

3) The roster must be submitted to the COR and/or CO within 14 days of the effective date of this contract. Any revisions to the roster as a result of staffing changes must be submitted within 14 days of the change. The COR will notify the Contractor of the appropriate level of investigation required for each staff member. If the employee is filling a new position, the Contractor must provide a position description and the Government will determine the appropriate suitability level.

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POSITION SENSITIVITY DESIGNATIONS REQUIREMENT

1) All Contractor (and/or any subcontractor) employees must obtain a background investigation commensurate with their position sensitivity designation that complies with Parts 1400 and 731 of Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

2) The following position sensitivity designation levels apply to this solicitation/contact: N/A

IV. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE

1) See FAR 52.246-12, Inspection of Construction

GOVERNMENT COORDINATION

1) The Contractor shall coordinate with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) all activities required throughout the duration of this contract.

2) The Contractor shall communicate with both the Contracting Officer (CO) and COR on all contractual matters.

A) Only the CO may modify the requirements of the contract and obligate the Government to any work outside of the original scope.

REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

1) Safety: The Contractor employee must be responsible for knowing and complying with all installation safety prevention regulations. Such regulations include, but are not limited to, general safety, fire prevention, and waste disposal.

2) Security: NIST is a restricted campus. An identification badge is required for access for entry into buildings and is shown to the armed Security Police when entering the campus.

3) Identification Badges: Contractor employees must comply with NIST identification and access requirements. Each Contractor employee must wear a visible identification badge provided by the NIST Security Office.

V. SCHEDULE OF DELIVERABLES

1) Deliverables/Submittals are required as stated in this SOW, and the attached project specifications.

2) The contractor shall submit a schedule of deliverables and submittals withing 60 days of being issued Notice to Proceed (NTP).

A) Arranged in chronological order by dates as required by construction schedule.

B) Contractor shall allow time for required reviews per the table below, ordering, manufacturing, fabrication, and delivery when establishing dates.

1. It shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to allow additional time required for making corrections or modifications to submittals as noted by NIST, and additional time required for handling and reviewing submittals required by those corrections.

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C) Submittal schedule is a separate document required in addition to the construction schedule.

REVIEW TYPE BUSINESS DAYS REQUIRED BY NIST

FOR REVIEW

Construction Submittals 5

RFI Review 5 Architectural / Engineering Design

Reviews*

State Historic Preservation Officer

(SHPO)*

NIST Architectural Review Board (ADRB)* 20 NIST Boulder Safety Health and Environment Division (BSHED)*

NIST Facilities Fire Safety Group (FFSG)* 10

NIST Safety 10 NIST Security 10

* Architectural / Engineering Design reviews, SHPO reviews, NIST ADRB reviews, BSHED reviews, and FFSG reviews run concurrently, as needed.

VI. PAYMENT SCHEDULE

1) See FAR 52.232-5, Payments under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts