16292 Steam Boiler Replacement

The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Sustainment Center, seeks design-build replacement of the steam heating system in Building 1515 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah with a decentralized gas-fired hot water boiler system under a Total Small Business set-aside, with offers due November 12, 2026 at 1200 Mountain Time. Amendment 2, posted November 2, 2026, moves the offer deadline from October 19, replaces the earlier LPTA basis with best-value trade-off, and confirms the October 5, 2026 question deadline has passed. Building 1515 serves the 309th Space Weapons Engineering Group.

Work is performed at 6137 Wardleigh Road, Building 1515, Hill AFB, UT 84056, across four phases, each with its own steam-water exchange system. The contractor provides complete mechanical, electrical, and controls design with drawings stamped by a licensed Professional Engineer, demolition of the existing steam and condensate system, and BACnet-compatible controls integrated with the existing DDC/EMCS. The SOW specifies three new gas-fired hot water boilers, but the contractor may propose alternative capacity configurations, such as N+1 redundancy at 50% sizing per boiler or partial redundancy at 1/3 sizing per boiler. Contractor experience requires a minimum of ten consecutive years and three completed similar projects within the last five years, specifically steam-to-hydronic gas-fired transitions under design-build, and key subcontractor experience may satisfy this requirement. Required warranties are a one-year construction warranty, a ten-year boiler heat exchanger warranty, a twenty-year thermal shock warranty, and a one-year general parts and components warranty.

Evaluation weighs three factors: preliminary design submission and recommendations, contractor experience, and price assessed for completeness, reasonableness, and realism. The Government may award to a higher-priced proposal if technical superiority warrants the additional cost. The estimated price range is $1 million to $5 million under NAICS 238220, with PSC J045. Construction begins 60 days after base steam shutdown, typically April through May, under FOB Destination terms. A limited inspection found positive lead-based paint on six components requiring segregation or abatement before removal, and no regulated asbestos-containing materials. The September 30, 2026 award date has passed, and contracting will issue an updated schedule.