36C25521Q0183 - Replace Failed Cooling Towers Bearings - Solicitation

This solicitation from the Department of Veterans Affairs seeks proposals to repair failed gear reducer bearings on two Marley cooling towers at the VA St. Louis Health Care System in St. Louis, Missouri. The contractor will remove old bearing assemblies, reuse fan blades, furnish and install new belt to gear conversion kits for both cooling towers, provide cranes and additional materials, and ensure the cooling towers are operating optimally and communicating with the facility's ACES BAS system after start-up. Proposals are due by March 5, 2021 and will be evaluated based on technical qualifications, past performance, and price, with technical qualifications and past performance when combined being significantly more important than price.

This opportunity is set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The NAICS code is 238210 and PSC code R499, with the place of performance in St. Louis, Missouri. The solicitation includes a not-to-exceed estimate for replacing the existing gear reducing bearings. It contains various standard federal clauses on small business subcontracting, limitations on subcontracting, and socioeconomic requirements. The contractor must also ensure the cooling towers are operating optimally and communicating with the facility's ACES BAS system after start-up.