Annual Emergency Backup Generator Maintenance with 4 option years

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks annual preventive maintenance on an emergency backup generator with four one-year option years, with quotations due September 11 by 4:00 p.m. Central Time and questions due September 8 by 3:00 p.m. Central Time. This is an unrestricted acquisition; no set-aside applies.

Place of performance is Hilo, Hawaii (Daniel K. Inouye Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center). The equipment is a 2006 Caterpillar C18 emergency standby generator. Maintenance comprises twelve annual visits per year: one full annual service, four quarterly inspections, and seven monthly inspections. Annual services must include load bank testing, oil and filter replacement, fuel and air filter replacement, cooling system service, fluid sample collection and analysis, battery and electrical inspection, belt and hose inspection, safety shutdown verification, and operational testing. Work must comply with manufacturer specifications, OSHA regulations, and NFPA 110 standards, utilize genuine CAT Authorized parts only, and be performed Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The contractor must obtain necessary permits, provide a Site Specific Safety Plan within ten days of award, and maintain a one-year warranty on workmanship. Service Contract Act wage rates apply (Hawaii counties); rates range from $15.02 to $60.41 per hour depending on occupational classification, with mandatory fringe benefits including health and welfare at $2.51 per hour, plus paid vacation and holidays.

The NAICS code is 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance); PSC is J028. Award will be firm-fixed price, lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). Evaluation criteria are price (base period, all options, and a potential six-month extension), technical acceptability (rated acceptable or unacceptable), and past performance (rated acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable). Quotations must be submitted electronically to lynn.hults@usda.gov. Vendors must be registered in SAM.gov at quotation and award. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards by line item but intends a single award; contractors must submit pricing for all line items to be responsive.