Beltsville Area Research Center Steam System Repair, Beltsville, MD

This solicitation is amended to change the following which are provided as attachments to this announcement:

A.  Proposal due date is changed to May 24, 2016 at 0900 Eastern Time.
B.  Cover Page is added for Instruction to Offerors for Proposal Submission.
C.  Site Visit Sign-In Sheet is provided.
D.  Questions and REsponses from site visit are provided.
E.  Conformed copy of the Solicitation with updated sections including attachments.
F.  Addendum No 1 to Drawings dated 5/13/16 are provided.
G.  Addendum No 1 to spec section 31 00 00 is provided.

All other terms and condiditon remain unchanged.

The US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), is Requesting Proposals, to award a single Firm Fixed Price contract for Beltsville Agriculture Research Center (BARC) Steam System Repairs in Beltsville, MD. The contractor shall be responsible for all work, which consists of furnishing plant, labor, materials and performing all operations required in connection with replacing the underground steam distribution system including the installation of new steam piping, new condensate piping, new manholes and connections to portions of the existing steam distribution systems to remain. Base Bid will include installation of the new steam loop system within the BARC West Campus. Option items will be detailed in the Solicitation.

The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 221330 - Steam and Air Conditioning Supply Construction with a size standard of $15.0M.

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.  In order to be eligible for award all bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Registration can be accomplished at www.sam.gov.

Range of magnitude for this action is between $6,000,000 and $10,000,000. including all options.

Solicitation date is April 23, 2016 with proposal due  May 23, 2016. Drawings and specifications will be available without charge.

Source Selection will be based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Technical Evaluation Criteria are:

Factor 1  - Project Management
Factor 2 - Relevant Experience
  Sub 1 - Comparable work
  Sub 2- Safety Record/Program
  Sub 3 - Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Factor 3 - Key Personnel
  Sub 1 - Project Manager
  Sub 2 - Site Superintendent
  Sub 3 - Safety Manager

A Site Visit is scheduled for May 4, 2016 at 9:00AM at 10300 Baltimore Avenue,  Beltsville, MD, 20705.  Details for registering are contined in the solicitation.    

DATE: Wednesday, May 4, 2016  Time:  9:00 AM

Change for Site Visit meeting location: USDA, ARS, BARC, 10300 Baltimore Ave:  Building 003, Room 20, BARC-West, Beltsville, MD 20705

The US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), is Requesting Proposals, to award a single Firm Fixed Price contract for Beltsville Agriculture Research Center (BARC) Steam System Repairs in Beltsville, MD. The contractor shall be responsible for all work, which consists of furnishing plant, labor, materials and performing all operations required in connection with replacing the underground steam distribution system including the installation of new steam piping, new condensate piping, new manholes and connections to portions of the existing steam distribution systems to remain. Base Bid will include installation of the new steam loop system within the BARC West Campus. Option items will be detailed in the Solicitation.

The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 221330 - Steam and Air Conditioning Supply Construction with a size standard of $15.0M.

This is a Small Business Set-Aside.  In order to be eligible for award all bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Registration can be accomplished at www.sam.gov.

Range of magnitude for this action is between $6,000,000 and $10,000,000.

Solicitation date is April 23, 2016 with proposal due  May 23, 2016. Drawings and specifications will be available without charge.

Source Selection will be based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Technical Evaluation Criteria are:

Factor 1  - Project Management
Factor 2 - Relevant Experience
  Sub 1 - Comparable work
  Sub 2- Safety Record/Program
  Sub 3 - Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Factor 3 - Key Personnel
  Sub 1 - Project Manager
  Sub 2 - Site Superintendent
  Sub 3 - Safety Manager

A Site Visit is scheduled for May 4, 2016 at 9:00AM at 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 426, Beltsville, MD, 20705.  Details for registering are contined in the solicitation.