Boiler inspection for navajo regional

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is seeking a contractor to perform annual external inspections of boilers and pressure vessels at 66 BIE schools and 9 non-education BIA locations across New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. The contractor must be an AIA Inservice NB-369 National Board Accredited/Authorized Inspection Agency with inspectors holding valid commissions from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. Services include comprehensive inspections of steam/hot water boilers, pressure vessels, LPG tanks, diesel storage tanks, and natural gas systems to ensure compliance with NFPA standards. Technical proposals will be evaluated based on the contractor's capabilities, key personnel qualifications, and past performance, with price assessed for reasonableness. Key dates include February 28, 2025, as the deadline for submitting questions, and March 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM MDT as the initial quote submission deadline.

The solicitation was originally set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) but has since been amended to a total small business set-aside, with the NAICS code 238290 and a size standard of $22 million. The contract includes a base year with four option years, running through February 28, 2030, and covering approximately 75 facilities across the Navajo Region. Contractors will be required to comply with specific wage determinations for various New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah counties, which mandate minimum wages of $17.75 per hour under Executive Order 14026 and include additional benefits such as health and welfare payments, paid vacation, and holidays. The inspection work will be geographically dispersed across five agency jurisdictions: Eastern Agency, Shiprock Agency, Fort Defiance Agency, Chinle Agency, and Western Agency, with locations including Tuba City, Fort Defiance, Chinle, Shiprock, and Crownpoint.