Boiler Replacement

Added: Jun 22, 2018 4:12 pm  

•1. The government requires the demolition and replacement of one (1) 127 HP hot water boiler and replacement of the flue gas stack connected to boiler #1 & #2. At the Fort Worth Federal Center,  Building #23. Upon completion of the project, the new boiler shall be connected to the common building hot water loop and Building Automation System (BAS).

•2. Specifications and Requirements:

•2.1                    New Boiler Requirements shall be comparable to existing Boiler specs: Cast Iron sectional boilers will not be accepted.

•2.1.1             Natural Gas

Gross Output: 127 HP   4251 MBH

MBH Input: 5314

•2.2                    New boiler shall have a two (2) year warranty for parts and labor. Standard one (1) year warranty plus extended boiler and labor warranty from manufacturer for 1 year.

•2.3                    BAS Integration technician performing installation shall be certified on the Niagara AX JACE for both installation and maintenance of the system, and shall have a minimum of 3 years' experience performing similar required task as identified in THE SOW.

In accordance with FAR 52.219-6, this procurement will be a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. At the time that an offeror submits its offer, it must represent to the Contracting Officer that it is a Total Small Business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 238220 with the small business size standard of $15M. A joint venture will be considered for award as long as each concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement and the joint venture is registered within the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time the joint venture submits its offer under this solicitation. The Government will recognize the integrity and validity of the joint venture, provided, the arrangements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in an offer, or, for arrangements entered into after submission of an offer before the arrangement becomes effective.

The procurement will be awarded using FAR Part 15 procedures. The contract type will be Firm-Fixed-Price. The magnitude of construction is between $25,000 to $150,000.

The solicitation will be available for download on or about July 5, 2018 The solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website located at https://www.fbo.gov/. No phone or fax requests for a copy of the solicitation will be accepted. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and for monitoring the website for possible amendments and/or additional information. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value from the selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting the acceptability standards for non-price factors.

A pre-proposal conference/site visit will be noted within the solicitation. The pre-proposal site visit is tentatively scheduled for July 13, 2018. Contractors are encouraged to attend the pre proposal walk-through and to verify all existing conditions at the job site prior to bidding on project. Failure to do so will not relieve contractor of his/her responsibility to properly estimate the cost of this project. This is the only opportunity contractors will get to visit the site to conduct a walk-through and ask questions. GSA will not have anyone available to accompany contractors or their representatives (sub-contractors) after the scheduled pre-bid walk-through.

Offerors MUST be registered within the SAM database in order to receive an award for this procurement. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated free web site that consolidates the capabilities in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)/FedReg, and Online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA). Future phases of SAM will add the capabilities of other systems used in Federal procurement and awards processes. Offerors are required to use the SAM database for Representation and Certification submissions under this solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.

Questions may be directed to LH Lee, Contract Specialist, at lh.lee@gsa.gov and Brian Dwyer, Contracting Officer, at brian.dwyer@gsa.gov.