Chillers, Cooling Towers, and Transformer Replacement

Amendment 01 is posted and attached to this notice. The closing date is extended to August 26, 2019 at 12pm (Central Time).
Amendment 02 is posted and attached to this notice. The closing date is extended to August 27, 2019 at 12pm (Central Time).
Offerors must acknowledge the amendment with their offer..

Amendment 01 is posted and attached to this notice. Offerors must acknowledge the amendment with their offer. The closing date is extended to August 26, 2019 at 12pm (Central Time)..

Offerors are highly encouraged to attend the pre-proposal conference scheduled on July 30, 2019 at 10am (Central Time) to familarize themselves with the building conditions. Please make sure to RSVP by emailing the Contracting Officer at johanna.nieves@gsa.gov. The proposal due date is August 19, 2019. .

The General Services Administration (GSA), Great Lakes Region 5, announces an opportunity for the replacement of two existing chillers with three new modular chillers, the removal of two existing chilled water pumps, and the installation of new condenser water pump, demolish existing piping and install new piping as shown on construction documents, remove two existing utility transformers, 12.47kV:4160V and 4160V:440V, and replace with new 12.47kV:277/480V utility transformer, coordinate with local electrical utility to modify the existing service, install new 800A, 277/480V panelboard for new chillers, new pump, and Option "A" work includes removing the existing cooling tower and replacing with three new cooling towers.

The construction performance period is 77 for the base work and 56 for the option work upon receipt of notice to proceed.

This procurement is a total small business set aside. Funds are presently available for the base work. The North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) is 238220 with a size standard of $15.0 million. The total estimated construction cost (base and option) for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. This is a negotiated procurement; there will be NOT be a public bid opening.

The awardee will be competitively chosen using Source Selection (FAR 15.3) procedures. The objective of the Source Selection Process is to select a proposal that represents the best value to the Government. Evaluation factors will consist of experience, past performance, and price. Non-price factors will be considered more important than price. As non-price factors become equal, price becomes the determining factor. The solicitation will be available on or about July 18, 2019.

The Government reserves the right to make award on initial offers. The solicitation cited above can only be obtained by accessing the secure website, FedBizOpps (FBO). FBO is designed to safeguard sensitive but unclassified (SBU) acquisition information and is fully integrated with other electronic Government initiatives, including the System for Award Management (SAM)(www.sam.gov). Registration in both SAM and FBO is required in order to download solicitation documents and is used to validate vendor identity. Contractors not registered in these systems will be ineligible to download the solicitation and ineligible for award.

Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and monitoring the website for amendment(s), if any to the solicitation. Offers will be due on or about August 19, 2019 at 3:30pm (Central Time). A pre-proposal conference and site visit will be held on July 30, 2019 at 10am (Central Time) at the construction site and notifications to the Contracting Officer of proposed attendance will be required. We consider attendance at this conference vital to the preparation of a competitive and cost effective proposal and to understanding the total result desired by the Government. Failure to attend this meeting may not be used as an excuse for omission and miscalculations in offers. An award is anticipated before September 30th.

Any questions regarding this notification should be directed to the Contracting Officer, Johanna Nieves at johanna.nieves@gsa.gov.

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