Columbus HD Upgrade

Closed Solicitation Posted Jun 26, 2026

Solicitation number: HC102826R0036
Agency: Defense Information Systems Agency Department of Defense
Responses due: Aug 19, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Set-aside: Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
PSC: N041 Installation Of Equipment- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, And Air Circulating Equipment
Place of performance: Columbus, Ohio 43216, United States
Points of contact: John M. Ross john.m.ross138.civ@mail.mil (667) 890-8085

Ronald Witt ronald.e.witt4.civ@mail.mil (667) 891-3840

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Aug 17, 2026.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Aug 17, 2026

The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks procurement and installation of data center HVAC components and associated electrical distribution upgrades at its Columbus facility, with proposals due August 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST. This is a Total Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance is Columbus, Ohio (Data Center Columbus, 3990 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43216). The work includes engineering and installation of electrical and mechanical infrastructure to support high-density IT equipment loads, including a new redundant liquid cooling system and power distribution upgrades. The new infrastructure must integrate with the existing Building Automation System. The contractor shall provide all associated design, installation, programming, submittals, and as-built documentation. Two option breakouts are priced separately to reflect additional Rear Door Heat Exchanger (RDHX) and Power Distribution Unit (PDU) labor and materials. The NAICS code is 333415; PSC is N041.

Evaluation uses lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) methodology. Technical evaluation criteria address schedule development using critical path method, technical approach for installation methods and phasing, and dust containment plans. Proposals require four electronic volumes: Executive Summary (1 page), Technical/Management (50 pages maximum), Price, and Contract Documentation. Proposal validity is 60 calendar days. Firm-fixed pricing applies. Offerors must identify organizational and consultant conflicts of interest per FAR Subpart 9.5.

A mandatory pre-proposal site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 0900 CST. Each company may send up to two representatives. All site visit questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than five calendar days after the visit. All RFP questions must be submitted no later than eight calendar days before the RFP close date. Visit Authorization Requests must be submitted at least five business days before the visit. Contractors lacking a DoD CAC must request base access no later than five calendar days prior. The Period of Performance runs September 5, 2026 through September 4, 2027, with FOB Destination terms and delivery to Data Center Columbus.

Notice text

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Update #12 · Latest · Aug 17, 2026

Offer due date extended to 21-AUG-26 2:00 PM CST. See attachment, HC102826R0036 Solicitation AMD05 - Columbus HD Upgrade

Distance estimate between equipment and the main BAS connection point for the two install areas are as follows.

These measurements are provided as a ROM estimate and should be field verified by the contractor.

Rm 144: ~250 FT

Rm 113: ~100 FT

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Added attacment, QA R2 - HC102826R0036

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Offer due date extended from 13-AUG-26 to 19-AUG-26 2:00 PM CST.

See attachment, HC102826R0036 Solicitation AMD04 - Columbus HD Upgrade

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CUI removed from Summary tab name.

See attachment, Attachment 3 R1 - HC102826R0036 Pricing Worksheet

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AMD03 Extends offer due date to 13-AUG-26 2:00 PM CST per "HC102826R0036 Solicitation AMD03 - Columbus HD Upgrade".

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Updated added the following 4 attachments:

1. QA R1 - HC102826R0036

2. COL HD - R1 4 Loading Dock to Rooms

3. COL HD - R1 2 Bid Walk Sign-In Sheet

4. COL HD - Electrical One-Line Drawings

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AMD02 Extends offer due date to 7-AUG-26 per "HC102826R0036 Solicitation AMD02 - Columbus HD Upgrade".

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Contractors that previously submitted VARs/DBIDs must resubmit for new site visit dates.

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Site visit date and time: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – 0900 CST

See attachment, Columbus HD Upgrade - Pre-Proposal Site Visit R1

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JOBSITE VISIT IS CANCELLED FOR JULY 8 AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED THE WEEK OF JULY 12.

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Added document, QA R0 - HC102826R0036 - Columbus HD Upgrade.

Jobsite can work with vendors for the site walk-through up until the morning of July 6 to get the VAR processed.

Removed the 6 documents within Attachment 4 - HC102826R0036 PWS Appendices A-F and added them as individual attachments.

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AMD01

Updated Contracting Officer and Contracting Specialist points of contact.

Added the following 2 documents:

Columbus HD Upgrade - Pre-Proposal Site Visit
VAR Info- DISA Columbus- Updated January 2026 QR

Pre-Proposal Site Visit

Site visit date and time: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – 0900 CST
VARs MUST be submitted at least 5 business days before the start of the visit.
All site visit questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than 5 calendar days after the site visit.

All RFP questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than 8 calendar days before RFP close date. 1:00 PM CST.

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Requirement Description:

Procurement and installation of data center HVAC components and associated electrical distribution upgrades to support the new HVAC systems.

The objective of this project is to engineer and install the required electrical and mechanical infrastructure to support high-density IT equipment loads in applicable rooms. This effort includes the installation of a new redundant liquid cooling system and the necessary power distribution upgrades. The new infrastructure must integrate with the existing Building Automation System. The contractor shall provide all associated design, installation, programming, submittals, and as-built documentation.

The work involved with this project is described in the Drawings, Specifications, and Appendices that are issued as part of the contract in support of a complete solution.

The two option breakouts are intended for proposal pricing to reflect the additional Rear Door Heat Exchanger, RDHX, and Power Distribution, PDU, units labor/materials respectively.

HC102826R0036 solicitation notice contains the following 5 attachments:

HC102826R0036 Commercial Solicitation - Columbus HD Upgrade
Attachment 1 - HC102826R0036 PWS
Attachment 2 - HC102826R0036 QASP
Attachment 3 - HC102826R0036 Pricing Worksheet
Attachment 4 - HC102826R0036 PWS Appendices A-F

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Update #11 · Aug 12, 2026