Cooling Tower Refurbishment Services

Indian Health Service anticipates procuring cooling tower refurbishment services for three EVAPCO cooling tower cells at Fort Yuma Health Center in Winterhaven, California, under a Total Small Business set-aside, with responses due November 18, 2026. The contractor must replace fill media kits, fill supports, and eliminator assemblies in all three cells (EVAPCO ESWB 9-34K12, serial numbers 16-781076, 16-781077, and 16-781078) and furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, supervision, transportation, mobilization, and demobilization. Performance runs 30 calendar days from award or notice to proceed.

No more than one cooling tower cell may be out of service at a time to maintain cooling capacity for the occupied facility. Work is performed Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except Federal holidays.

Before starting work, the contractor must obtain Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe permits, licenses, and TERO (Tribal Employment Rights Office) approvals, at the contractor's expense. All personnel require visitor access badges, security check-in, facility safety briefings, and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) compliance documentation. A minimum one-year warranty on labor and materials is required. The contractor must demonstrate at least three similar cooling tower refurbishment projects within the previous five years, supported by verifiable references, and use OEM or manufacturer-approved equivalent parts meeting or exceeding original specifications.

The attached sources sought notice requests responses not exceeding three pages, submitted electronically to Patrick Ferguson, Contract Specialist, at Patrick.Ferguson@ihs.gov. Responses must include company name, UEI and CAGE Code, business size and socioeconomic status, point of contact, confirmation of capability to perform at the specified location, relevant experience, and confirmation of necessary personnel, equipment, and resources. The Government will use responses to determine whether it can expect offers from two or more responsible small business concerns at fair market prices. The procurement is classified under NAICS 238220 and PSC J041.