Cooling Tower Replacement

Added: Jul 27, 2012 8:32 am Question from the July 24, 2010:

What is the contract for this project? A: The contract from period is 90 days from the date the contrcator recieves the notice to proceed. The cooling tower can be taken off line as early as September 01, 2012, coordinate with owner.

Added: Jun 28, 2012 3:39 pm The USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station intends to initate a Request for Proposal (RFP) procurement action and award a negotiated, Firm-Fixed Price incentive contract for removal and installation of an air coil cooling tower to the USDA Forest Service, Forest Science Laboratory in Rhinelander, WI Demolition; purchase, installation and commissioning of cooling tower Work of the project to include: Removal and disposal of a Baltimore Air Coil Cooling Tower, Model VI-18; Installation of new cooling tower as per specifications; Provide startup, commissioning, and training. Work also includes all necessary and related electrical and mechanical work.

The acquisition will be solicited using the procurement process prescribed in Part 12, Commercial Items, of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). A Firm-Fixed-Price contract will be awarded. The Government will award the contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the RFP will be the Best Value to the Government. The award may be made to a superior offeror which is not the lowest offered price, but which is significantly more technically advantageous than the lowest offer so as to justify the payment of a higher price. The evaluation factors are: Factor 1 - Past Performance; Factor 2 - Technical Capability; and Factor 3 - Price. Award of the contract will be made as a whole to the offeror whose proposal conforms to all requirements of the specifications and is the "greatest value" to the Government, cost and other factors considered.

A Pre-Proposal Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM (Central) time at the Forest Service Lab, Highway K, Rhinelander, WI 54501.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/ An electronic copy of Solicitation Number AG-63PX-S-12-0061 will be posted on this site on or about July 12, 2012. No hard copies will be issued and no written or fax requests will be accepted. Proposals are due on or about August 13, 2012 by 01:00 pm (central). Proposals may be e-mailed to Michael Ash at the following e-mail address: mikeash@fs.fed.us Proposals may also be faxed to 610-557-4224, or sent by mail to the USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station, 1992 Folwell Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108 ATTN: Michael Ash.

The NAICS Code for this project is 238220 with a size standard of $14.0 million. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx as required by FAR 4.1102. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 or more are required by legislation to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling 703-461-2460 or by accessing the following Internet web site: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/.

Service Contract Act Wage Rates will be applicable. Award will be made as a whole to one offeror. This procurement is set aside 100% for small business concerns