Cooling Tower, Roofing, and Structural Construction

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, a Department of the Treasury component, seeks design-build cooling tower, roofing, and structural construction at its Washington, D.C. facility through sealed bids due December 11, 2026, under a Total Small Business set-aside. Amendment 0002, issued November 5, 2026, extended the due date from November 9, 2026 and replaced the Statement of Work and pricing table. Questions go to Contracting Officer Laqulla Williams at Laqulla.Williams@bep.gov by the deadline in Section L.6.

Work is performed at BEP's facility at 14th & C Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C., during 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday. The contractor must demolish and replace four two-cell Evapco AT 424-936 cooling towers and one two-cell Baltimore Air Coil VXT-800CR cooling tower, with associated structural steel platform, mechanical, electrical, and SCADA-integrated controls for a chiller plant with four 1,375-ton chillers. The Power Plant Wing roof between A-Wing and B-Wing requires concurrent replacement, and the contractor provides yearly roof inspections for six years after completion. Performance begins within three calendar days of Notice to Proceed and may not exceed 730 calendar days.

Key personnel include a project manager with a bachelor's degree in engineering or architecture, five years managing similar projects, and five years on historical government buildings; a superintendent with five years of superintendent experience on similar projects and five years on historical government buildings; a certified SCADA technician; and a licensed electrical contractor. Specialized subcontractors hold HVAC, controls, and SCADA certifications. Contractor personnel requiring BEP facility access must undergo security clearances and suitability investigations, with full field background investigations for positions designated high risk. Davis-Bacon wage determinations apply.

The contract is firm fixed price on a lump sum basis with an itemized cost breakdown, with an estimated magnitude of $1.0 million to $5.0 million. Performance and payment bonds are not required, and an offer guarantee is required. Required insurance includes workers' compensation and employers' liability at $100,000, general liability at $500,000 per occurrence, and automobile liability at $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence bodily injury. The NAICS code is 236220 with a $45.0 million size standard, and offerors must be small business at both offer submission and award. Offerors must submit past performance questionnaires from at least three assessors covering relevant work within the last five years. A pre-proposal site visit was held September 30, 2026. The source does not name an incumbent or state evaluation criteria.