Deionization System with Recirculation and Monitoring Skid

UT-Battelle, LLC is soliciting proposals for a Deionization System with Recirculation and Monitoring Skid for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a Department of Energy facility, with proposals due July 21, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST. This is a competitive, fixed-price procurement with no small business set-aside under RFP-PR478778.

Place of performance is Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Statement of Work requires the contractor to supply and maintain one 14-inch diameter mixed-bed deionization system with recirculation and monitoring capabilities for building 7920. The system must process city feed water with approximately 150 ppm total dissolved solids and produce around 3,800 gallons per tank at flow rates between 2–15 gallons per minute. The recirculation and monitoring skid shall include a pump (approximately 3 GPM), dual 20-inch filter housings with 5-micron and 1-micron cartridges, two-channel conductivity monitors, an inline flow meter (0.3–19.8 GPM range) with remote monitoring, a control panel with Click PLC for MODBUS communication and wireless capability, and spare parts inventory including pressure pump and sensors. The contractor must ensure 24/7 system reliability, comply with DOE Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities Division work controls (NNFD-004, Revision 11), submit an Activity Hazard Analysis, and provide one week advance notice for scheduled services except emergencies. Work shall occur during normal hours (7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday–Friday), with minimum eight calendar days advance notice required for outage requests. The subcontract period extends four years from award.

The NAICS code is 221310 (Water Supply and Irrigation Systems). Evaluation uses a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, with technical proposals limited to 15 pages excluding resumes. Payment terms are Net 30 for large businesses or Net 15 for small businesses upon final acceptance, via electronic funds transfer. The procurement officer is Mckenzi Baz (865-576-6063, bazmk@ornl.gov). All questions must be directed through the procurement officer. The offer validity period is 120 days. Proposals exceeding $15,000 must include representations and certifications; offerors must register and maintain active SAM.gov registration. Cost proposals must provide detailed breakdowns of direct labor, subcontracts, travel, materials and equipment, other direct costs, indirect expenses, and fee or profit.