Equipment Operation and Maintenance for the Central Energy Plant, Naval Hospital Clinic, Cherry Point NC

This is not a request for either a quote or proposal. The intent of this pre-solicitation synopsis is to identify potential offerors of the following upcoming requirement:

Description: Equipment Operation and Maintenance for the Central Energy Building (Facility #4390) located at the Naval Health Clinic aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC.

This is a follow-on contract.

Scope of Work: The Contractor shall operate and maintain the Central Energy Plant 24 hours per day seven days a week. The Contractor shall provide all labor, management, supervision, tools, material, and equipment to continuously operate, maintain and repair the Chiller Plant and Distribution System, the Steam and Hot Water Generation Plant, the Steam and Hot Water Distribution Systems, the Condensate Return System, and the Compressed Air Plant for Control Air and Medical and Dental Air and Vacuum Systems located at the Central Energy Building. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, controls and piping systems located inside the facility.

Work typically will include operation, management and maintenance of utility chilled water and air conditioning systems, utility steam and hot water systems, and air compressors for control air, medical and dental air and medical vacuum systems. An integrated maintenance plan for dynamic and static equipment and systems will be included in this work. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining all systems located in the Central Energy Building up to the Firm Fixed Price Limit per equipment or component per occurrence. Additionally major repair work, consisting of component replacement, equipment replacement and new equipment installation exceeding the integrated maintenance plan (IMP) limit of liability will be ordered under the IDIQ portion of the Contract.

The Contractor shall provide sufficient material, labor, equipment, supervision, and transportation to fulfill all requirements of the contract in accordance with the timeliness standards as set forth by the Government. The proposed contractor's work plan shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and Local Regulations. Additional requirements will be provided in the solicitation.

The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price/Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (FFP/IDIQ) contract. The resultant contract will include a base period of 12 months plus four (4) one-year option periods, to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. This contract will include an indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity exhibit line item number (IDIQ ELIN) for subcontract work. The total term of the contract, including all options, will not exceed 60 months. The Contractor may be required to continue performance for an additional period up to six (6) months under the "Option to Extend Services" clause. In either case, the Government will not synopsize the options when exercised.



The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561210 and the annual size standard is $35.5 Million.

The proposed solicitation listed here will be issued as a 100% HUBZone small business set-aside.

The solicitation will utilize evaluation factors including price, past performance, safety and technical capability to meet the Government's need.

Offerors can view and/or download the solicitation at https://www.neco.navy.mil/ when it becomes available. All interested offerors shall register at the website. The solicitation will be available on or around 30 July 2010. The estimated date for receipt of proposals is on or around 20 August 2010. The solicitation will be available in electronic format only.

Please direct questions, comments, or notifications of interest to Kim Lacy at kimberly.c.lacy@navy.mil.