HVAC Replacements at Gateway and Los Indios LPOEs

Added: Jan 13, 2017 4:58 pm Amendment 0001 is issued to provide the Pre-Proposal Agenda, a revised Scope of Work dated 01/11/2017, revised C101-SAT_GC_Agreement, updated Davis Bacon wage determination and to respond to questions. The site visit sign-in sheet will be provided in Amendment 0002.

Added: Dec 30, 2016 10:20 am UPDATE: SITE VISIT / PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

The site visits will be held immediately following the Pre-Proposal Conference on the following date and times (Also see Section I.E. FAR 52.236-27 of C201 The Solicitation):

January 11, 2017
12:00 PM - USDA BLDG Los Indios LPOE (100 Los Indios Blvd. Los Indios, TX)
3:00 PM - Gateway LPOE Kennels BLDG (1500 East Elizabeth St. Brownsville, TX)

Pre-registration is required for all attendees to the pre-proposal site visit. The Site Visit shall be limited to not more than three (3) representatives from each Offeror. Offerors shall submit an Attendee Registration Form identifying all attendees from their respective team. You must provide the Attendee's full name, date of birth, last four digits of their social security number, driver's license number and state of issuance. Participants must have a valid, Government issued picture identification, driver's license preferred, to gain access for the pre-proposal Site Visit. Notification of the location of entry, where attendees are required to meet, and all other requirements for the Site Visit will be issued to the Offerors. Submit the Attendee Registration Form to Shawna Villarreal, shawna.villarreal@gsa.gov, by 2:00 PM CST on January 6, 2017.

Contractors are encouraged to attend the pre-proposal walk-through and to verify all existing conditions at the job site prior to proposing on the project. Failure to do so will not relieve contractor of his/her responsibility to properly estimate the cost of this project. This is the only opportunity contractors will get to visit the site to conduct a walk-through and ask questions. GSA will not have anyone available to accompany contractors or their representatives (sub-contractors) after the scheduled pre-proposal walk-through.

Added: Dec 13, 2016 4:34 pm The General Services Administration, Public Building Service, Region 7, intends to solicit proposals for the removal of existing HVAC split systems (see requirements below). The Place of Performance is at the Gateway LPOE Kennels and the USDA Building at the Los Indios LPOE. The Contractor will have 90 days to complete the work after the equipment arrives on site. Drawings, pictures and plans are not available.

TX0334LI - USDA BLDG Los Indios LPOE (100 Los Indios Blvd. Los Indios, TX)
1. Remove existing HVAC split systems four (4) ea. and dispose of properly. Demolition to include, but not limited to: cabinet, flexible duct connectors, plumbing lines connections, and all related electrical accessories.
a. One (1) ea. 3.5 Ton AC condenser with natural gas furnace
b. One (1) ea. 4 Ton AC condenser with natural gas furnace
c. One (1) ea. 6 Ton AC condenser with natural gas furnace
d. Two (2) ea. 6 Ton AC condensers with One (1) ea. 12 Ton Air Handler with 45 KW Elect. heat
2. Furnish and install the following:
a. 1 EA 12 TON 3400 CFM Air Handler with 45 KW and Two (2) 6 Ton condensers equal to or better than AHU Trane Model #TWE150E & Condenser Trane Model # TTA150H
b. 1 EA 6 TON Split HVAC System with natural gas heat furnace equal to or better than Trane Model #TTA073H
c. 1 EA 3.5 TON Split HVAC System with natural gas heat furnace equal to or better than Trane Model #TTR5042E
d. 1 EA 4 TON Split HVAC System with natural gas heat furnace equal to or better than Trane Model #TTR5048E

TX0695BN - Gateway LPOE Kennels BLDG (1500 East Elizabeth St. Brownsville, TX)
1. Remove existing two (2) HVAC Split Systems and dispose of properly. Demolition to include, but not limited to: cabinet, flexible duct connectors, plumbing lines connections, and all related electrical accessories.
a. One (1) ea. 10 Ton Split System Air Handler and Condenser model# Carrier 38AKS-012---501-- and 40RM-012-B610HC 10 ton split system 4,000 cfm
b. One (1) ea. 7.5 Ton Split System Air Handler and Condenser model# Carrier 38AK-008---511-- and 40RM-008-B610HC 7.5 ton split system 3,000 cfm
2. Furnish and install new HVAC Split System of same cooling and heating capacities as the existing units being replaced and to be equal to or better than the following existing Trane models:
a. 1 EA 10 TON Air Handler with electric heat equal to or better than trane Model# TWE120E with matching condenser Trane model# TTA120H E
b. 1 EA 7.5 TON Air Handler with electric heat equal to or better than trane Model# TWE090E with matching condenser Trane model# TTA090H

In accordance with FAR 52.219-6, this procurement will be a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. At the time that an offeror submits its offer, it must represent to the Contracting Officer that it is a Total Small Business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 238220 with the small business size standard of $15M. A joint venture will be considered for award as long as each concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement and the joint venture is registered within the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time the joint venture submits its offer under this solicitation. The Government will recognize the integrity and validity of the joint venture, provided, the arrangements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in an offer, or, for arrangements entered into after submission of an offer before the arrangement becomes effective.

The procurement will be awarded using FAR Part 15 procedures. The contract type will be Firm-Fixed-Price. The magnitude of construction is between $100,000 and $250,000.

The solicitation will be available for download on or about December 28, 2016. The solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website located at https://www.fbo.gov/. No phone or fax requests for a copy of the solicitation will be accepted. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and for monitoring the website for possible amendments and/or additional information. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting the acceptability standards for non-price factors.

A pre-proposal conference/site visit will be noted within the solicitation. The pre-proposal site visit is tentatively scheduled for January 11, 2017. It is not mandatory but contractors are encouraged to attend the pre-proposal walk-through to verify all existing conditions at the job site prior to proposing on this project. Failure to do so will not relieve contractor of his/her responsibility to properly estimate the cost of this project. This is the only opportunity contractors will get to visit the site to conduct a walk-through and ask questions. GSA will not have anyone available to accompany contractors or their representatives (sub-contractors) after the scheduled pre-bid walk-through.

Offerors MUST be registered within the SAM database in order to receive an award for this procurement. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated free web site that consolidates the capabilities in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)/FedReg, and Online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA). Future phases of SAM will add the capabilities of other systems used in Federal procurement and awards processes. Offerors are required to use the SAM database for Representation and Certification submissions under this solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.

Questions may be directed to Shawna Villarreal, Contracting Officer, at shawna.villarreal@gsa.gov.