Install Multiplex Water Softener

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to Install a Multiplex Water Softener located at Ames, IA 50011.

PROJECT SCOPE:  The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, parts, and materials to delivery and install a multiplex water softener, brine tank, control valves, isolation valves, programmable logic controllers, HMI, piping, insulation and other components needed to complete the project. The new Water Softener shall be connected to existing 3” brass ProPress supply and return valves. The new Water softener shall communicate to the existing Building Automation System (BAS), Johnson Controls Inc (JCI), using BACnet over IP. All fabrication, installation and testing shall be in accordance with all Federal, State and Local codes. All waste products shall be disposed of in accordance with all Federal, State and Local codes

Magnitude of Construction is between $250,000 and $500,000.

Site visits are tentatively scheduled for Jun 8, 2022 at 1:00PM CST and Jun 9, 2022 at 10:00 AM CST.  In order to attend the site visit, you MUST pre-register by Jun 7, 2022 at 2:00 PM CT.  The same information will be provided at both site visits, so offerors only need to attend one.  Additional details, including how to register for the site visit, will be provided in the solicitation. The attached COVID-19 Certification Vaccination form must be presented upon entry to the site visit. If an attendee is not vaccinated or doesn't want to share that information, then a negative COVID test taken within the previous 3 days must be provided to get onsite.

SOLICITATION PERIOD:  A request for proposal is scheduled to release on or about May 26, 2022.  Proposals will be due on or about Jun 29, 2022.

SOLICITATION PROCEDURES:  The acquisition will be issued as a total Small Business Set-Aside, Request for Proposal using the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 238220; Small Business Size Standard is $16.5 Million.  Product Service Code (PSC) is J045.  The anticipated period of performance will be 60 calendar days from Notice To Proceed.  It is anticipated that solicitation will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract.

This is an electronically issued acquisition.  The solicitation will be available at the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website.  Offerors are responsible for routinely checking the website for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued.  All responsible offerors may submit a proposal.  To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.  Offerors may obtain information on registration in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov.  Electronic proposals submitted via email is required.

This procurement requires the use of biobased products to the extent that such products are reasonably available, meet agency or relevant industry performance standards, and are reasonably priced.  Where available, these products should first be acquired from among qualified products that fall under the umbrella of items designated through the USDA BioPreferred® Program.