Install New Government Provided Boiler

This is a pre-solicitation notice.

The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Southeast Area (SEA) Mississippi State Poultry Research Unit, located at Mississippi State, MS., has a requirement to demo an old boiler, expansion tank, buffer tank, and old existing components of the old boiler and install a new Government furnished boiler to a new location.

The work includes but is not limited to:  Provide all equipment, materials, and labor necessary to install one new, government furnished, Laars 400MBH Mighty Therm2 Boiler per manufacturer’s specifications to the new location outside building 22 Poultry House D.  The boiler will be provided by USDA.  Contractor to demo existing boiler and tanks, contractor will provide and install a 53 gallon bladder type expansion tank, a 60 gallon buffer tank, new piping as needed for new boiler, new ¾ reducing feed/relief and back flow preventer, contractor to  install new insulation on new heating water piping with aluminum jacket on indoor and outdoor piping, install new gas line for the new boiler, Install heat trace on exterior boiler water piping, install new electrical wiring and controls needed for new boiler, construct a new concrete pad located outside North side of the facility by the chiller at the Poultry Research Unit (Poultry House D).

USDA ARS SEA intends to issue a Request for Proposals for a firm fixed priced contract.   The solicitation is anticipated to be a Total Small Business Set-Aside.   The NAICS code for this requirement is 238220 with a size standard of $16.5M.   Contractors shall not directly contact the facility to discuss this requirement.  During the solicitation phase, contractors will be provided the opportunity for a site visit and to ask any relevant questions.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute the Request for Proposal (RFP).  The magnitude of the project is estimated to be between $25,000 and $100,000.  Government anticipates issuing an RFP for this requirement on about July 23, 2021 and site visit information will be included at that time.  This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for these services.