Moakley Cooling Tower Replacement Project, Design/Build

Added: May 10, 2018 4:33 pm This is a presolicitation notice for a Design/Build project entitled "Moakley Cooling Tower Replacement Project" at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Way, Boston, MA 02210. This will be a design/build project to replace the failing three (3) Baltimore AirCoil induced draft cooling towers with similar three (3) towers with similar design/capacity, and with VFD controller. The existing units have significant corrosion and operational problems. The work will be performed at the John J. Moakley Federal Courthouse, Boston, MA

This design-build project will include a base bid item for complete design for replacement of the entire cooling tower system and construction/installation of one new cooling tower. The solicitation will also include five option items: one option item each for construction/installation of the other two cooling towers, one option item for roof dunnage replacement, one option item for partial roof replacement, and one option item for installation of a temporary chiller. It is the intent of GSA to exercise these options at award if adequate funding is available. The goal is to install new cooling towers that will ensure efficient plant operations through the range of operating conditions at the facility.

The Government anticipates award of the contract on or about August 1, 2018 with a contract completion date of December 7, 2018.

This procurement is a 100% total small business set-aside under NAICS Code 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors with a size standard of $15 million). Preference will be given to small businesses that fall under any of the following socioeconomic categories: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB).

Estimated magnitude of construction, per FAR 36.204 - Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000, including all option items. All individuals working on this project will be required to obtain security clearances.

The approach to source selection for this procurement represents the best value to the government in accordance with price and technical evaluation factors and not necessarily the lowest price. The solicitation will require offerors to submit technical and price proposals. Offers will be evaluated on technical capability and price, with technical quality being approximately equal to price. Tentative Evaluation Factors are listed in descending order of importance: 1. Past Performance, 2. Recent/Relevant Experience, 3.Technical/Management Approach, 4. Socioeconomic Category.

This is a negotiated procurement and there will NOT be a public bid opening. The solicitation, agreement, specifications, drawings and other applicable documents will be available on or about May 25, 2018 for electronic download from the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov at no additional charge. Contractors are responsible for printing the solicitation and all related documents. It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor the site at www.fbo.gov. for the release of any amendments and/or other notifications of any changes to this solicitation (i.e. any amendments). The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.

A bid guarantee is required and the offerors must provide Performance and Payment Bonds prior to award. Offerors shall submit both written technical and price proposals.

A Pre-proposal Site Visit/Conference will be held on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 09:00 AM EST at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Way, Boston, MA 02210. This will be the only site visit for this solicitation. Additional information on how to register will be contained in the solicitation.

All interested parties MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database. If you are not registered with SAM, you may access at http://www.sam.gov to register.

Should there be any questions, please contact David Mark, Contract Specialist, at 617 531 9092 or via e-mail at david.mark@gsa.gov. Offers are due on or about June 25, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. Local time. All offers are to be submitted to David Mark, Contract Specialist, General Services Administration, Acquisition Management Division, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Federal Building, 10 Causeway Street, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02222.