OCO Dining Hall Walk-in Freezer Replacement
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12441926Q0033
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 4110 Refrigeration Equipment
- Place of performance
- Cherokee, North Carolina 28719, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks replacement of a walk-in freezer at the Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center, with proposals due July 14, 2026, at 1700 EST and questions due July 9 at 1700 EST. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.
Place of performance is Cherokee, North Carolina. The replacement freezer must measure approximately 70" × 139" × 90"h exterior with tongue-and-groove panelized construction, NSF/ANSI 7 certification, foamed-in-place polyurethane insulation at R-32 minimum, stainless steel interior and exterior finishes (22-gauge minimum type 304 or 316), pre-hung flush-mounted service doors with magnetic gaskets and anti-condensate heat wire, split-system refrigeration with air-cooled outdoor condensing units and EC motor indoor unit coolers, insulated refrigerant linesets with filter dryers, LED vapor-proof lighting, strip curtains rated to -40F, and digital thermometers with audible alarms. The contractor must salvage and reinstall existing storage racks, replace deficient electrical components to meet NFPA 70 requirements, and arrange third-party inspection by state-licensed or ICC-certified inspector at contractor expense. All electrical work requires state-licensed electricians or direct supervision by a state-licensed electrical supervisor. All products must meet Energy Star certification, ASHRAE 90.1 standards, and DOE requirements per 10 CFR 431.306. Work must commence within 10 calendar days of Notice to Proceed and complete within 90 calendar days. Work hours are 0800–1630 Monday through Friday; government will occupy the site and driveways, parking, and emergency access must remain clear.
NAICS code is 333415; PSC code is 4110. Evaluation weighs Technical Approach/Project Schedule (Factor 1), Demonstrated Prior Experience with minimum three relevant projects within the past five years (Factor 2), and Price Schedule (Factor 3). Award will be firm-fixed-price lowest-price technically acceptable. Payment bond equal to 100 percent of contract price is required within specified days following award. Performance and payment bonds and prevailing wage rate compliance apply. Monthly progress payments with maximum 10 percent retainage are authorized. Prices must be held firm for 180 calendar days. A mandatory pre-proposal site visit is scheduled for June 18 at 0900 EST; RSVP with attendee count required 48 hours prior to Rebecca Ensley at Rebecca.Ensley@usda.gov or (828) 497-8037, with CC to nicholas.zane@usda.gov. Proposals submitted in three volumes—Technical Approach (unlimited pages), Demonstrated Prior Experience (5 pages maximum), and Price Schedule (unlimited pages)—must be in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PDF format and submitted via email to nicholas.zane@usda.gov. Active SAM.gov registration required.
Notice text
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Please see attachment "Questions - Answers" for answers to submitted questions.
Update #2 ·
Please see attached for the Site Visit sign in sheet.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 12441926Q0033 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC - Dining Hall Walk-in Freezer Replacement
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 333415. The small business size standard is 1,250 employees. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
See attachment “12441926Q0033” for applicable clauses, instructions, and evaluation criteria.
The Government is planning a pre-proposal conference (site visit), during which potential offerors may obtain a better understanding of the work required.
Offerors are encouraged to submit all questions in writing at least two (2) days prior to the
conference. Questions will be considered at any time prior to or during the conference; however,
offerors will be asked to confirm verbal questions in writing.
In order to facilitate conference preparations, contractors must RSVP with the number of
attendees no later than 48 hours prior to the start of the site visit. RSVPs must be sent to Rebecca
Ensley at Rebecca.Ensley@usda.gov or (828) 497-8037, and CC Nicholas Zane at
nicholas.zane@usda.gov.
***You are required to RSVP for the Site Visit.
Offerors are cautioned that, notwithstanding any remarks or clarifications given at the conference, all terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged unless they are changed by amendment to the solicitation. If the answers to conference questions, or any solicitation amendment, create ambiguities, it is the responsibility of the offeror to seek clarification prior to submitting an offer.
The conferences will be held at the following locations for the corresponding line items and Forests listed in the Schedule of Items:
POC: Rebecca Ensley
Date: Thursday, June 18th
Time: 0900 (9:00AM) EST
Location: 502 Oconaluftee Job Corps Rd, Cherokee, NC 28719
Questions shall be submitted via email to Angela Rose at angela.rose@usda.gov or Nicholas Zane at nicholas.zane@usda.gov and are due no later than 09 Jul 2026, at 1700 EST. This will ensure enough time to respond before the solicitation period ends. Please include the solicitation name and number as the subject line of the email. Questions after this time will not be considered.
Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall include all items listed in AGAR 452.215-71 (c) listed above. Submit offer by email to nicholas.zane@usda.gov so that it is delivered into this inbox by 14 Jul 2026 at 1700 EST. Offerors will submit all questions in writing by 09 Jul 2026 at 1700 EST. An abstract of the questions and answers, and a list of conference attendees, will be disseminated when appropriate.
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