Project 556-17-007 - Replace Chiller #5

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE Project No. 556-17-007 Replace Chiller #5 at the Capt. James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), North Chicago, IL. This construction project is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small-Businesses (SDVOSBs).

The contractor shall provide all labor, material, supplies, equipment, management, supervision and all other resources to replace chiller #5. Contractor shall remove the existing 1000 ton chiller # 5 and replace with a new 1000 ton centrifugal chiller. Contractor shall provide new chilled water and condenser water pumps to complete the system with VFD's to replace the existing pumps. Rework the existing cooling tower to accommodate flow requirements of the new chiller and verify that the new flow adequately covers the cooling tower fill. The new chiller and pump VFD's shall be connected to the existing front-end control system in accordance with the drawings and specifications. Work location is on the campus of the Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center located at 3001 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064. A pre-bid site visit will be conducted to allow bidders to inspect existing conditions and submit RFIs to the Contracting Officer for responses prior to bid submission. Work is to be completed within 365 calendar days of receipt of a Notice to Proceed.

In accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Healthcare and Information Technology Act of 2006, Pursuant to 38 USC 8127(d), competition is restricted to SDVOSB construction firms. The solicitation will be issued on/about April 17, 2019 via FedBizOpps with the bid opening on/about May 17, 2019. The bidder is responsible to monitor and download any amendments from FedBizOpps which may be issued to this solicitation. There will be pre-bid site visit held for this project and all prospective bidders are encouraged to attend. Details of the pre-bid site visit will be included in the solicitation package.

The project magnitude range is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors); size standard $15.0 million applies.

In accordance with VAAR 819.7003(b), at the time of submission of offers/quotes, and prior to award of any contracts, the offeror must represent to the CO that it is a (1) SDVOSB eligible under VAAR Subpart 819.70; (2) Small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition; and (3) SDVOSB listed as verified in VIP database at: https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov.

Your firm must be registered in SAM.gov. If you are not registered with System for Award Management (SAM) you may register online at https://www.sam.gov/ .