Removal and Replacement of AHU-1 Chilled Water Coils - NLAE

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement for Removal and Replacement of AHU-1 Chilled Water Coils located at the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment (NLAE) located at 1015 North University Boulevard, Ames, IA 50011.

PROJECT SCOPE:  This requirement is to Replace AHU 1 chiller water coils (2) and reconfigure original supply and return plumbing to be correct. Insulate coil with 1" fiberglass insulation. Complete details will be provided in the Statement of Work.

Magnitude of Construction is between $25,000 and $100,000.

Site visits are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Jun 14, 2022 at 10:00AM CT and Wednesday, Jun 15, 2022 at 1:00PM CT.  In order to attend the site visit, you MUST pre-register by Jun 13, 2022 at 10:00 AM CT.  The same information will be provided at all 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 Jun 6, 2022.  Proposals will be due on or about Jul 13, 2022.

SOLICITATION PROCEDURES:  The acquisition will be issued as unrestricted via a 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.