Replace Boilers and Associated Heating System Repairs

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to Replace Boilers and Associated Heating System Repairs of the Food Animal Environmental Systems Research (FAESR) 230 Bennett Lane Bowling Green, KY 42104

PROJECT SCOPE:  The scope of the project shall be, generally, the replacement of boiler units (boiler unit 1A and 1B) with new; replacement of associated heating water (HW) piping systems with new, along with associated mechanical / electrical / control system / miscellaneous renovations. The renovations / improvemetns shall be in accordance with this Statement of Work and the FAR Solicitation and Contract clauses that are identified in the complete Solicitation package. Complete specifications will be provided in the Statement of Work.

Site visits will be scheduled for July 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM CST and July 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM CST.  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.

SOLICITATION PERIOD:  A request for proposal is scheduled to release on or about July 1, 2024.  Proposals will be due on or about August 6, 2024.

SOLICITATION PROCEDURES:  The acquisition will be issued as a Total Small Business Set Aisde, Request for Proposal using the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractor; Small Business Size Standard is $19 million.  Product Service Code (PSC) is Z2AA.  The anticipated period of performance will be 360 calendar days from Notice To Proceed.  A Bid Guarantee, Performance Bond and Payment Bond will be required.  It is anticipated that award will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract.

The estimated magnitude of construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

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 preferred.

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.