Replace Chiller 2, B500
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA460026B0005
- Agency
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Air Combat Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- PSC
- J041 Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, And Air Circulating Equipment
- Place of performance
- Nebraska 68113, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force (FA4600 Contracting Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base) seeks removal and replacement of an existing chiller in Building B500 at Offutt AFB, Nebraska, with bids due September 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM CST. This is a total Small Business Set-Aside with a $19 million size standard (NAICS 238220, PSC J041).
Place of performance is Offutt AFB, Nebraska. A mandatory site visit is scheduled August 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM CST at Building 500; offerors without current base access must submit the completed 55 SFS Contractor/Vendor NCIC Screening Pass Request spreadsheet to SrA Matthias Wilson by August 17 at 2:00 PM CST. Questions must be submitted by August 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST; Amendment 3, issued September 10, finalized technical guidance regarding Building Management System (Honeywell EBI R430.1) integration.
Work scope includes removal of the basement-level chiller and installation of a fully operational replacement unit with all associated piping, controls, and incidental work per attached drawings and specifications. The existing Building Management System is partly functional; the new chiller must integrate with it. The Government will furnish existing controls documentation, point lists, and programming to the successful contractor. The Refrigerant Monitoring Control Panel and ten refrigerant sensors (R-134a and R-515B) may be sourced by contractor discretion from the chiller manufacturer or as standalone systems. Control valves are excluded from scope; analog thermometers and pressure gauges must be new; existing control devices are to be removed, saved, and reused. The contractor must assume modification of exhaust fan VFD (EF-202) for full-speed safety override on refrigerant leak detection; existing dampers, actuators, and control panels remain and are reused.
Performance must begin within 10 calendar days of award and complete within 180 calendar days (delivery deadline April 28, 2027). Liquidated damages are $580.42 per calendar day for delays. A bid guarantee of 20 percent of bid price or $1 million, whichever is less, is required. Performance and payment bonds are required within 10 calendar days of award. Sealed bids (original and one copy) must be submitted electronically via email to SrA Matthias Wilson and TSgt Kent Pendleton; fax and hardcopy submissions will be rejected. Bid opening will be conducted via Teams teleconference on September 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM CDT. Award is anticipated to the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid price. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply, with wage rates ranging from $13.57 to $55.88 base, plus fringe benefits of $0.00 to $38.44 per hour. The contract includes CMMC Level 2 cybersecurity compliance and federal labor standards requirements.
Notice text
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Update #4 · Latest ·
Project Title: Replace Chiller 2, B500
Description: This requirement consists of removing the existing chiller located in the basement level of B500 and installing a brand-new, fully operational replacement unit, including all associated connection piping, controls, and incidental work IAW attached Drawings and Specifications.
Project Location: Offutt AFB, NE
**ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSIONS ONLY. SUBMIT VIA EMAIL AS DETAILED IN ATTACHMENT 01 - BID SUBMISSION AND OPENING INFORMATION. FAX AND HARDCOPY BIDS WILL BE REJECTED**
1. SITE VISIT: 20 August 2026, 9:00 AM CST at bldg 500, Offutt AFB, NE. Interested offerors that currently don't have base access must submit the completed Attachment 02 - 55 SFS Contractor/Vendor NCIC Screening Pass Request spreadsheet to SrA Matthias Wilson at matthias.wilson.1@us.af.mil by 17 August 2026 2:00 PM CST.
2. Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer no later than 27 August 2026, 10:00 AM CST. An amendment addressing these questions will be issued subsequently.
Bid opening (announcement of bids) will be conducted via teleconference the business day following the bid submission deadline. See attached guidelines.
SOLICITATION AND ALL INFORMATION, NOTICES, AMENDMENTS FOR THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED AT HTTPS://SAM.GOV.
Amendment 1: The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate the "Q&A" document (Amendment 1 Q and A Doc) to the solicitation post. NOTE: Questions #1 and #2 are still in the process of getting answered. These answers will be posted in a later amendment.
Amendment 2: The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate questions #1 and #2 via "Q&A" document (Amendment 2 Q and A ) to the solicitation post.
Amendment 3: The purpose of this amendment is to:
- Provide Scope Clarification (Q1): Final technical guidance regarding the Building Management System (Honeywell EBI R430.1) integration.*
- Revised Bid Submission Deadline: 16 September 2026 at 11:00 AM CST.*
- Revised Public Bid Opening: 17 September 2026 at 10:30 AM CST (Microsoft Teams link remains unchanged).
- Offerors must acknowledge receipt of Amendment 0001 on their SF 1442 / SF 30 & on the new pricing template prior to the revised bid submission deadline. If your firm has already submitted a bid, you may submit a revised proposal utilizing the new pricing template or draft us a bid withdrawal notice, if appropriate.
New attachments provided are:
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Signed SF 30 (Amendment 0001)
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Attachment 5: Final Consolidated Q&A (dated 10 Sep 2026)
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Attachment 6: Price ProposalTemplate
No further changes are made.
Update #3 ·
Project Title: Replace Chiller 2, B500
Description: This requirement consists of removing the existing chiller located in the basement level of B500 and installing a brand-new, fully operational replacement unit, including all associated connection piping, controls, and incidental work IAW attached Drawings and Specifications.
Project Location: Offutt AFB, NE
**ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSIONS ONLY. SUBMIT VIA EMAIL AS DETAILED IN ATTACHMENT 01 - BID SUBMISSION AND OPENING INFORMATION. FAX AND HARDCOPY BIDS WILL BE REJECTED**
1. SITE VISIT: 20 August 2026, 9:00 AM CST at bldg 500, Offutt AFB, NE. Interested offerors that currently don't have base access must submit the completed Attachment 02 - 55 SFS Contractor/Vendor NCIC Screening Pass Request spreadsheet to SrA Matthias Wilson at matthias.wilson.1@us.af.mil by 17 August 2026 2:00 PM CST.
2. Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer no later than 27 August 2026, 10:00 AM CST. An amendment addressing these questions will be issued subsequently.
Bid opening (announcement of bids) will be conducted via teleconference the business day following the bid submission deadline. See attached guidelines.
SOLICITATION AND ALL INFORMATION, NOTICES, AMENDMENTS FOR THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED AT HTTPS://SAM.GOV.
Amendment 1: The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate the "Q&A" document (Amendment 1 Q and A Doc) to the solicitation post. NOTE: Questions #1 and #2 are still in the process of getting answered. These answers will be posted in a later amendment.
Amendment 2: The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate questions #1 and #2 via "Q&A" document (Amendment 2 Q and A ) to the solicitation post.
No further changes are made.
Update #2 ·
Project Title: Replace Chiller 2, B500
Description: This requirement consists of removing the existing chiller located in the basement level of B500 and installing a brand-new, fully operational replacement unit, including all associated connection piping, controls, and incidental work IAW attached Drawings and Specifications.
Project Location: Offutt AFB, NE
**ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSIONS ONLY. SUBMIT VIA EMAIL AS DETAILED IN ATTACHMENT 01 - BID SUBMISSION AND OPENING INFORMATION. FAX AND HARDCOPY BIDS WILL BE REJECTED**
1. SITE VISIT: 20 August 2026, 9:00 AM CST at bldg 500, Offutt AFB, NE. Interested offerors that currently don't have base access must submit the completed Attachment 02 - 55 SFS Contractor/Vendor NCIC Screening Pass Request spreadsheet to SrA Matthias Wilson at matthias.wilson.1@us.af.mil by 17 August 2026 2:00 PM CST.
2. Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer no later than 27 August 2026, 10:00 AM CST. An amendment addressing these questions will be issued subsequently.
Bid opening (announcement of bids) will be conducted via teleconference the business day following the bid submission deadline. See attached guidelines.
SOLICITATION AND ALL INFORMATION, NOTICES, AMENDMENTS FOR THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED AT HTTPS://SAM.GOV.
Amendment 1: The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate the "Q&A" document (Amendment 1 Q and A Doc) to the solicitation post. NOTE: Questions #1 and #2 are still in the process of getting answered. These answers will be posted in a later amendment.
No further changes are made.
Update #1 ·
Project Title: Replace Chiller 2, B500
Description: This requirement consists of removing the existing chiller located in the basement level of B500 and installing a brand-new, fully operational replacement unit, including all associated connection piping, controls, and incidental work IAW attached Drawings and Specifications.
Project Location: Offutt AFB, NE
**ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSIONS ONLY. SUBMIT VIA EMAIL AS DETAILED IN ATTACHMENT 01 - BID SUBMISSION AND OPENING INFORMATION. FAX AND HARDCOPY BIDS WILL BE REJECTED**
1. SITE VISIT: 20 August 2026, 9:00 AM CST at bldg 500, Offutt AFB, NE. Interested offerors that currently don't have base access must submit the completed Attachment 02 - 55 SFS Contractor/Vendor NCIC Screening Pass Request spreadsheet to SrA Matthias Wilson at matthias.wilson.1@us.af.mil by 17 August 2026 2:00 PM CST.
2. Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer no later than 27 August 2026, 10:00 AM CST. An amendment addressing these questions will be issued subsequently.
Bid opening (announcement of bids) will be conducted via teleconference the business day following the bid submission deadline. See attached guidelines.
SOLICITATION AND ALL INFORMATION, NOTICES, AMENDMENTS FOR THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED AT HTTPS://SAM.GOV.
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| Notice | Type | Posted |
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| This notice | Solicitation | |
| 24-0048 Repair Chiller 2 | Pre-Solicitation |
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