Replace feed water piping at B-136 watervliet arsenal

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal seeks removal and replacement of approximately 70 linear feet of 4-inch black carbon steel feed water piping at Building 136, Watervliet Arsenal, with proposals due July 15, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside; the procurement is firm fixed price with estimated value between $25,000 and $100,000.

Place of performance is Watervliet, New York. Work must commence within 7 calendar days of notice to proceed and be completed within 45 calendar days. The NAICS code is 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction; PSC is Z1NB, Maintenance Of Heating And Cooling Plants.

Technical requirements include removal and replacement of two existing backflow preventers with government-supplied units, removal and replacement of hot well piping from pump outlet flanges in the basement to approximately four feet above finished floor on the first floor, and installation of three threadolets with black iron nipples, ball valves, and plugs approximately four inches above each of the three hot well line flanges. All newly installed pipe and fittings must be insulated and labeled per ANSI/ASME A13.1. All piping over 2 inches must be welded per ASME BPVC Section IX using qualified procedures and welders. The contractor must perform radiographic inspection of at least ten field welds by a third-party independent inspector qualified to ASNT Level II or III, with unacceptable welds removed and rewelded at no additional cost. Hydrostatic testing per ASME B31.1 at 1.5 times incoming water pressure (minimum 100 psig) with zero leakage is required. Hot well piping is Schedule 80; all piping and fittings must be American-made per American Iron and Steel requirements; all piping must be welded with no new flange sets permitted.

One hundred percent payment and performance bonds are required. Wage Determination General Decision Number NY2 applies. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for July 7, 2026, at 1:00 PM. Requests for Information were due July 8, 2026; RFI responses have been posted. The updated Statement of Work, Version 4, is incorporated. The technical point of contact is Michael White; the contract specialist is Maria DeCrescenzo at 518-266-4641 or maria.d.decrescenzo.civ@army.mil.