Replace HVAC Units 1 and 4 (NRS Quarantine Facility)

Added: Apr 13, 2015 12:21 pm
Description of Work: The USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station intends to initiate a Request for Proposal (RFP) procurement action and award a negotiated, Firm-Fixed Price Construction Contract for replacement of HVAC Units 1, 2, and 4 at the Northern Research Station Quarantine Facility in Ansonia, CT. The contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, materials, supervision and incidentals necessary to accomplish this task. Units 1, 2, and 4 are to be tied in to Unit 3 (AAON Model No. 3358), which was recently replaced in fall 2015. In addition, Units 1, 2, and 4 must connect to the existing duct work due to the fact that this is a quarantine facility.

The acquisition will be solicited using the procurement processes prescribed in Part 12, Commercial Items, and Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation per Federal Acquisition Regulations. The period of performance shall be five (5) days installation from approximately June 8, 2015 to June 12, 2015.

Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects (FAR 36.204): Between $100,000 and $250,000

Bid Bonds are not required. Per FAR 52.228-13 -- Alternative Payment Protections, the awardee will be required to submit a payment bond or irrevocable letter of credit (ILC) at 100% of the contract price within seven (7) days of award.

The Government will award the contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the RFP will be the best value to the Government. The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposal meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors (lowest price technically acceptable/LPTA). Proposals will be reviewed for completeness and evaluated for acceptability against the following evaluation factors:

(FACTOR 1) Technical capability to meet the Government requirement;
(FACTOR 2) Past performance;
(FACTOR 3) Price

Factors 1 and 2 are approximately equal to Factor 3.

A Pre-Proposal Meeting is scheduled for Monday, 4 May 2015 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time at: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 119 ½ Ford Street, Ansonia, CT 06401. Please contact Mr. Qadir Muhammad, Facilities Operations Specialist, by email at qmuhammad@fs.fed.us or by telephone at 203-214-9606 (cell) or 203-230-4346 (office).

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/ An electronic copy of Solicitation Number AG-3604-S-15-0017 will be posted on this site on or about 20 April 2015. No hard copies will be issued and no written or fax requests will be accepted. Proposals are due on or about 18 May 2015 by 11:00 AM Eastern Time. Proposals may be e-mailed to Maria Evans at the following e-mail address: mtevans@fs.fed.us or sent by mail to the USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station, 11 Campus Blvd., Suite 200, Newtown Square, PA 19073, ATTN: Maria Evans, Contracting Officer.

The NAICS Code for this project is 238220 with a size standard of $15 million. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. All contractors must be registered in: www.SAM.gov as required by FAR 4.1102. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 or more are required by legislation to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling 703-461-2460 or by accessing the following Internet web site: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/.

Davis Bacon Contract Act Wage Rates will be applicable. Award will be made as a whole to one offeror. This procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.