Replacement of Hot Temperature Hot Water (HTHW) Line D at WPAFB

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR21R0065 for the replacement of the existing Area A Line D High-Temperature Hot Water (HTHW)/Steam heating system with gas-fired boilers and supporting infrastructure roughly half of facilities served by existing heat distrubtion Line D, Area A. 

Project provides new building/mechanical space and all utilities and controls required to support natural gas boilers. Provide new natural gas fired boilers and all associated piping, valves, DDC controls, and equipment including connections to existing facility heating distribution systems. Work includes tie-ins, demolition, and capping/sealing of existing steam and HTHW piping, hot water heat exchangers, and low-pressure steam reducing stations. Repair Steam and High Temperature Hot Water (HTHW) Line D partial in Area A using Natural Gas (N.G.) Boilers for 22 buildings. Includes new 8” diameter N.G. supply piping and in most cases separate N.G. boilers at or adjacent to each building. Affected facilities are buildings 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 55, 69, 109, 110, 113, 138, 140, 142, 143, 151, 152, 219, and infrastructure facilities 07199 (Heat distribution mains) and 07187 (natural gas mains).  This project addresses roughly ½ of facilities served by existing heat distribution Line D.

This project will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-01, General Building requirements and UFC 1- 0-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements. This project will comply with DoD Antiterrorism/Force Protection requirements in UFC 4- 10-01. This design shall conform to criteria established in the Air Force Corporate Facilities Standards (AFCFS), the Installation Facilities Standards (IFS), but will not employ a standard facility design because the design is a repair of an existing facility. This Project will comply with standards established in: UFC (Unified Facilities Criteria) 3-410-01 (HVAC Systems); UFC 3-401-01-(Mechanical Engineering); UFC 3-520-01 (Design, Interior Electric Systems); International Building Code, 2012 (IBC); WPAFB Facility Standards 2013; and other relevant Air Force and industry standards.

This project work is planned to meet environmental policy based on similar project work that received a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) letter signed 5-8-2017 by the Base Civil Engineer as part of the 266 page environmental assessment titled “Environmental Assessment Decentralization of Line C Area A Heating System Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio” that most likely will fall under the category for exclusion (CATEX) A2.3.11, “Actions similar to other actions which have been determined to have an insignificant impact in a similar setting as established in an EA resulting in a FONSI. The EPF (Environmental Planning Function) must document application of this CATEX on AF Form 813, specifically identifying the previous Air Force approved environmental document which provides the basis for this determination.”

The Contract Duration is 730 calendar days from Contract Award. 

TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 238220 - Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be a Full and Open Procurement.

SELECTION PROCESS: This is a single phase procurement. The proposals will be evaluated using a Best Value Trade Off source selection process. The technical information contained in the Offeror's proposal will be reviewed, evaluated, and rated by the Government. The proposal for this procurement, at a minimum, will consist of the following: Past Performance, Technical, Small Business Participation, and price. Pro Forma Information such as bonding and financial capability will also be required to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. All evaluation factors, other than price, when combined, are considered equal to price.

DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government's best interest.

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00 in accordance with FAR 36.204(g). The target ceiling for this contract is approximately $8,000,000.00. Offerors are under no obligation to approach this ceiling.

ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 9 July 2021. Details regarding the Optional Site Visit will be included in the solicitation. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to http://www.sam.gov.

REGISTRATIONS:
Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database:

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is Contract Specialist, Jessica Moss, at Jessica.K.Moss@usace.army.mil.