Santa Cruz Laboratory Cooling Tower-Chiller Mainx

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks routine maintenance, operations, and testing services for a cooling tower and chiller system at its Santa Cruz Laboratory facility, with proposals due July 24, 2026. The procurement is a Women-Owned Small Business set-aside with a 100% small business size standard of $19 million.

Place of performance is Santa Cruz, California (110 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060). The base period runs September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods available through August 31, 2031. The NAICS code is 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors; PSC code is J041.

Contractor personnel must hold EPA 608 certification for refrigerant handling and possess a Real ID for federal facility access. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for July 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. Questions are due July 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM Pacific Time to charles.kendall@noaa.gov. Contractors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience with similar scroll chiller plants, cooling towers with variable frequency drives, and coastal/marine environments.

The procurement includes two Contract Line Items for the base year: CLIN 0001 for routine maintenance on a firm-fixed-price basis, and CLIN 0002 for pre-funded not-to-exceed emergency and non-routine repairs with hourly rates for regular, after-hours, weekend, and holiday work plus trip charges if applicable. Service Contract Labor Standards apply with an estimated fringe benefit rate of 30% for occupation code 23410 at $38.45 per hour. Evaluation weighs technical approach and capability first, price second, and past performance third. A past performance questionnaire must accompany proposals. The RFQ number is 1305M326Q0301; contracts will be administered through FedConnect with electronic payment through the Invoice Processing Platform System.