Upgrade Operator Control System

Added: Dec 13, 2017 11:35 am  

This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The Contracting Execution Division (PZ), Arnold AFB, TN is seeking information concerning the availability of capable contractors to Upgrade Operator Control System Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) cooling water and steam for Arnold AFB, TN. This Sources Sought is an attempt to locate companies experienced in work detailed in the below synopsis and shall not be construed as a formal solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.  Any information provided to the Government is strictly voluntary and at no cost to the Government.  A formal solicitation will be announced separately if the Government determines to acquire these services.  The Air Force is currently only interested in determining industry capability for the contemplated supplies/services.  To this end, the private sector is invited to submit experience, current resource data and quality control information that demonstrate the capability to perform the requirement described below.  The following additional information is requested:  (a) Company name, address, point of contact and their telephone number and e-mail address; (b) Recent contracts you have performed for a similar requirement, including contract numbers, dollar value, scope of services, and points of contact and their current phone numbers and/or email addresses; (c) Degree of experience with work as identified in the below synopsis;  (d) Approximate annual gross revenue; (e) Any small business status: 8(a), HUBZone, veteran-owned, women-owned, specifically interested in disabled veteran owned.; and (f) Any other information you feel would indicate your capability to mobilize, manage, and finance a large service contract such as this.  The planned North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334513, with a small business size standard of 750.

Request responses be provided no later than 11 January 2018     

Synopsis of Requirement

(Note: The description herein is a summary of the required supplies/services and is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Provide all engineering, detailed system design, procurement, programming, labor, field services, computer hardware, software, equipment, installation drawings and materials required to design, assemble, fabricate, factory test (at Contractor site), deliver, install and commission a complete replacement upgrade for the existing ABB Harmony Rack Distributed Control System (DCS) Human Machine Interfaces (HMI's) located at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Steam Plant A (SPA), Secondary Pumping Station (SPS) and Cooling Towers (CT) Control Building.  Installation work is to be done at Arnold Air Force Base, TN.

Small Business (SB) Set-Aside Determination
The Government reserves the right to decide whether or a not a certain SB set-aside is appropriate based on responses to this notice.  In order for the Government to make a SB set-aside determination, it is emphasized that SB concerns provide sufficient written information to support their capability to perform these requirements.