USACE SPK DBB Construction – Plating Shop Renovation – Hill AFB, UT

Notice of Intent (NOI) to Sole Source Award: (Air Scrubbers) Plating Shop Renovation – HAFB, UT

USACE SPK Sacramento, California (CA) 95814 intends to award Firm- Fixed-Price (FFP) Sole Source Contracts as part of the specifications for Solicitation W9123824R0032, for the Plating Shop Renovation Project, these products and their associated services will be awarded on a sole source basis under the authority of 10 (United States Code) U.S.C.2304(d)(1)(B), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(A) -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements

USACE SPK is set to award a FFP contract, via solicitation W9123824R0032, for the 309th Commodities Maintenance Group (CMXG), which serves as the Air Force's Technical Repair Center and Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for various aircraft components. These components include landing gear, wheels, brakes, secondary power systems, hydraulics, pneudraulics, and composites. Additionally, CMXG undertakes repair and overhaul tasks for a wide range of aircraft parts, such as fuel tanks, pylons, screw jacks, canopies, radomes, turbine engines, and more, across several aircraft models including the C-5, C17, C-130, and many others. All electrochemical plating work on aircraft components performed by the 309th CMXG must adhere to stringent quality control standards and comply with the strict Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Air Quality Index (AQI) pollutant management regulations. To manage airborne pollutants resulting from plating operations, the HAFB Plating Shop currently utilizes custom air scrubbers from ScrubAir Systems, Inc. 1200 Ensell Road (Rd), Lake Zurich, Illinois (IL) 60047

ScrubAir Systems, Inc. is currently the sole manufacturer in the United States (U.S.) capable of producing customized air scrubbers tailored for an electromechanical plating shop. These scrubbers are designed to meet the complex technical demands of the Air Force, as well as the strict safety regulations set by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for the protection of workers within the facility. Additionally, they adhere to the stringent standards set by the EPA for managing airborne pollutants and hazards.

Custom air (fume) scrubbers will be designed, fabricated, and installed in phases during the facility renovation Independent Operational Test (IOT) maintain continuous plating operations during construction. Overall, sixteen (16) scrubbers will mitigate fume pollutants/hazards associated with specific chemical processes. Scrubber and type, by construction phase:
 

Phase 1 Chemical Processes: Type II Anodize, Type III Anodize, Chrome, Phosphate/Passivate

Fume Scrubber (FS),              Cubic Feet per Meter (CFM)              Number of Scrubbers

FS- Model 101,                       41375 CFM                                           1

FS- Model 201                        25240 CFM                                           1

CR- Model 100,                      44240 CFM                                           5
 

Phase 2 Chemical Processes: Cadmium, Zinc Nickel, Temper Etch, Nickel, Electroless Nickel

Fume Scrubber (FS),              Cubic Feet per Meter (CFM)              Number of Scrubbers

FS- Model 102,                       30600CFM                                           1

FS- Model 103,                       30600 CFM                                          1

FS- Model 104,                       30600 CFM                                          1

FS- Model 108,                       31240 CFM                                          1

FS- Model 109,                       35685 CFM                                          1
 

Phase 3 Chemical Processes: Chrome Strip, FPI, Future, Degrease

Fume Scrubber (FS),              Cubic Feet per Meter (CFM)              Number of Scrubbers

FS- Model 105,                       29540 CFM                                           1

FS- Model 106,                       29540 CFM                                           1

FS- Model,                               107, 28400 CFM                                  1

Phase 4 Chemical Process: Chrome

Fume Scrubber (FS),              Cubic Feet per Meter (CFM)              Number of Scrubbers

Chrome (CR)- Model 100       24240 CFM                                          1

The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 236210, Industrial Building Construction. The small business size standard for this NAICS, as established by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), $45,000,000 in annual revenue. The Product Service Codes (PSC) is Z2EZ, Repair or Alteration of Other Industrial Buildings.

In accordance with (IAW) FAR 36.204(c), the magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $100,000,000 and $150,000,000.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. No solicitation package is available and telephone inquiries will not be honored. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source action; however, all interested persons that identify to the Contracting Officer their intent and capabilities to satisfy the Government’s requirements received no later than 24 June 2024 at 1000 / 10:00 AM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) will be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Responses or questions pertaining to this notice should be submitted by email to Ms. Aurielle Ruiz, Contract Specialist, at aurielle.ruiz@usace.army.mil.
 

Contracting Office Address:
Contracting Division 1325 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-2922
United States of America (USA)
 

Primary Point of Contact
Aurielle Ruiz
aurielle.ruiz@usace.army.mil