USCG Station Venice Back Flow Preventer Replacement

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for non-commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 36, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and no other written solicitation will not be issued.

Instructions to offerors, (FAR Part 36) evaluation criteria, and all applicable FAR Provisions and Clauses are attached.

The solicitation number is 70Z02925QNEWO0005 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses.

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses and Department of Labor Wage Rates for Construction are included in this order and are applicable.

Where Federal Acquisition Regulation clause language is inconsistent with FAR Part 36,

Legal Effect of Quotations, that language is hereby tailored in accordance with FAR Part 36 to be consistent with a request for quotations.

This tailoring includes but is not limited to the following: In accordance with FAR Part 36, a quotation is not an offer, and any clause provision to the contrary is hereby modified to be consistent with FAR Part 36. Where the word "offer/offeror" or a derivative of that word appears, it is changed to "quote/quoter" or a derivative of that word.

This is a small business set aside, the applicable NAICS code is 237110 and PSC code is Z2NZ

This solicitation will result in a Firm-Fixed Price Construction Contract awarded to the offeror with the Lowest Price. Offerors must actively be registered in System for Award Management - https://www.sam.gov

The USCG Station Venice has a requirement for the vendor to provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to remove and replace the following:

1. New 4” Watts 909 (909NLF-4 WATTS - 4" LF909 RPA NRS LEAD FREE) backflow preventer
2. New 6” Watts 909 (909NLF-6 WATTS - 6" LF909 RPA NRS LEAD FREE) backflow preventer
3. Conduct required backflow preventer pressure testing.
4. Dispose of old backflow preventers.
5. Contractor shall provide labor, materials, and equipment for all requested work and for cleaning up all excess materials.
6. Complete operational test of backflow preventers with Station Engineering point of contact. POC must be present during the testing of the backflow preventers.
7. Contractor will remove any excess waste materials left after repairs are completed. The jobsite will be cleaned. The contractor shall not use Coast Guard dumpsters or any waste receptacles for disposal of debris.

Please see the attached Statement of Work for specifications of work, illustrations and POC’s for setting up site visits.

45 DAY ARO

FOB Destination to:

USCG Station Venice

436 Coast Guard Rd

Venice, LA 70091

FAR 52.237-1 - Site Visit (Apr 1984). Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

The Government Point of Contacts (POC) for this work is:

MK1 Todd Caltagirone

Todd.c.Caltagirone@uscg.mil

504-915-6986

All work shall be coordinated through the POC.

All quotes are due at by 5:00pm CST on February 21, 2025. Submit quotes to the following e-mail address: Wesley.k.hanna@uscg.mil, any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted to the Purchasing Agent at Wesley.k.hanna@uscg.mil no later than February 18, 2025  5:00pm CST or the question may not be answered.