USP LEE Replace Cooling Towers
Cancelled Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15BBNF26Q00000003A
- Agency
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BOP Field Acquisition Office
Regional Offices, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Place of performance
- Pennington Gap, Virginia 24277, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Bureau of Prisons seeks a contractor to provide complete replacement of two cooling towers at the United States Penitentiary Lee County facility in Pennington Gap, Virginia. The Federal Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office issued this solicitation, which requires the selected contractor to furnish all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals for removal, disposal, installation, startup, and staff training of the new cooling tower units. The contractor must comply with Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements, provide manufacturer-certified installation technicians, obtain security clearance documentation for all employees, and ensure compliance with all Federal, State, and Local building codes, NFPA standards, and ABA-ADA requirements. This acquisition will be evaluated using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection process under FAR 15.101-2, meaning the government will select the lowest-priced proposal that meets all technical requirements outlined in the Statement of Work. Sealed bids must be submitted by April 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern time to rcalandra@bop.gov, and a mandatory pre-bid site visit is scheduled for March 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the facility's Front Lobby.
This solicitation carries no set-aside designation and represents a competitive procurement opportunity open to all qualified bidders. The estimated contract value ranges between $250,000 and $500,000, with performance to commence within 10 calendar days of award and be completed within 161 calendar days after receiving the Notice to Proceed. The contractor must submit a bid bond equal to 20 percent of the bid price (not to exceed $3,000,000) and obtain performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the original contract price within 10 days of award. The two cooling tower units being replaced are Series 3000 (Model S3E-1222-07N-2) units with a capacity of 18,192.72 MBH, fluid flow of 3,640 gpm, and two 50 HP motors, with construction materials specified as galvanized steel and Type 304 stainless steel. Work will be performed at USP Lee in Pennington Gap, Virginia, with strict compliance required regarding facility security protocols, work hours (7:30 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday), and submission of comprehensive documentation including operating manuals, warranties, and as-built drawings upon project completion.
Notice text
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), United States Penitentiary (USP) Lee County, located at Hickory Flats Road, Pennington Gap, VA 24277 intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals to deliver all products and services described in the Scope of Work section of this statement of work. Currently, the institutional Powerhouse has two water cooling towers located in the CUB (Central Utility Building). These two cooling towers are responsible for cooling the water for the institutional chillers. The cooling towers are the original cooling towers that have been in operation for twenty-five years and are beginning to experience numerous and various mechanical failures. This is due to their constant operational status and lifespan overuse. One of the cooling towers is currently inoperable and we are solely relying on the other cooling tower to produce the amount of chilled water that two has produced in the past. The contractor will provide all necessary labor, parts, delivery, removal, disposal, installation, startup and training of staff for the total replacement of the two institutional cooling towers. The cooling towers must be in compliance with approved specifications
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