Water tower restoration

The Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants is soliciting proposals for water tower restoration services at the EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The solicitation seeks a contractor to prepare and paint the interior and exterior of an existing 250,000 gallon spheroid water tower, including surface preparation, spot painting the interior, blasting and painting the full exterior, modifying the roof vent and overflow pipe, installing safety climb equipment, and selecting a disinfection method. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical capability, past performance, and price, with the award being a firm-fixed price contract for restoration services in accordance with the specifications. Proposals are due by July 6, 2020.

The solicitation is set aside for total small business concerns. The NAICS code is 238990 for all other specialty trade contractors, while the PSC code is R499 for maintenance, repair, or alteration of real property services not elsewhere classified. The period of performance is 120 days with work expected to be completed by August 29, 2020 at the EROS Data Center location in Sioux Falls. Insurance requirements include workers compensation, general liability of $500,000 per occurrence, and automobile liability of $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage.