Water Treatment Service- Cooling Towers

Closed Solicitation Posted Nov 22, 2023

This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from Jan 3, 2024.

Solicitation number: 12305B24Q0011
Agency: Northeast Area Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
Responses due: Dec 22, 2023, 1:00 PM ET
Set-aside: Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
PSC: F103 Environmental Systems Protection- Water Quality Support
Place of performance: Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Dec 12, 2023.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Dec 25, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Northeast Area seeks a contractor to provide water treatment services for nine cooling tower systems at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland. The contractor must visit the sites monthly during the cooling season and quarterly otherwise to handle chemicals, adjust equipment, analyze samples, and report results. Proposals will be evaluated on a lowest price technically acceptable basis. Questions are due by December 8, 2023 and proposals are due by December 22, 2023.

This is a total small business set-aside designated under NAICS code 221310 with a size standard of $41 million. The place of performance is various buildings at 10300 Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville, Maryland. The base period of performance is from April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025 with four optional one-year extensions, and the contractor must provide services from April through November each year. Wage rates are prescribed under wage determination 2015-4281 for Prince George County, Maryland.

Notice text

5 versions

Update #5 · Latest · Dec 12, 2023

*Statement of Work has been updated - 12/12/2023 - Please acknowledge this update when you submit your quotes and acknowledge all Questions and Answers Posted as of the close date of the solicitation.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items/services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, utilizing FAR part 13 procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is 12305B24Q0011 and this combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

(iii) A statement that the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2024-01.

(iv) See attached document (Statement of Work).

(v) USDA ARS requires a contractor to provide a Water Treatment Service BARC Cooling Towers per the Statement of Work attached.

(vi) Place of service and acceptance: 10300 Baltimore Ave, various buildings, Beltsville, MD 20705.

(vii) Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

(viii) Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services is applies to this acquisition. Evaluation will be based on Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotes meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors.

In order to be considered for award OFFERORS SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

(a) Submit Firm Fixed Price quotation (Quote on company letterhead) detailing the description per the Statement of Work and valid for at least 30 days after receipt of quote.

(b) Capability Statement that describes how you can specifically meet the technical requirements of the Statement of Work

REJECTION OF QUOTATION: Failure to demonstrate compliance or to submit ALL items requested in solicitation by the deadline will be cause to reject the quote without further discussions.

DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions should it be deemed in the Government's best interest.

(ix) Offers must have a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, uploaded on sam.gov by the time quotes are due.

(x) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Additional clauses included as attachment:

Contract Terms and Conditions

(xii) Quoted prices must include all applicable costs.

(xii) Quotes are due on 12/22/2023 at 10:00 AM PDT by email to Elizabeth Wilson at elizabeth.wilson2@usda.gov. (Must include the Notice ID in the Subject Line)

(xiv) Elizabeth Wilson may be reached at elizabeth.wilson2@usda.gov for specific questions regarding this combined solicitation. Questions by interested parties regarding the requirement must be submitted by 12/08/2023 by 10:00 AM PDT.

*Site Visit has been scheduled for this solicitation for December 6th at 10:00AM EST. Email elizabeth.wilson2@usda.gov to be added to the site visit registration. Tom Callsen will meet attendees at Bldg 003, the clock tower building on Circle Drive, Beltsville, MD 20705. TPOC contact for directions 301-440-9930.

**Statement of Work has been updated - 12/12/2023 - Please acknowledge this update when you submit your quotes and acknowledge ALL Questions and Answers Posted as of the close date of the solicitation.

Update #4 · Dec 8, 2023

*Statement of Work has been updated - 12/6/2023 - Please acknowledge this update when you submit your quotes and acknowledge all Questions and Answers Posted as of the close date of the solicitation.