Kinston Armory Small and Large Boiler Room Replacement

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the replacement of boilers at the North Carolina National Guard Armory located at 2875 Dobbs Farm Road in Kinston, NC. This is a brand name only solicitation with no substitutions permitted, requiring vendors to remove existing Weil-McClain boilers and install Lochinvar Copper Finish Gas Fired Boilers consisting of two units with 500,000 BTU/hr output and two units with 990,000 BTU/hr output, along with associated piping, circulation pumps, safety controls, expansion tanks, sediment removal systems, air vents, pressure relief valves, a chemical tank, and a domestic water pump. All work must be completed within 30 days of purchase order issuance and must commence within ten business days of the contract effective date. Vendors must submit complete pricing on Attachment A covering all labor, transportation, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, installation, demolition and removal, startup testing and commissioning, permits, and cleanup, with pricing delivered Free-On-Board (FOB) Destination. The mandatory site visit was scheduled for April 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, written questions were due by April 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM with state responses provided by April 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM, and sealed bids were due on April 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM to be publicly opened via Microsoft Teams. Award decisions will be based on the lowest responsive bid meeting all specifications, with evaluation factors including past performance, references, and financial stability documentation.

Vendors must be registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State, provide certification of financial condition, demonstrate HUB participation or explain diversity efforts, and include manufacturer's authorization documentation. The State encourages utilization of minority, women, disabled, and disadvantaged business enterprises as subcontractors to meet a 10% utilization goal. All work must comply with E-Verify requirements, fair employment standards, OSHA regulations, and environmental requirements. The State reserves the right to award to a single vendor or make separate awards to different vendors for line items, or to cancel the IFB entirely. No budget range or award value was specified in the procurement documentation. Contract award is anticipated at a date to be determined following the April 29, 2026 bid submission deadline.