Large-Tier Electrical Construction IDIQ

The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology intends to competitively solicit offers on a full and open competition basis for large-tier construction services for the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This is a new requirement; there is no incumbent contractor.

The solicitation will result in one or more Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts that include a 5-year ordering period. During the term of the contract(s), the Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of $5,000. The amount of all orders shall not exceed $73,788,828 for all task orders among all awardees, combined.

The solicitation includes requirements for the first task order (TO) which will be awarded shortly after the IDIQ contract(s) are awarded. Representative requirements for TOs over the 5-year ordering period include demolition, installation, maintenance, modification, addition, troubleshooting, testing, and/or repair of the following:

• Electrical branch circuits from 120-volt single phase up to 208-volt three-phase, utilizing EMT, rigid conduit, and wiremold raceway systems


• 120/208, 277/480, 2,400, 4160, and 13,800-volt service.


• Medium voltage (13.8kV) electrical (spot network) distribution systems


• Transformers, network protectors, switchgear, switchboards, medium voltage switches, panelboards, motors and control centers, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), busways, generators, and various other electrical equipment and devices.


• Direct Digital Controls (DDC)


• Electrical faults and problems


• Interior and exterior lighting (120 V to 277 V), including re-lamping and ballast replacement


• Work from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical O&M manuals to plan and lay out the routing, placement type, size, gauge, balance, load, continuity, and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment, and controls


• Life safety systems, to include Johnson Controls (formerly Simplex) fire alarms, mass notification, exhaust fan/fume hood interlock, gas monitoring, laser safety interlock systems, air aspirating systems, oxygen (O2) monitoring systems, carbon dioxide (CO2) release systems, and galley vent hood release systems.


• 13.8 kV exterior power distribution systems in concrete encased duct banks


• Medium and low voltage faults in underground distribution networks with manholes


• Low and medium-voltage cables and splices (PILC and EPR cable types)

The solicitation utilizes the advisory multistep process described in RFO FAR 15.101 paragraph (e). Only those offerors that submit a Phase 1 offer may participate in 2. See Section L of the solicitation for additional information.