Repair B2180 Chiller

Project Title: Repair Building 2180 Chiller

Project No. BAEY252001

This Sources Sought Notice is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, Market Research. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential sources for this project including interested Small Business Concerns. Its sole purpose is to provide information for planning and market research purposes only and shall not be construed as either a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Government. The Government welcomes responses from all interested parties; however, no decision or award of contract will be made based on responses from industry. The Government will not pay for the preparation of, nor the subsequent use of, information submitted in response to this Solicitation. Respondents will not be notified of the outcome of the Government’s review of the information received. Additionally, the Government does not intend to hold discussions concerning this effort with any interested parties but reserves the right to contact vendors if additional information is required for clarifications as it pertains to the notice.

The contractor shall provide all plant, labor, new and current material, transportation, tools, equipment, appliances, supplies, services, permits, insurance, and supervision necessary to repair the chiller at Building 2180 at Beale Air Force Base, California, Project no. BAEY252001.

The general overview and scope of the requirement is to remove the existing 20-ton water-cooled chiller system and install a new 20-ton air-cooled chiller system. The contractor shall dispose all equipment no longer needed for the new air-cooled system off the installation. The contractor shall be responsible for all controls, electrical, and integration with existing Siemens Building Management System. Also included are startup services to include operations and maintenance training, air balancing, and field testing.

Place of Performance: 17840 13th St, Building 2180, Beale AFB, CA 95903

In accordance with FAR 36.204, Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects, the anticipated magnitude of construction is between $100,000 and $250,000.

The notional NAICS code for this requirement is 238220 - Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors. The Small Business Administration’s size standard for small businesses in this industry is $19,000,000.

Instructions to Vendors

All interested concerns will submit a written notice, not to exceed five (5) pages, stating the concern’s positive intention to submit an offer as a prime contractor no later than the deadline posted with this notice. Responses to this notice should include the following information:

1. A positive statement of intent to submit a proposal as a prime contractor,

2. A listing of projects completed during the past five (5) years for both Government and private industry. The list should provide the type of project, dollar value, contract number, location, and point of contact. Also, please indicate whether the firm was a prime or subcontractor—if the firm was a subcontractor, please provide a point of contact with the prime contractor,

3. A brief outline of resources, subcontractors, and key personnel that would be used to accomplish the contract, and

4. Demonstration of the firm’s business size, i.e., large or small, and socioeconomic status (for small businesses), i.e., Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB).

If adequate small business firms are not available for adequate competition for this project, it may be advertised as an unrestricted solicitation.

Submit responses directly to 195wg.fal.msc.contracting.org@us.af.mil; telephone calls and facsimile responses will not be honored. Please reference the Notice ID and project title in the subject of your message. Please limit your responses to standard documents, e.g., Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, etc. Do not send compressed (i.e., .zip or .exe extension) or other file types as they will be stripped from your message.