Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS ... THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-97. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811310 - Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance. The small business size standard is $7,500,000.00. This acquisition is set aside for small businesses. Simplified acquisition procedures will be utilized. Background Information The Contractor shall provide all labor, material, tools, management, travel and equipment necessary for all repairs for one (1) condenser water pump re-build and perform maintenance on four (4) 600 HP pumps per the attached Statement of Work located at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. APPLICABLE ATTACHMENTS: Attached to this solicitation is the following: • Attachment I - Statement of Work • Attachment II- Applicable Provisions and Clauses • Attachment III - Evaluation Criteria • Attachment IV - Guidelines for OFPM Contractors • Attachment V - Wage Determination 15-4269 dtd 01/01/2019 1352.215-73 INQUIRIES (APR 2010): Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to kathy.thomerson@nist.gov. Questions must be received no later than 5 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of Provision). CONTRACT LINE ITEM STRUCTURE: 0001 Rebuild Condenser Water Pump 1 JB $______________ Pentair Model 7100AW per the attached SOW. 0002 Major Maintenance of secondary chilled 4 JB $______________ Water pumping system, Titan Inverter Duty Motor, Model 685444, 600 HP per the attached SOW. 0003 OPTIONAL CLIN 1 JB $______________ Rebuild 2 Condenser Water Pump if needed Pentair Model 7100AW per SOW (This CLIN will not be funded at award) REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS All offerors shall submit the following: Offeror shall submit no more than three (3) single sided pages demonstrating their ability to provide the services detailed in the Statement of work. The narrative must be written in a clear, concise method, describing precisely how the offerors propose to perform the work. 1. For the purpose of evaluation of Technical Capability: Please see Attachment III - Evaluation Criteria 2. For the purpose of evaluation of price: Please see Attachment III - Evaluation Criteria 3. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation repairs for one (1) condenser water pump re-build and performance maintenance on four (4) 600 HP pumps. The Government intends to award one (1) firm fixed price contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL proposals shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: a. The offeror shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR b. The offeror shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:..." Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s) Please note that this procurement IS NOT being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a proposal based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant contract, not the terms and conditions of the offeror's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation. 4. The DUNS # for the offeror's active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Offerors shall have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to be considered for award. 5. DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS E-mail quotes are required. All quotes must be submitted, via e-mail, to Kathy Thomerson at kathy.thomerson@nist.gov. Quotes shall be sent in two (2) volumes. Volume 1 shall be Technical Factors and Volume 2 shall be Price. Facsimile quotations will NOT be accepted. Submission must be received not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 09 April 2019. An e-mail quote shall be considered received when it is received in Kathy Thomerson's electronic inbox. 6. Site Visit: An organized site visit is scheduled for: a meeting in the lobby of Building 302 at 10:00 a.m. EST on Friday 22 March, 2019. Only one site visit will be conducted. The Government requests that the Company signature authority and the project manager attends this site visit. Please send a list of attendee's with the following information: Name: US Citizen: Yes or No Company Name: by 3:00 p.m. EST on 19 March 2019 to attend scheduled site visit to kathy.thomerson@nist.gov so visitor access thru the front gate may be requested. 7. RFI's Due Date & Time: By 4:30 p.m. EST on Friday 28 March, 2019. 8. NIST Campus Access: NIST is a Federal facility and access is controlled at all entrances to the campus. Contractor personnel arriving in cars on the first day must check in at the visitor center to receive a temporary badge prior to proceeding to the project site to obtain a permanent badge. Once in possession of a valid NIST badge worker may enter thru the main gate or Gate "C" and proceed to the project site. 9. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD The Government intends to award one (1) firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is the lowest price technically acceptable proposal. See Attachment III for Evaluation Criteria. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Sources Sought THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO COLLECT MARKET RESEARCH DATA. A CONTRACT AWARD WILL NOT BE MADE FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. RE... Sources Sought THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO COLLECT MARKET RESEARCH DATA. A CONTRACT AWARD WILL NOT BE MADE FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NIST is conducting Market Research to identify the availability and interest of all interested Small Business contractors that can meet the minimum evaluation factors below as potential offerors to perform maintenance on Industrial Equipment (Pentair Pump, Model 7100AW, Size 30D and Titan Inverter Motor, US Motors Model 685444, 60 HZ, Frame 5809S) for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) located in Gaithersburg, MD. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this project in 81131 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance with a size standard of $7.5M. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Introduction: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD is comprised of more than 30 buildings situated on a 578-acre campus. The equipment needing repair/maintenance are part of the steam and chilled water generation plant and serve the campus in the production and use of Chilled Water. The PENTAIR Pump is a primary Condenser Water Pump the moves water from the cooling tower to the chiller in creating chilled water. The US Motor is part of the Chilled Water Secondary Pumping System that distributes the water across the NIST campus. These systems are critical systems in the support of the NIST mission since chilled water is vital to temperature control of the laboratory buildings for research purposes. Project Description: NIST-Office of Facilities and Property Management is interested in identifying sources to perform Major Maintenance on large Industrial Pumps and Motors. This work will require rigging, electrical and mechanical support. Work will be phased to insure minimum operational needs are met for the utility plant. Services Statement of Requirements: The facility needs major maintenance service for two series of equipment. 1. PENTAIR Pump, Model 7100AW, size 30D - There are six of these pumps but only one needs to be fully rebuilt with the option of adding more over the performance period of the contract as they exhibit signs of failure. 2. TITAN INVERTER Duty Motor, US Motors, Model 685444, 600 HP, 60 HZ, Frame 5809S - There are four motors to be rebuilt. All motors are to be rebuilt one at a time due to operational capacity needs. These motors have been in continuous service for approximately 25 years. Place of Performance The National Institute of Standards and Technology at its main campus located at 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland. All interested firms shall provide the following information: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, capability statement not to exceed 10 pages, and business size (Small, Large, 8a, Service Disabled veteran-own, etc.) pursuant to the NAICS code 334511. Vendors will be required to be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) database. Responses to this notice must be received by this office no later than 2:00 PM EST 21 February 2019. Submission can be sent to kathy.thomerson@nist.gov. Please address email subject line as: Capabilities statement Sources Sought-Pump and Motor Repair. Tracking System. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. The Government is not obligated and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this sources sought. If and when a solicitation is issued it will be posted on https://www.fbo.gov/. It is the respondent's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any synopsis or solicitation. Vendors are not required to respond to this notice to be considered for award. NOTE: The total number of pages to reply to this source sought shall not exceed 20 pages and shall be submitted via FBO.gov's bid module. No other capability statements will be accepted. Once the results of this market research are obtained and analyzed for NIST's minimum requirements, NIST may solicit a competitive procurement and subsequently award a single award contract. Stay tuned to www.fbo.gov for all future contract announcements from NIST. No phone calls will be accepted for this notice. All questions may be addressed to Kathy Thomerson at kathy.thomerson@nist.gov.