Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Notice. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) OR REQUST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) BUT FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This notice does not const... This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Notice. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) OR REQUST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) BUT FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Requirement The NIST Gaithersburg Advanced Measurement Laboratory (AML) was completed and occupied in 2005. It is one of the most advanced laboratories of its type in the world. Building 215 is the cleanroom facility within the AML complex, housing an 1800 square meter cleanroom, of which 750 square meters is Class 100. More information is available at: https://www.nist.gov/cnst A Contractor will perform a series of task that consists of evaluating and adjusting airflows within the Building 215 cleanroom. The tasks to be performed include: Perform Pre-demolition testing of mechanical equipment. Repair or replace ~70 variable air volume terminal units. Repair and perform diagnostics of existing control systems to confirm operation of existing dampers, valves and sensors. Replace ~54 existing airflow monitors. Install ~32 new exhaust air valves to control exhaust branch ductwork airflows. Repair or modify existing exhaust or supply ductwork. Replace all ~1200 existing terminal supply HEPA filters, repair supply connections, balance and certification new HEPA filter. Rebalance air handling units, exhaust fans, exhaust tools to airflows. Perform rebalance of cleanroom to maintain proper room pressurization. Perform recertification of cleanroom. Verify and repair/replace capped ducts as needed. The contractor shall be required to: Schedule, plan, and contain cleanroom bays from adjacent spaces to limit outages Work 24/7 starting Friday evenings and through the weekend until outages of cleanrooms are brought back online (maximum 1 week per outage) Protect and work around existing tools and equipment to prevent damage Manage specialty trades while teaming closely with the Owner to deliver project requirements Requested Information Interested, capable contractors (parties) shall submit a capability statement in response to this Sources Sought Notice, including at a minimum the following: Contractor ability to perform the type of services described above; Name of Company-include a contact person's name, telephone number, and email address; Company Address; Cage Code, DUNS number; Business Type (please specify as either-Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged, Woman Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a), Hubzone Small Business), or other based upon NAICS Code 236210 Industrial Building Construction and/or 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. Describe project experiences and past performance with similar types of requirements of similar scope and magnitude per the criteria noted in above. Project experience shall include projects greater than $1M which were completed within the last 48 months. Market research is being conducted to determine interest, capability, and socio-economic category of potential sources for the requirement. The government requests interested parties submit a brief description of their company's business size (i.e., annual revenues and employee size), business status (i.e., 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, or small business, 8(a), and a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers. All interested firms should submit a capabilities package that outlines the firm’s capabilities in providing the required services. Firms working with the Federal Government are required to be registered in SAM.gov to receive an award. Contractor is required to provide all management and labor required for the operation and management of the required services. The capabilities package should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirements, particularly for a large campus with many buildings. The Government will use this information in determining its small business set-aside decision.