Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The following have been added by full text: SUMMARY OF CHANGES SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION The required response date/time has changed from 20-Sep-2024 01:00 PM to 26-Sep-2024 02:00 PM. SECTION 00... The following have been added by full text: SUMMARY OF CHANGES SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION The required response date/time has changed from 20-Sep-2024 01:00 PM to 26-Sep-2024 02:00 PM. SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS The following have been added by full text: SUMMARY OF CHANGES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PROJECT: Cordell Hull, HVAC Replacement, Amendment 0001 PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to: 1. Extend the Quote Due Date from Friday, September 20, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Central Time to Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM Central Time. 2. Update Section "Quote Instructions" as follows: a. Paragraph 8.0 "Quote Submission" has been amended to extend the quote due date. 3. Add "Questions and Answers" to include questions received from the industry and government answers. 4. "Summary of Changes" has been added to Section, Quote Instructions. FAR 52.252-3, Alterations in Solicitation, has been updated. The following INDUSTRY QUESTION: Are the HVAC units’ package (all components contained in one unit controlling both the 7.5-Ton & the 10-Ton) or split (each HVAC unit will have separate controlling module units)? GOVERNMENT ANSWER: The units are package. Primary heat is from SCR reheat on the VAV boxes. Secondary heat provided by a heat bank in the RTUs. INDUSTRY QUESTION: Could you provide any available drawings or plans related to the scope of work for this project? Access to these drawings will aid us in better understanding the existing layout, mechanical requirements, and any specific installation considerations that we must account for in our quote. We need to know voltages, vav box sizes, type of control system, size of ERV’s, and locations. GOVERNMENT ANSWER: See attached. (End of Summary of Changes) See attached Solicitation and site visit forms. 1. DESCRIPTION: This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside for the purchase of one (1) 10 ton HVAC and one (1) 7.5 ton HVAC equivalent to existing units. 2. TYPE OF CONTRACT: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District anticipates awarding a firm fixed-price supply contract for the furnishing of all equipment, labor, materials, and transportation required for the fabrication and delivery of one (1) 10 ton HVAC, one (1) 7.5 ton HVAC, one (1) - PC, Controller, Software, Hardware, two (2) Carbon Dioxide Detectors, two (2) HVAC units, two (2) Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV), thirteen (13) Temperature Sensors/Thermostats and sixteen (16) Variable Air Volume Controllers (VAV) at Cordell Hull in Carthage, Tennessee. 3. NAICS CODE: 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing- Size Standard – 1,250 Employees 4. BASIS FOR SELECTION OF AWARD: Award shall be made to the lowest priced offeror who is responsive and responsible. Quotes must meet or exceed the requirements in the Statement of Work. The Government may confer with offerors to clarify quote details. The Government also reserves the right to not award. 5. PLACE OF DELIVERY: Delivery shall be coordinated/scheduled at least fourteen (14) calendar days in advance. Cordell Hull Delivery Address: CORDELL HULL, 71 Corps Lane, Carthage, TN 37030. Delivery shall not occur on Federal holidays. Federal Holidays include New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. 6. DELIVERY DATE: The completion date for this contract is 60 calendar days from the date of contract award. 7. POC FOR COMMUNICATIONS: Any communications regarding this procurement before award must be made in writing to the Contracting Branch, Attn: Jamie Lynn Barnes at Jamie.L.Barnes@usace.army.mil. Inquiries must identify the solicitation number, the requestor’s company name, address, email address, and telephone number to include area code. Phone calls or requests to arrange meetings at the Nashville District during the solicitation period to discuss project requirements or company’s capabilities are highly discouraged and will not be scheduled. 8. QUOTE SUBMISSION: All quotes for solicitation W912P524Q0047 with NAICS 333415 shall be submitted electronically via email to Jamie Lynn Barnes, Contract Specialist, at Jamie.L.Barnes@usace.army.mil and Alison Abernathy, Contracting Officer, at Alison.T.Abernathy@usace.army.mil. Quotes must be received not later than the date stated in Block 8 of the Solicitation, Thursday 26, September 2024 at 2:00 PM Central Time. a. The quote shall include the following elements to be considered for award: (1) SF 1449: Filled out by the vendor for: Block 17a, Block 17b (if applicable), Block 30a, Block 30b, and Block 30c (2) Acknowledge all SF 30s, Amendment of Solicitation (if applicable). (3) CLINS: Complete the PRICE SCHEDULE attached to the Solicitation. (4) In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, registration is required in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) database located at www.sam.gov. More specifically, “An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM.gov when submitting an offer or quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.” (See FAR 52.204-7(b)(1)). For SAM.gov Customer Service, contact: Federal Service Desk URL: www.fsd.gov Hours: 8am – 8pm (Eastern Time) US Calls: 866-606-8220 International Calls:334-206-7828 DSN: 866-606-8220 IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective June 29, 2018, vendors creating or updating their registration can have their registration activated prior to the approval of the required notarized letter. However, the signed copy of the notarized letter must be sent to the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) within 30 days of activation, or the vendor risks no longer being active in SAM.gov. Vendors can check whether an account is active by performing a query by their CAGE or Unique Entity Identifier. The new registration process may now take several weeks, so vendors are highly encouraged to begin registering as soon as possible to avoid any possible delays in future contract awards. Remember, there is no cost to use SAM.gov. To find out additional information about the changes of the SAM.gov registration process, contractors should visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link located at the top of the SAM.gov homepage (www.sam.gov). (5) Provide business Unique Entity Identifier Number: (6) Provide business CAGE Code: (7) Tax Identification Number: 9. APPARENT SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR: The following may be requested from the apparent successful offeror prior to actual award of the contract: a. A minimum of one (1) banking reference for their firm and a minimum of three (3) past performance references for similar contracted work. (1) The banking reference should include the financial institution’s legal name, complete physical address, a point-of-contact (POC) at the financial institution, the POC’s telephone number, and email address. (2) The past performance references should include firm’s name, the contract number, the contract period of performance and/or contract completion date, the contract’s aggregate value, a brief description of the project, a POC, the POC’s telephone number, and email address. 10. CONTRACTOR FEEDBACK: Help us in BUILDING STRONG. Please provide us with your feedback, comments, and recommendations for improvement by visiting our Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) website at: https://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=cardandsp=110797ands=856 11. NIST SP 800-171 DoD ASSESSMENT In accordance with DFARS 204.7302, Contractors and subcontractors are required to provide adequate security on all covered contractor information systems. Contractors are required to implement National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171 by inclusion of clause at 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber incident Reporting, are required at time of award to have at least a Basic NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment that is current (i.e., not more than 3 years old unless a lesser time is specified in the solicitation). SPRS provides storage and access to the NIST SP 800-171 assessment scoring information. To access the NIST SP 800-171 Assessments module, users must be registered in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) https://piee.eb.mil/ and be approved for access to Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). The NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology is located at: https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/cp/cyber/safeguarding.html#nistSP800171 12. SITE VISIT A pre-quote site visit has been organized for September 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM Central Time. Participants will meet at: Cordell Hull Dam (Powerplant side) Cordell Hull Lake Resource Manager’s Office 71 Corps Lane Carthage, TN 37030 In order to obtain approval for attendance, site visit participants shall submit a Security / Site Visit Request form to the USACE Contracting Specialist no later than three (3) days prior to site visit scheduled on 12-September-2024 at 10:00 A.M. Central Time. NAICS CODE: 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing- Size Standard – 1,250 Employees. Solicitation Number: W912P524Q0047. This will be the only site visit for this project. If you miss the scheduled site visit, no other arrangements will be made due to personnel and time restrictions. 13. QUESTIONS Questions regarding the Solicitation: W912P524Q0047 with the NAICS: 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing must be submitted to Jamie Lynn Barnes via email at Jamie.L.Barnes@usace.army.mil. The deadline to submit questions is 16 September 2024 at 5:00 PM Central Time. Any questions submitted will be addressed via solicitation amendment.

Inactive

This RFI is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP) or ... This RFI is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ/IFB/RFP in the future. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In addition, respondents are advised that the United States Government is under no obligation to pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this RFI. The specifications for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance. PURPOSE: The Government is conducting this RFI/Sources Sought in support of Market Research only to notify and seek potential qualified members of industry to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications to include the Small Business Community. No solicitation document is currently available. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District anticipates a requirement for a Firm-Fixed Supply contract for delivery of two (2) HVAC units to include sixteen (16) Variable Air Volume Controllers (VAV), two (2) Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV), thirteen (13) Temperature Sensors/Thermostats, two (2) Carbon Dioxide Detectors and one (1) PC, Controller, Software, Hardware to Cordell Hull Dam in Carthage, Tennessee. The contractor will be responsible for the following activities/items under the proposed contract: 10 Ton Commercial HVAC Unit 7.5 Ton Commercial HVAC Unit Variable Air Volume Controllers (VAV) Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) Temperature Sensors/Thermostats Carbon Dioxide Detectors PC, Controller, Software, Hardware The anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code to this acquisition is 238220 Plumbing, Heater and Air-Conditioning Contractors, Size Standard - $16.5 Million. SURVEY: The Government is issuing this notice to determine a competitive basis. This is not a solicitation and the items listed herein are subject to change or elimination from the requirement. Only contractors capable of performing this type of work should respond to the RFI. Respondents interested in providing a response to this RFI should submit information which clearly describes the following: A. Name of your firm, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses: B. If this requirement is advertised, do you anticipate submitting a quote? C. Are you able to perform the required tasks described above and do you have the capacity to perform the work? D. Are you a small business concern? If so, what socioeconomic category are you? (WOSB, VOSB, EDWOSB, Small Disadvantaged, etc) RESPONSES: Please submit your response no later than 12:00 PM Central Time on 12 August 2024 via email to Jamie.L.Barnes@usace.army.mil and Alison.T.Abernathy@usace.army.mil.