Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

**THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING POSTED UNDER SOLICITATION NUMBER W912QR21B0010. DUE TO SYSTEM LIMITATIONS THIS PRE-SOLICITAITON SYNOPSIS NOTICE IS NOT ABLE TO BE UPDATED TO THE NEW SOLICITATION NUMBER* D... **THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING POSTED UNDER SOLICITATION NUMBER W912QR21B0010. DUE TO SYSTEM LIMITATIONS THIS PRE-SOLICITAITON SYNOPSIS NOTICE IS NOT ABLE TO BE UPDATED TO THE NEW SOLICITATION NUMBER* DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) W912QR21B0010 for a mechanical renovation project at Defense Supply Center Columbus. The project involves the addition of a piping loop to an existing 218 ton chiller at Building 11 and the replacement of an existing chiller at Building 10. The project includes replacing DX cooling coils in six air handling units with chilled water coils which will be supplied from the new chilled water loop. The DX condensing units associated with all these systems will be removed. The new chilled water piping loop will be installed on the outside of Building 11 and will include the installation of new pumps and will require the installation of piping support structures. The project will include work on 15 air handling unit systems in Buildings 10 and 14 air handling unit systems in Building 11. Internally lined ductwork will be removed and replaced with externally insulated ductwork. The air handling units will be refurbished by replacing the insulation on the inside of the units. Work on the air handling systems will include the installation of energy recovery units to supply outdoor air. Contract duration is estimated at 420 calendar days. A pre-bid site visit may be held. Meeting and site visit details will be provided in the solicitation. TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 238220 – Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors. TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be a 100% Small Business Set-Aside procurement. CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000, in accordance with DFARS 236.204. SELECTION PROCESS: This procurement is a Sealed Bid under FAR Part 14. Bids will be evaluated based on lowest price submitted. ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 27 May 2021. Details regarding the Optional Site Visit will be included in the solicitation. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to http://beta.sam.gov. SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at the Federal Business Opportunities website, http://beta.sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://beta.sam.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database: System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror. POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is the Contract Specialist, Blake Gevedon at William.B.Gevedon@usace.army.mil. This announcement serves as the Advance Notice for this project. Responses to this synopsis are not required.