Inactive SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)

There are several locations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Roybal Campus, that require replacement of Life Safety and Laboratory uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs). These ... There are several locations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Roybal Campus, that require replacement of Life Safety and Laboratory uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs). These systems are at or nearing the end of service life as indicated by quarterly preventative maintenance testing reports and market research performed for replacement parts. Several UPS units are considered to be Life Safety, but do not conform to UL 924 or NFPA 101 requirements. These systems will require replacements, as they serve critical data, emergency, life safety, laboratory and general-purpose loads within the facility. Having an inappropriate UPS will directly affect the expected runtime and the ability to serve facility loads during an unplanned power outage. ESTIMATED PRICE RANGE: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 Proposal receipt date is not known at this time. The actual date will be established in the solicitation documents. A pre-proposal meeting date and location will be noted in the solicitation. CDC intends to issue a single award as a result of solicitation 75D301-20-R-67980. It is anticipated that the resulting Firm Fixed Price contract will have a period of perfomance of 365 days after the notice to proceed is issued. Request for Proposal (RFP), 75D301-20-R-67980, will be posted on www.beta.sam.gov on or about May 22, 2020. Any amendments issued to the soliciation will also be made at the same website. This is set-aside as a Total Small Business competitive requirement and as such is limited to eligible Women Owned Small Business concerns. The NAICS Codes for this proposed procurement are 238990 – All Other Specialty Trade Contractors. All responsible small business sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. This procurement is a Woman Owned Small Business set-aside. Responsible small business sources may submit an offer that will be considered. The small business size standard for NAICS 238990 is $16.5 million. Firms must be certified in accordance with solicitation clause, FAR 52.219-8-Utilization of Small Business Concerns. It is the policy of the government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration Office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors at http://www.sba.gov . The scheduled soliciation due date will be approximatley thirty (30) days after the posting of the solicitation. Questions concerning this synopsis may be addressed to Contract Specialist, Dawn Redman at dredman@cdc.gov. Please reference 75D301-19-R-67980 Battery UPS Replacement on all correspondence. No telephone calls will be accepted or returned. This is not a request for Capability Statements.