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

Amendment 00002 The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions submitted by prospecive vendors. **************************************************************************************... Amendment 00002 The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions submitted by prospecive vendors. *********************************************************************************************************** Amendment 0001 The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions submitted by prospective vendors and extend the solicitation due date. ***************************************************************************** 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 (UPS). 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 A pre-proposal meeting date and location is tentatively scheduled for June 18, 2020. 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 210 days after the notice to proceed is issued. This procurement is a Woman Owned Small Business set-aside. Responsible women owned small business sources may submit an offer that will be considered. The small business size standard for NAICS 238990 - All Other Specialty Trade Contractors- is $16.5 million. Firms must be certified in accordance with solicitation clause, FAR 52.219-8-Utilization of Small Business Concerns and FAR 52.219-30 - Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program. 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. Questions concerning this solicitation may be addressed to Dawn Redman at dredman@cdc.gov. Please reference 75D301-20-R-67980 Battery UPS Replacement on all correspondence.