SOURCES SOUGHT
N -- Installation of Air-Cooled Chiller and Improvements to Chilled Water Distribution Piping, Beltsville, MD - Sources Sought Synopsis
- Notice Date
- 7/7/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 238220
— Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- AG-6395-S-11-0090
- Archive Date
- 7/29/2011
- Point of Contact
- James Roloff, Phone: 6123363223
- E-Mail Address
-
james.g.roloff@aphis.usda.gov
(james.g.roloff@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Synopsis USDA, APHIS, has a requirement for the installation of a 375-ton chiller to supplement the capacity of two existing 150-ton McQuay chillers at the National Plant Germplasm Quarantine Center (NPGQC) in Beltsville, MD. Main piping and secondary distribution will be upgraded in the facility's support building, and the high-containment laboratory and greenhouse. We are seeking interested sources from HUBZone small-business concerns and woman-owned small business concerns that are capable of providing the following work: • Demolition of existing site, facility, piping, pumps, electrical, and other systems. • Installation of concrete slab, fencing, and storm water management systems adjacent to existing air-cooled chillers. • Installation of a new 375-ton air-cooled chiller. • Replacement of existing piping and pumping systems for the new chiller to provide a direct-primary variable volume system. • Installation of associated electrical power for new chiller and pumps/variable frequency drives, new 800A transfer switch, and modification of emergency power system to eliminate one existing chiller from emergency power and providing emergency power to new chiller. • Integration of new chiller with existing HVAC systems controls. • Replacement of chilled water distribution piping throughout the support building and the high-containment laboratory and greenhouse. Piping work includes: - Replacing the chillers' 6-inch common supply and return piping headers with 8-inch headers. - Replacing the chillers' 3-inch bypass line and valve assembly with a 4- inch assembly to accommodate the chillers' minimum flow requirement. - Providing the support building with new and dedicated 2.5-inch supply and return lines that originate from the mechanical room to accommodate chilled water flow to a future warehouse and to existing AHU-14. (AHU-14 will be taken-off the support building's existing 4-inch main circulation loop). - Providing the high containment laboratory and greenhouse with new and dedicated 2.5-inch supply and return lines to supplement the existing 4-inch pipe serving AHU-7, 8, 9, 15, 10, FCU-4, AHU-6 and AHU-11. - Providing the high containment laboratory and greenhouse with new and dedicated 2.5-inch supply and return lines to supplement the existing 4-inch pipe serving AHU-16, AHU-1, growth chambers/cold rooms and FCU-1. - Providing high containment laboratory and greenhouse with new and dedicated 1.5-inch supply and return lines to supplement the existing 4-inch pipe serving AHU-2, 3, 4, 5 and PF-14. Implementation of this project cannot disrupt ongoing plant research activities and will require a high degree of coordination of work with the facility manager and the technical staff. The NPGQC will remain in continuous operation throughput the project's execution. Outages for connection of new mechanical or electrical services must be minimized. Therefore, weekend and after-hours work may be required. The estimated magnitude for this project is between $500,000 and $1 million. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238220 with a small business size standard of $14 million. This is not a request for proposals, but instead market research to determine interested HUBZone small-business concerns and woman-owned small business concerns prior to issuing a solicitation. A determination by the Government on the method of competing this requirement has not been established. The Government will not award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or the information received, nor will it reimburse participants for the information they provide. If you are an interested HUBZone small-business concern or woman-owned small business concern, please provide the following information: 1) Small business name and point of contact; 2) DUNS number and CAGE code; 3) Evidence of HUBZone small-business concern or woman-owned small business concern status; and 4). A brief Statement of Capability (no more than three pages) which demonstrates the ability to meet the specialized work requirements above. Include any past performance information on contracts of similar size and scope, and indicate the degree of work self-performed. Also include past performance references with names and phone numbers. Electronic responses are preferred. Information provided will not be used as a part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses are due no later than 3 p.m., Central Standard Time, on Thursday, July 14, 2011, to the attention of James Roloff, Contracting Officer, via e-mail to james.g.roloff@aphis.usda.gov or by fax to 612-336-3554.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Beltsville, Maryland, United States
- Record
- SN02491815-W 20110709/110707235004-8e75a0c8059c0bc55672f82225293da2 (fbodaily.com)
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