41 -- REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, REPUBLIC AIRPORT, FARMINGDALE, NY AND WHITE PLAINS AIRPORT, WHITE PLAINS, NY

Notice Date

June 6, 2001

Contracting Office

Federal Aviation Administration, Contracts Branch, Eastern Region, 1 Avaition Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809

ZIP Code

11434-4809

Solicitation Number

DTFA05-01-MG001

Response Due

July 25, 2001

Point of Contact

Mariak Gallo, Contracting Officer, (718) 553-3087

Description

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement for the design services contract for the replacement of the entire Heat Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems included but not limited to air handling units, associated condensing units, ductwork, piping and controls, for the Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY, and White Plains Airport, White Plains, NY. The purpose of this Screening Informaiton Request (SIR) is to obtain information that will allow the FAA to identify qualified potential offerors. The estimated price range is between $125,000.00 and $150,000.00. The NAICS Code for this project is 541330. Screening decisions will be based on Evaluation Criteria stated below. Upon completion of the pre-qualification process, qualified contractors will receive the Request for Offers (RFO). Failure to provide all of the requested information shall eliminate the contractor from receiving an RFO. (A) Past Performance Please provide the following for past performance evaluation: A list of five (5) design contracts completedduring the past five (5) years similar in complexity and scope, and three (3) contracts currently in progress (dates awarded, started and anticipated dates). Contracts listed may include those entered into by the Federal Government, agencies of state of local municipalities and commercial customers. Include the following information for each prime contract: 1. Name of contracting activity. 2. Contract number. 3. Contract description. 4. Total contract value. 5. Owner's representative name and telephone number and two (2) references from the owner or the owner's representative for each project. (B) Technical Experience/Capability Firms shall demonstrate the following: 1. Firms must have a mimimum of ten (10) years experience in engineering consulting projects. 2. Firms must have design experience with various type of HVAC system including hot water for heating distribution systems, chilled water distribution systems including chillers up to 100 ton, direct expansion refrigeration piping systems, medium size boilers (up to 100 boiler horse power), complex ductwork distribution systems, direct digital temperature and humidity control systems, computer type systems. 3. Firms must demonstrate the capability to design HVAC projects larger than 100 tons including any related electrical, plumbing and structural work with in-house personnel. 4. Firms must list past projects with critical operating conditions where redundant HVAC systems were provided and required to keep systems operating 24 hours, 7 days, 52 weeks. Provide references. (C) Financial Capability Firms shall prove that they have sufficient financial resources/rating required to complete a project of this magnitude. The following information shall be provided. 1. Bonding capacity. 2. Insurability 3. Credit worthiness/history. Basis for Award This is Best Value Procurement. Past Performance, Technical Experience/Capability Financial Capability evaluation, and cost will be used for the basisof award. This Screening Information Request (SIR) is the first step in qualifying potential offerors for the contract award. Contractors who qualify under the SIR will receive the Request for Offer (2nd SIR). The Government reserves the right to award on initial offers without discussions or to condut one on one discussion with one or more offers. The Government is seeking offers that provide the beet combination of quality and price in order to select the greatest value or "Best Buy" offer. Therefore, award may be made to other than the lowest price offered. This is a 100% set-aside for Small Business. All companies need to be in a seventy-five (75) mile radius of the Federal Aviation Administration (Eastern Region) located at 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434. The White Plains project has a limited amount of asbestos. Past Performance, Technical Experience/Capability and Financial Capability will be evaluated based upon the following key discriminators, in descending order of importnance. Contractors who receive an evaluation score of 80% or less (out of 100) shall not be considered for the contract award. Key Discriminators KD001- Past Performance 1. Quality of Product or Service- compliance with contract requirements- accuracy of reports. 2. Timeliness of Perforamnce- met interim milestones-reliable-responsive to technical direction- completed on time, including wrap-up and contract administration. 3. Cost Control- within budget-current accurate and complete billings-relationship of negotiated costs to actual-cost efficiencies. 4. Customer Satisfaction- satisfaction of end users with the contractor's services. KD0002-Technical Experience/Capability The offeror's proposal shall demonstrate in a clear and concise manner all the specialized technical experience listed to evaluate the offeror's understanding of and capacity to accomplish the required project. The technical proposal should bew fully and clearly acceptable without further explanation or further information. Simply rephasing or restating the Government's requirement is insufficient. Offeror's who fail to meet the requirements of this solicitation, may be down selected. KD0003- Financial Capability 1. Bonding Capacity. 2. Insurability and Credit References 3. Net Worth, Banking References

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