Replace Bldg 215 DDC Hines IT Center (HITC) - Hines, IL

DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) W912QR22B0005 Replace DDC at Hines IT Center (HITC) Hines, IL. This project is a DBB renovation of the existing HVAC controls system within HITC bldg. 215.  The existing controls and infrastructure will be removed and replaced to includes all sensors, actuators and meter for the existing equipment, wiring and raceways to include system hardware and software decommissioning.  HITC building is approximately 140,000SF +/- over 2 stories.  It was constructed in the 1970’s with second floor addition in the 1980’s. The building contains mixed office and administrative spaces as well as a core data center for the VA.

TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This IFB will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 238210 – Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be advertised as Full and Open Competition

SELECTION PROCESS: This is a sealed bid procurement operating under FAR Part 14. The bids will be evaluated based on the lowest price submitted.  

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 in accordance with FAR 36.204.

SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at the Contracting Opportunities website, http://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 Contracting Opportunities website at http://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.

REGISTRATIONS:

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:// 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 Jessica Moss, Contract Specialist, at jessica.k.moss@usace.army.mil