61--REPLACE GENERATORS & COMPONENTS WITHIN EVERGLADES

The contract solicitation 140P5426R0007, titled “61--REPLACE GENERATORS & COMPONENTS WITHIN EVERGLADES,” is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 238290 issued by the Department of the Interior’s Ser South Mabo office in Homestead, Florida, with performance to occur within Everglades National Park. The contractor is required to replace three standby diesel generators—sized at 100KW for Park Headquarters, 75KW for the Daniel Beard Center, and 30KW for the Pine Island Maintenance Office—along with associated components including transfer switches, wiring, conduits, fuel tanks, and fencing. The scope also includes purchasing four new portable diesel generators, performing an emergency power needs assessment for facilities listed in Attachment A, and completely removing and properly disposing of existing generator systems and fuel lines. Temporary power must be provided whenever outages exceed 30 minutes. All work must comply with state and county codes, ANSI A10.6, and NFPA standards, with materials meeting manufacturer specifications and any substitutions requiring government approval. The Statement of Work spans 28 pages and is supported by drawings, a past performance questionnaire, and a wage determination document. Proposals must be submitted by June 5, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET via email to the primary point of contact, with strict formatting requirements including PDF format, 10-point font, and specific margin and page size standards. Offerors must include a completed SF-1442, a bid guarantee equal to 20% of the bid total, and three mandatory sections: a technical proposal not exceeding 20 pages detailing means and methods, subcontractor teaming relationships, and project scheduling; a past performance section with three similar projects completed within the last five years, at least one in a remote, logistically complex environment; and a detailed cost proposal following RS Means, Master Format, and WBS Division 1–50 structure, breaking down direct construction costs, net construction costs, and markups for overhead, profit, bonding, and other expenses. The award will be made using an integrated best value approach, where non-cost factors are significantly more important than cost, though the government will not select proposals with significantly higher costs for only marginally superior non-cost features. Upon award, the contract period runs from July 1, 2026, to