Z--CHS - DI Water System Preventative Maintenance

The contract is a firm-fixed-price, lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) award for annual preventative maintenance services on a Siemens Water De-chlorination and Deionization Purification System located at the Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina. The work is required under a base period from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, with four optional one-year periods extending performance through July 31, 2031. The contractor must supply all labor, tools, equipment, and supervision necessary to maintain the system in full operational compliance with the attached Statement of Work, which references DOL Wage Determination 2015-4427, Revision 32, effective December 3, 2025. Evaluation is strictly sequential: proposals must first pass technical and past performance acceptability thresholds before price is considered, with award going to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer. All services are performed on-site, and acceptance occurs at the laboratory location upon government inspection using standard forms. Invoicing must be submitted via the U.S. Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and FedConnect is available for administrative purposes. The contract is set aside for small businesses under NAICS 811310 and includes federal clauses addressing whistleblower rights, prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations, equal opportunity for religious conscience, service labor standards, foreign government communications, and notification of foreign interests. Special requirements mandate compliance with NOAA's sexual harassment and assault policy, including mandatory training for all personnel and flow-down obligations to subcontractors; reimbursement of $3.35 per week for uniform maintenance; adherence to Executive Order 14026 minimum wage requirements; preservation of payroll records for three years; and strict adherence to non-personal services restrictions prohibiting contractor personnel from supervising government staff or performing inherently governmental functions. Environmental compliance with NOAA’s Environmental Management System is required, and all contractors must be registered in SAM.gov with a valid UEI, though specific size or socioeconomic status representations from the offeror are not documented. Contract administration is overseen by the Contracting Officer, Randall Chatfield, in Norfolk, Virginia, with on-site technical oversight provided by COR Ron Skelly and his supervisor Richard Sparkman at the Charleston location.