EDIS REPLACE HEAT PUMPS AT GLENMONT MANSION

The contract solicitation 140P4526Q0018, issued by the National Park Service under the Department of the Interior, seeks to replace five 5-ton heat pumps at Glenmont Mansion in West Orange, New Jersey, as part of a firm-fixed-price project with an estimated value between $50,000 and $77,000. The work involves installation, commissioning, and associated activities including disposal, startup, and cleanup, with a strict performance window of 90 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, beginning no later than five days after issuance. The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 238220, requiring all offerors to self-certify as small businesses and comply with strict limitations on subcontracting, including a 75% cap on construction work performed by special trade contractors. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email by 3:00 PM EST on May 18, 2026, and must include two volumes: one detailing technical approach, team qualifications, and a Gantt chart schedule, and the other containing the signed price proposal on SF-1442. The evaluation follows a lowest-price technically acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where proposals must be rated “technically acceptable” across all sub-factors in both the Technical Approach and Contractor Compliance factors to be considered for award, with price serving as the sole differentiator among eligible offers. The contractor must adhere to stringent performance standards, including compliance with ASHRAE 90.1 for energy efficiency (EER ≥15.0, COP ≥4.5), OSHA safety regulations, and EPA refrigerant handling guidelines, using only EPA-approved refrigerants and heavy-gauge galvanized steel equipment cabinets. Key personnel, including a construction manager or jobsite foreman, must remain on-site for the first 30 days and can only be replaced under limited circumstances with prior written approval and comparable qualifications. All work must be performed in compliance with historic preservation requirements and include natural resource protection and site reclamation. The contractor must provide bid bonds equal to 20% of the bid price or $100,000, whichever is less, submit completed biobased product certifications, and certify compliance with telecommunications equipment restrictions and taxpayer identification requirements. Invoices are to be submitted electronically through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, and the contractor is required to indemnify the government against all