J -- Passenger Elevator Replacement

The contract involves the replacement of an existing hydraulic elevator at the Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse in New Albany, Indiana. The contractor is responsible for providing all management, supervision, labor, materials, supplies, and equipment necessary to plan, schedule, coordinate, and ensure the effective performance of the work. This includes the installation of a new hydraulic elevator with components such as a hydraulic cylinder, jack unit, pump and valves, modern computer-based controllers, elevator doors and operators, firefighter service features, smoke detection devices, recall switches, cab interiors, hall and car fixtures, and any other code-required elements. Additionally, a temporary chair lift must be provided for use between the first and second floors during the elevator installation, which the contractor must remove upon completion, restoring any damaged areas by patching and painting. The project has a completion timeline of 150 calendar days from the notice to proceed, with an estimated cost range between $150,000 and $250,000. This procurement is open to all businesses under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and falls under NAICS code 238290 with a size standard of $13 million. The solicitation process is negotiated, with no public bid opening, and the solicitation became available around March 10, 2006. Interested contractors must register with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Federal Technical Data Solution (FedTeDS) websites to access the solicitation and related information. Proposal submissions are due around April 10, 2006, at 4:00 PM Chicago time, and must be sent to the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service office in Chicago. Vendors are also required to use the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) system as part of their proposal submission. Questions are directed to the contracting specialist named in the solicitation.