J -- Service, Repair and Maintain Evaporative Cooler

This contract involves providing all necessary personnel, equipment, tools, supplies, and materials to perform seasonal maintenance and start-up services for approximately 400 evaporative coolers at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. The scope of work includes preventive maintenance tasks such as replacing pads, inspecting and lubricating belts, pumps, motors, and bearings, cleaning pad frames and water distribution systems, and coating or painting the cooler interiors and exteriors. Additionally, the contractor is responsible for conducting an annual start-up process which involves installing pads and testing and adjusting all components to ensure proper operation ahead of the cooling season. A 90-day warranty period following the start-up service is also required. The base contract performance period runs from December 1, 2006, through September 30, 2007, with four one-year option periods available and factored into the award evaluation. This solicitation is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS Code 811310 with a size standard of $6.5 million. The procurement will follow a Best Value acquisition strategy using Past Performance/Price Tradeoff evaluation procedures. The solicitation will be issued in a commercial format as a Request for Proposals, subject to the Service Contract Act. It is anticipated to be posted electronically around September 8, 2006, exclusively via the Electronic Posting System, with no paper copies or bidders mailing list distributed. Points of contact for the contract include Melissa L. Kinzner and Arthur W. Perry.