Z--NIFC 100-ADM Repairs

The National Interagency Fire Center is seeking proposals under solicitation 140L0626R0002 for comprehensive repairs and upgrades to its Administration Building located in Boise, Idaho, under a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The scope includes demolition, renovation, and addition of new stair towers, with significant work involving the removal, modification, and installation of VRF equipment, along with extensive electrical, mechanical, communications, and safety system upgrades. The project is governed by detailed specifications spanning over 500 pages and architectural drawings totaling 67 pages, which mandate strict adherence to construction standards, labeling protocols per NEMA Z535 and UL 969, voltage color-coding requirements, and compliance with ASME A13.1 for piping. All work must align with the 95% Design Development Specifications issued in October 2025 and must be executed while minimizing disruption to ongoing federal operations within the NIFC campus. The contract requires a firm fixed-price structure with performance to begin within 10 calendar days of award and be completed within 180 days. Pricing is to be submitted via SF1442 with a lump-sum structure covering mobilization, demolition, and construction, with no government-provided estimated value. Proposals must include extensive documentation, including a technical approach, experience summary, schedule with critical path analysis, and past performance records, evaluated on a best-value continuum where price accounts for 50% of the award criteria and the remaining 50% is equally distributed among experience, technical approach, schedule, and past performance. Offerors must comply with stringent limitations on subcontracting, requiring at least 15% self-performance, and must provide 100% performance and payment bonds as well as a 20% bid guarantee. The contract enforces federal labor standards including a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour under Executive Order 14026, compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act, and requirements for employment eligibility verification, whistleblower protections, and anti-kickback procedures. All submissions must be sent electronically in PDF and Excel formats within a 20 MB file limit, following strict naming conventions and volume formatting. Final payment requires submission of payrolls, subcontractor payment substantiation, the limitations on subcontracting worksheet, and a release of claims, with invoicing conducted exclusively through the Treasury’s IPP portal.