Removal of three 500 ton cooling towers. Replacement with three 750 ton cooling towers.

Solicitation Number: 7PS-14-0691 Notice Type: Pre-solicitation Synopsis: The General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service is seeking a construction contractor to furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment, supplies and supervision to remove and replace three existing cooling towers located on the roof of the Fritz Lanham Federal Building, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX. Removing three 500T steel cooling towers from the 14th floor roof and replacing with three 750T forced-draft counterflow fiberglass cooling towers. Incidental work includes but is not limited to all necessary electrical piping and connections, extending heat trace system, mechanical valves and piping, pipe insulation and jacketing, valve tags and pipe flow/content labeling, modifications and programming to the building automated system (BAS), tower test and balance, steel modifications to the existing support structure, and heavy load hoisting. The contractor shall provide under this solicitation an alternate #1 proposal "or equal" stainless steel tower meeting all the requirements as the fiberglass configuration. The magnitude for this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The firm must be a General Construction firm under NAICS: 238220, size standard: $14 million. It is anticipated that this project will take approximately 180 calendar days from notice to proceed. Award of any resulting contract will be based on "best value to the government" methodology. The offeror shall obtain any and all necessary licenses or permits required to perform this work in the State of Texas. The project will require work to be performed within an occupied Federal Building while minimizing disruptions to the operations of the existing facility. This is a SERVICE-DISABLE VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The procurement is subject to availability of funds. The solicitation issue date will be on or about June 30, 2014. This solicitation will be restricted to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms. The proposal due date will be on or about July 30, 2014. The date for a pre-proposal conference will be established and posted as part of the Solicitation package. Attendance at this conference is vital to the preparation of a competitive and cost effective proposal and to understanding the total result desired by the Government. Failure to attend this meeting may not be used as an excuse for omissions and miscalculations in offers. Prospective contractors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and support documents from FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov and monitoring the website for amendments, if any, to the solicitation. Access to the Drawings and Specifications will be made to those vendors who submit a FBO Explicit Access Request. Once reviewed by the Contracting Officer listed on this notice an email request will be sent authorizing vendor access. All prospective offerors are required to use the System for Award Management www.sam.gov for registering their firm and completing representations and certifications.