Replace Chiller, 759, 1368 & 559

The Department of the Air Force through the Air Force Installation Contracting Center is seeking information from qualified small businesses to support a potential procurement of three commercial-grade HVAC systems for Buildings 759, 1368, and 599 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The requirement centers on replacing the existing chiller in Building 759 with a new, factory-assembled, and tested 26-ton TRANE air-cooled scroll packaged chiller, model CGAM026A2, utilizing refrigerant R-454B, and includes critical technical specifications such as factory-installed freeze protection, a flow switch set at 60 cm/sec, refrigerant isolation valves, a water strainer, grooved pipe connections, BLYGOLD-coated casing, elastomeric isolators, high-fault-rated control panels, BACnet MS/TP interface, and direct online starter with single-point power connection. The unit must be fully operational upon delivery and startup must be performed by Trane Service to activate the warranty. Although the solicitation mentions procurement for three units — 20-ton, 26-ton, and 52-ton — the detailed technical specifications and focus of the sources sought notice are centered on the 26-ton model, indicating this is the primary initial requirement. This action is a sources sought notice, not a formal solicitation, and responses are not binding offers. The government is using the information to evaluate small business participation and determine whether to set aside the eventual contract under FAR 19.5 as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, with NAICS code 333415 and a size standard of 1,250 employees. The contracting activity is explicitly pursuing a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside, as noted in metadata, despite the initial mention of a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All respondents must be registered in SAM and are required to submit a concise capabilities package not exceeding five pages to the designated points of contact by June 8, 2026. The submission must include the company’s DUNS and cage codes, business size in terms of annual revenue and employee count, past performance with up to three references, experience serving government and commercial clients, and a clear delineation of work roles if teaming arrangements are proposed. Price proposals or cost estimates are requested but no contract value is available at this stage. The final procurement will follow a competitive process among local