Replacement of 8 cells of the Cooling Tower Counter Flow Packing

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ANNOUNCEMENT. An award will not be generated from this notice. No solicitation document exists at this time. The purpose of this RFI is the initiation of market research pursuant to Part 10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such and will be properly protected from disclosure. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) desires to obtain insight into commercial and industry best practices as well as determine if there is sufficient industry expertise and interest to proceed with a competitive procurement in regards to the replacement of all eight (8) cells of the cooling tower counter flow packing in cooling towers 1 and 2 located at its Washington, DC facility. The towers are EVAPCO towers and it is expected for the warranty of the towers to be maintained. This announcement includes two (2) attachments; Cooling Tower Drawing and a draft PWS. Interested parties are invited to: - provide input, questions, and/or comments on the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and drawing. - provide information in regards to commercial and industry practices in regards to contract type, contract clauses and other aspects (e.g. warranty period, terms of payment, etc) of a procurement for these types of services. - submit information about their company, including business size and capabilities in performing services similar in size, scope and/or complexity as this. Responses to this RFI to the attention of Raina Baker, Contract Specialist at the following email address; Raina.Baker@bep.gov Subject: BEP Cooling Tower Packing, DC, no later than November 15, 2010. Responses are to be limited to fifteen (15) pages. Marketing brochures are acceptable, but should be limited to only those that provide sufficient technical details to support a company's capability to perform. The Government shall not pay for any information furnished in response to this RFI. Not responding to the RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation. However, it is the responsibility of the interest parties to monitor FedBizOpps for any information that may pertain to this RFI or subsequent solicitation. The information provided in this RFI and any future changes to the RFI are subject to change and are not binding on the BEP. Procurement questions will not be responded to at this point in time. The information obtain as a result of this RFI will be used in developing a more specific acquisition plan. The final method of procurement will be determined by the BEP.