RFI / Site Visit Notice - Replacement of Chillers, Bldg. 8280, Baumholder, Germany

The U.S. Army’s 409th Contracting Support Brigade is conducting a site visit for a project to replace chillers at Training Center Building #8280 in Baumholder Smith Barracks, Germany, under solicitation number GDP-B0683-6P. The site visit is scheduled for June 25, 2026, at 1200 CEST, with participants required to assemble in front of Building #8280. Interested parties must register by notifying Ms. Cara Borowski and Mr. Daniel Will via email, providing their firm’s name, representative details, email, and phone number. This action is part of a two-step sealed bidding process under FAR Part 14.211, where technical proposals must be submitted first and evaluated for acceptability before eligible offerors receive an invitation to bid. The NAICS code is 561210, and no set-aside is in effect. The project scope includes dismantling and disposing of two existing chillers and installing two new units, integrating them with the building’s ICA, DDC, and BMS systems, while ensuring minimal operational disruption and reduced cooling system downtime. All work must comply with the Statement of Work dated April 28, 2026, and adhere to a 235-calendar-day delivery timeline, with CLIN 0001 requiring completion within seven days of notice to proceed. Contractors must hold active SAM registration with a valid UEI and CAGE code, provide their TIN, and comply with FAR clauses including 52.204-7 (SAM registration), 52.204-9 (personal identity verification), 52.209-2 (inverted domestic corporations), 52.209-5 (responsibility), 52.209-11 (tax liability and felony convictions), and 52.219-1 with Alternates I and II (small business representations). All equipment and piping must be labeled in both German and English, bear CE markings where applicable under EU directives, and fire protection valves and dampers must be numbered and documented in plans and a dedicated list. Contractor personnel must undergo personal identity verification through DoD and local security protocols, comply with Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13 for NCIC-III and TSDB checks, and complete Level I OP