Z -- DOMESTIC HOT WATER HEAT EXCHANGER IMPROVEMENT

This procurement is for the - DOMESTIC HOT WATER HEAT EXCHANGER REPLACEMENT at the EMD Federal Building, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois. Briefly, and without force and effect upon contract documents, work of contract can be summarized as follows: Demolish four (4) existing water heaters and all water, steam and condensate piping. Furnish and install a redundant water heater to provide primary back-up to the four (4) new water heaters and associated piping to also be provided and installed. Furnish and install new electronic hot water temperature controls. Partially remove and cap existing pneumatic tubing. Provide hydronic testing and balancing for the new water and steam system. Clean all check valves and strainers. The hot water heating system must be operational during normal working hours. The removal of existing water heaters and installation of new shall be done during off hours. Contract completion time is 120 calendar days from receipt of notice to proceed. This is a negotiated procurement and is set-aside for SMALL BUSINESSES ONLY. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 238220 with a small business size standard of $12.0 million. The estimated cost range for this project is between $250,000 and $500,000. The solicitation will be available on of about April 11, 2006. The solicitation cited above can only be obtained by accessing a secure website known as the Federal Technical Data Solution (FedTeDS). FedTeDS is a secure website designed to safeguard sensitive but unclassified (SBU) acquisition information. It is fully integrated with other electronic government initiatives such as FedBizOpps and the Central Contract Registration (CCR) database, and is available for use by all Federal agencies. In order to obtain information from FedTeDS, you will first be required to register with CCR. The Central Contractor Registration database is a part of the Business Partner Network, an e-gov initiative, and will be used to validate vendor identity. Effective October, 1, 2003, all government contractors must be registered in CCR prior to receiving an award. You may access CCR at the following URL www.bpn.gov. Once you have registered with CCR you will be required to register with FedTeDS. No federal materials can be downloaded until you have registered under both sites. You may access FedTeDS via the following URL http://www.FedTeDS.gov. You will then be required to access the vendor registration form by selecting the hyperlink entitled - Register with FedTeDS and then choosing the - Vendor Registration Form hyperlink. At a minimum all vendors must supply the following information: (Your Company's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) (You can get this from your Company's, CCR Point of Contact) your Company's DUNS Number or CAGE Code (Contact Dun & Bradstreet at 1-800-333-0505 if you do not have a D&B Number), your telephone number, and your e-mail address. Effective January 1, 2005, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires the use of the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in Federal solicitations as a part of the proposal submission process. ORCA is a web-based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage and viewing of many of the FAR required representations and certifications previously found in solicitations. With ORCA, you now have the ability to enter and maintain your representation and certification information, at your convenience, via the Internet at http://orca.bpn.gov. In addition, rather than receiving and reviewing paper submissions, government contracting officials can access ORCA and review your information online as a part of the proposal evaluation process. You will no longer have to submit representations and certifications completed in ORCA with each offer. Instead, a solicitation will contain a single provision that will allow you to either certify that all of your representations and certifications in ORCA are current, complete and accurate as of the date of your signature, or list any changes. Any questions regarding this notification should be directed to the Contracting Officer or Contract Specialist whose name appears herein. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and monitoring the website for amendments if any to the solicitation.