SOURCES SOUGHT
M -- Central Utility Plant (CUP) Operations, Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina
- Notice Date
- 10/18/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561210
— Facilities Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities/Office of Acquisitions, 13 South St., Room 2E43 MSC 5711, Bethesda, MD, 20892-5738, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-RFI-07-CQ-1005
- Response Due
- 11/7/2006
- Archive Date
- 11/22/2006
- Description
- Background: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is one of 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is a component of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The mission of the NIEHS is to reduce the burden of human illness and disability by understanding how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease. To have the greatest impact on preventing disease and improving human health, the NIEHS focuses on basic science, disease-oriented research, global environmental health, and multidisciplinary training for researchers. Location: NIEHS is located on 375 rolling acres in the Research Triangle Park (RTP). RTP, a science and technology hub was created by the state of North Carolina between Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. NIEHS' main administrative offices and laboratories are on a large lake. Objective: The purpose of this RFI is to determine potential sources by acquiring capability statements for the following: The requirement is to provide all personnel, supervision, management, equipment, materials, supplies, tools, and all other items necessary to operate and maintain the Central Utility Plant (CUP), which provides all utilities? services for heating, cooling, electrical distribution, and hazardous waste incineration for the NIEHS North Carolina Facilities and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Campuses. Capability Statement: A submission from potential sources in the form of a capability statement is requested. Submission should clearly document the capability to perform. The future contractor?s services shall include, but are not limited to, operation of utilities systems and their associated mechanical/electrical plants; preventive and repair maintenance on utility plants and equipment. The contractor will be required to operate, maintain and repair all mechanical, electrical and utility systems in Building 105 Central Utility Plant (CUP), Building 106 (Incinerator Building), and Building 107 (Electrical Sub-Station). Specifics for Buildings 105, 106 and 107, are all distribution of high voltage electricity, high temperature hot water (HTHW), chilled water (CHW). The requirement includes maintenance and repair of all underground and above ground distribution piping and wiring and equipment associated with electricity, HTHW, CHW, PW (Domestic Water; underground piping only), valve pits and sewer effluent piping and fire protection distribution piping, and system controls up to and including the first cut-off valve or disconnect inside all buildings on the NIEHS Campus and between the CUP and the outlet of the isolation valve within the valve pits serving the EPA Campus. The work will require a contractor who has experience with various sizes and types of complex equipment. Examples would be experience with high temperature hot water generators (40 M BTU?s each), water chillers (greater than 2,000 tons each), electrical substation distribution (13,800 volts), hazardous waste incineration, wet scrubber operation, and 24/7 operation of the NIEHS Campus Complex. North American Industry Classification System code (NAIC): 561210 Facilities Support Services The objective of this RFI is to obtain capabilities statements, based upon the requirements outlined above, from all (large and small) businesses interested in this opportunity. Respondents should identify any information they consider to be sensitive or proprietary. Responses will assist the Government in determining whether to set-aside, restrict competition in some way or solicit offers from all responsible sources. Identify your interest in either being a Prime or Subcontractor for this requirement. Should the procurement be set-aside for small business, FAR clause 52.219-14 ?Limitations on Subcontracting? (DEC 1996) will apply. All interested businesses are hereby invited to submit a capabilities statement of no more than 20 pages (not including past performance information) to demonstrate their ability to provide the services outlined above. The capabilities statement should be tailored to this request and identify the source(s) capabilities to complete the requirements listed above, including information on key staff experience, a description of experience with similar projects, and present and past performance information. For each reference listed include the name of a contact person, telephone number, e-mail address, type of contract awarded and date. In addition to addressing the requirements listed above respondents must provide information concerning gross revenue, number of employees in company, number of years in existence and primary focus of business. In order for the NIH to assess acquisition strategy and set-aside possibilities, interested parties shall also include a cover letter that includes company name, points of contact, telephone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, prime or sub-contractor interest, and identifies the company as one or more of the following: 1) small business; 2) 8(a) business; 3) HUBZone small business; 4) small disadvantaged business; 5) woman-owned small business; (6) veteran-owned small business; (7) service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or (8) large business. Please note: This Sources Sought/RFI is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought/RFI or otherwise pay for the information requested. Response to the request will not serve as proposals, bids, or offers, which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. e-mail responses to: All responses to this Sources Sought/RFI must be received by 4:00 P.M. EST on Nov 7, 2006, Point of Contact: Kyle A. Turner, Contracting Officer, turnerky@mail.nih.gov .
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisitions - ORF, Facilities Services Contracting Branch, 111 T. W. Alexander Dr, MSC 02-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
- Zip Code: 27709
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 27709
- Record
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