U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

J -- MAINTENANCE SERVICE FOR EPA NATIONAL AIR AND RADIATION ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY SOL PR-NC-97-10208M1 DUE 111097 POC Lenora Hilliard, 919-541-4392/Julio Lopez, 919-541-4392 The Environmental Protection Agency requirement for Maintenance Service for the EPA National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory located at Montgomery, Alabama, published in the Commerce Business Daily on or about May 23, 1997, under solicitation No. PR-NC-97-10280M1 is amended. As under the original publication, THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The existing publication is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows: The contractor shall provide full service (preventative maintenance labor, repair labor, and all materials, including replacement of any component that fails during the duration of this contract) maintenance coverage on all chillers, cooling towers, pumps motors, air handlers, air compressors, air dryers, humidifiers systems, scrubbers, exhaust fans, variables speed drives, boilers, and direct digital control systems as shown on Attachment A-1 Equipment List. The equipment shall be maintained and serviced in accordance with "Manufacturers' Operating and Maintenance Manuals", and the "Alliance Reciprocating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment System Assurance Services", both documents incorporated herein by reference. The Contractor shall furnish all repair parts, replacement parts, labor, refrigerant, lubricants, chemicals and make any necessary tests, inspections, repairs and adjustments as required to properly maintain these systems as set forth in the "Manufacturers Operating and Maintenance Manuals." The Contractor shall keep in stock an inventory of the commonly used repair and replacement parts to minimize downtime. These parts will include bearings and belts. The Contractor shall provide projected schedules for completion of all preventative maintenance contractor requirements. The Contractor shall provide a detailed report after each inspection to report completion of projection of projected preventative maintenance schedule requirements plus any additional work performed by the Contractor, i.e. parts, labor time, adjustments, calibrations, etc. The Contractor shall provide service with a response time which is no greater than one working day after notification by the Government on non-critical components of the building mechanical systems. The Contractor shall provide service with a response time no greater than three hours after notification by the Government on computer room equipment. The Computer room equipment is classified as critical components of the building mechanical systems. The Contractor's projected preventative maintenance schedule must meet or exceed the "Manufacturers' Operating and Maintenance Manuals" specifications, incorporated herein by reference. If there is a discrepancy, the "Manufacturers' Operating and Maintenance Manuals" requirements shall prevail. The Contractor shall offer to the Government at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the General public in customary commercial practice. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Evaluation-Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, Evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2, which will be used to evaluate offerors are as follows: (I) demonstrated technical capability and availability of service engineers in preventative and remedial maintenance of all (equipment) as defined in the Statement of Work of this requirement -- 45 points); (ii) demonstrated ability of personnel to respond to remedial maintenance requirements within one day of notification, and the ability to provide a response time of three hours of notification of computer room and radon chamber mechanical equipment -- 30 points ; and (iii)demonstrated past performance in performing work like or similar to this requirement -- 25 points. Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price. All offerors must include with their offers a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items. A copy of this form can be obtained by calling Lenora Hilliard at 919-541-4392. The following clause applies to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses, which are cited in clause 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies; 53,225-18, European Community Sanctions for End Products; 52.225-21, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program. Offerors must submit all technical questions concerning this solicitation in writing no later than by November 3, 1997. Questions can be telefaxed to the Attention of: Lenora Hilliard @ 919-541-0611. This requirement as initially advertized is a 100% Small Business Setaside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 7623, $5 million in annual receipts. All bid/offerors should be submitted to Lenora Hilliard, Contract Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MD-33, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, no later than by November 10, 1997, 4:30 PM EST, the due date and time for receipt of proposals. Courier Delivery Address is: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Receptionist-Administration Bldg., Lobby, Attn: Lenora Hilliard, 79 Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Offerors that submitted a proposal under the initial synopsis should submit a new proposal under this amendment since some of the requirements have changed. EQUIPMENT LIST, ATTACHMENT A-1: Equipment Description Quantity Operational Annual Inspections Inspections Per Year York AC 1 HP 2 1 1 York Chillers 2 2 1 Liebert Unit 1 2 1 BAC Cooling Towers 2 1 1 AHU-1 W/VSD 1 1 1 AHU-2 1 1 1 AHU-3 W/VSD 1 1 1 AHU-4 1 1 1 AHU-5 1 1 1 AHU-6 W/VSD 1 1 1 UNIT HEATERS 23 0 1 HWP-1 & 2 2 0 1 P-1 & P-2 HWP W/Motor 2 0 1 P-3 & P-4 CHWP W/Motor 2 0 1 P-5 & P-6 CWP W/Motor 2 0 1 AHU-5 Humidity Pump 1 0 1 AHU-3 Humidity Pump 1 0 1 AHU-2 Humidity Pump 1 0 1 Boiler 2 1 1 Water Heater w/Burner 1 1 1 Industrial Air Compressor 1 1 1 Industrial Air Dryer 1 1 1 Vacuum Pump 1 1 1 Digital Control System 1 1 1 by Johnson Controls Inc. Pneumatic Temperature 1 1 1 Control System by Johnson Control 3 HP Sewage Pumps 2 1 1 Fan Powered Term, Boxes 18 0 1 AHU-7 1 1 1 Johnson Control Metays 1 4 1 System (0297)

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