SOLICITATION NOTICE
Z -- Design-Build Project Air Handling Units at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center
- Notice Date
- 2/24/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 238220
— Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Dallas Office of Engineering Services, 1301 Young Street, Suite 1071, Dallas, Texas, 75202
- ZIP Code
- 75202
- Solicitation Number
- 10-161-SOL-00009
- Archive Date
- 4/21/2010
- Point of Contact
- Bonnie Hicks, Phone: 214-767-8587, Dan D. Finley, Phone: 214-767-5255
- E-Mail Address
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bonnie.hicks.@ihs.gov, dan.finley@ihs.gov
(bonnie.hicks.@ihs.gov, dan.finley@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- RECOVERY ACT PROJECT: Design-Build Project Air Handling Units at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center Description of Work: The Indian Health Service is seeking qualified firms for a Design-Build Project for the replacement of Air Handling Units at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC), Phoenix Arizona. The Contractor's price shall be all-inclusive to provide for all design efforts, labor, material, supplies, transportation, supervision and all other necessary items for a complete and usable project, performing all work in a workman like manner in complete compliance with all plans, drawings, and specifications approved by the Government. Work is all-inclusive for complete and useable systems and price proposals must contain all associated costs to design and install new (replace existing) large air handlers and/or controls. Complete details and requirements can be found in the solicitation documents. Special Requirements: The prime contractor shall be currently licensed by the State of Arizona as a Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning Contractor in classifications K-37- K-39- K-79-L-79 or as required by the State of Arizona for this specific project. A copy of the contractor's license shall be furnished with the proposal package. Failure to submit a copy of the license may be cause for rejection of the bid/proposal. Joint Ventures will be considered. A copy of the joint venture agreement must be submitted with offer. Bid Guarantee-Bonding: As required by FAR Clause 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee, the offeror shall furnish to the Contracting Officer with the proposed price a bid guarantee. The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid/proposed price. Failure to provide a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for receipt of bids/proposals, may be cause for rejection of the bid/proposal. Additionally the selected offeror shall be required to provide payment and performance bonds as specified in FAR 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction. The penal amount of payment bond and performance bond shall be 100 percent of the original contract price at the time of contract award. Upon acceptance of its bid/proposal by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, failure to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 calendar days after receipt of the forms by the bidder/offeror, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default. In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder/offeror is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) NAICS code for this project is: 238220 1711 Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning. The size Standard is 17M. Project Size: The estimated project size is between $ 1,000,000.00 and $2, 000,000.00. Set-Aside Notice: This procurement is a Small Business set aside as defined in FAR Part 19.301-1, Representation by the offeror. To be eligible for award as a small business, an offeror must represent in good faith that it is a small business at the time of its written representation. An offeror may represent that it is a small business concern in connection with a specific solicitation if it meets the definition of a small business concern applicable to the solicitation and has not been determined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to be other than a small business. MANDATORY REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration: All firms or persons wishing to respond to this solicitation must be registered in the "Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database" which is the primary Government repository for Contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government. Offerors and Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423, or 269-961-5757. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective award shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract. EVALUATION FACTOR: Competitive formal Source Selection process in accordance with Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) will be used to ensure selection of the source evidencing the best overall capability to perform the work in a manner most advantageous to the Government, as determined by evaluation of proposals in accordance with the established criteria. In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2)(ii), the Offerors is required to identify past or current contracts (including Federal, State, and local government and private enterprise) for efforts similar to the current Government requirements in this solicitation. The qualifications submitted by each firm will be reviewed and evaluated to identify the most highly qualified firm. When responding to this announcement, firms should fully address their capability and qualifications with regard to each of the following evaluation factors. Oral interviews may be held at the option of the Government. Prime Contractors assembling a team are cautioned that that the evaluation will be based on the team, not just the prime firm. The Government shall consider this information as well as information obtained from other sources when evaluating the Offerors past performance. The Offerors is reminded that the Contracting Officer shall determine the relevance of similar past performance information. The Offerors shall limit this information to not more than five contracts but no less than three similar contracts, performed within the last three years. Failure of an Offerors to provide a minimum of five relevant references or the inability of the Government to reach at least three references, after making a reasonable effort to do so, may result in the Offerors not being rated on the past performance factor. An Offerors who has no relevant experience will be given the mid-point rating of the maximum possible score allowed for past performance. Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria The Offerors must demonstrate its experience and professional ability in the following areas: 1. Past Performance (20%). Demonstrate tangible evidence such as certificates, awards, letters of recommendations from owners on key personnel who worked on five major projects completed in the past three years of similar size and complexity.. At least one project example should represent the firm's ability to manage highly complex HVAC systems similar to the requirements of this project. The narrative should address the relevance of submitted projects to this project. For each project identified submit and provide the client reference contact, including name, title, address, email, phone, and fax numbers. Demonstrate successful design review, cost control, schedule control, quality control and the ability to render professional services in a reasonable manner to further the client's interests. 2. Professional Qualifications and Experience of Individual Team Members (20%). Education, experience and background, qualification, professional licenses and affiliations of principal team members, and the team's demonstrated ability of working together to provide similar relevant services to public, tribal, and private sector clients. Provide specific information regarding work on Federal projects with emphasis on IHS past experience. 3. Management Strategies (20%). Visual and narrative presentation of your management approach to a project of this size and complexity including anticipated milestone methods employed for cost and schedule control, claims avoidance, and communication and reporting procedures. Identify critical areas of concern specifically for this project and potential problems and your proposed methods of resolving them and achieving successful project. Provide description of specific safety and quality control initiatives and plans for this project. Provide information on your firm's Quality Assurance/Quality Control procedures to insure drawings, specifications, cost estimates and as built drawing information are complete and accurate, including coordination of drawings and specifications between disciplines. Show how your firm ensures applicable codes and standards are met in the design and construction. Price Proposal with have a weight factor of 40% for award. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals at any time prior to award; to negotiate with any or all Offerors; to award to the Offerors submitting the proposal determined by the Government to be the most advantageous to the Government. SPECIAL NOTICE-PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE: Interested parties will have an opportunity to discuss the project with the Government technical personnel, have the proposal requirements explained, and ask questions for clarification. Firms wishing to participate in the procurement should attend this conference as this is the only time the facility will be available for inspection. PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCES IS SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS: March 18, 2010 AT 1: OO PM CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC) campus, 4212 N 16th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85016 Requests for solicitation documents must be made in writing and the request must be sent to: John.Peacock@ihs.gov. or Bonnie.Hicks@ihs.gov Qualification packages and proposal price packages are to be sent to Mr. William E. Obershaw, Chief Contracting Officer, Indian Health Service, Division of Engineering Services, 1301 Young Street, Suite 1071, Dallas, Texas 75202-5433. All qualification packages must be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. (Dallas time), April 6, 2010. Electronic transmission of documents (i.e. e-mail, facsimile) will NOT be accepted. Question concerning this solicitation must be address in writing and may be faxed to (214) 767-5194 or sent via email to Bonnie.Hicks@IHS.gov. Telephone inquiries cannot be accepted and telephone calls will not be returned.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC), Phoenix Arizona., Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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