U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, P.O. Box 550, MS A7-80, 825 Jadwin Avenue, Richland, WA 99352

J -- HVAC MAINTENANCE SERVICES SOL DE-RP06-97RL13810 POC Mr. J. Jeff Short, Contract Specialist, 509-372-0098, Mr. Peter E. Rasmussen 509-376-7437. WEB: click here to access RL's Procurement Homepage., http://www.hanford.gov/procure/pro.htm. E-MAIL: click here to contract the Contract Specialist via e-mail., j_j_ii_jeff_short@rl.gov. The U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office requires Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Maintenance and Repair Services. The contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, transportation, materials, supplies, tools, and equipment necessary to maintain and repair the HVAC equipment and systems located in twenty-seven (27) buildings in and around Richland Washington. This includes seasonal start-up and shut-down, cleaning, maintenance, preventative maintenance, periodic operational checks, diagnosis, repair, overhaul, and replacement of systems as specified. The contractor will ensure that the systems covered by this solicitation perform to manufacturer's specifications, with allowance made for normal wear and tear, and will continue to operate in an efficient and economical manner. These Basic Maintenance Services shall be expressly subject to the provisions of the Service Contract Act. At the sole option of the Government, the contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, transportation, materials, supplies, tools, and equipment necessary to perform construction services, requiring more than an incidental amount of work related to repair or replacement, in order to: (i) repair or install replacement HVAC equipment/systems; or (ii) install new HVAC equipment/systems. Optional construction services shall be expressly subject to the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act. The contractor must have the ability to provide 24-hour emergency service and be able to respond within two hours to any emergency call. This procurement is 100 percent small business set-aside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this procurement is 1711 -- size standard is $7.0 Million. This will be a firm fixed price contract for basic maintenance as called out in the statement of work. Non-routine maintenance material cost will be reimbursed at a proposed discount from manufacturer's list prices. Non-routine and emergency service calls will be reimbursed at a fixed hourly rate. The contract baseperiod will be for three years with an option to extend the services for an additional two years. A solicitation package will be available on or before 8/31/97. Proposals will be due 30 days after issuance of solicitation. The solicitation will be provided as an electronic file on a 3.5 inch diskette or is available on our web site. If you do not have internet access, please send your written requests for the solicitation (please include your preference for word processing format, i.e., WordPerfect, Word, or ASCII Text) to the following address or facsimile: Lori Seger, U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, MSIN: A7-80, P.O. Box 550, Richland, Washington 99352, Facsimile No. 509/376-5378. (0220)

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