EPA Region 10 MANCHESTER LABORATORY OPERATION & MAINTENANCE SERVICES

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 intends to issue a Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a performance based fixed price contract with one (1) base year and four (4) option years to provide operation and maintenance services to U.S. EPA Region 10 Manchester Environmental Laboratory at 7411 Beach Drive East, Port Orchard, Washington, 98366-8204. Contractor is to furnish all necessary management, personnel, materials, supplies, tools, parts, and equipment to perform the following work: operation, preventive and corrective maintenance, minor repair, service call response, tests and inspections, equipment tours, minor alterations; and associated records management as appropriate to ensure the safe, dependable, and efficient operation of the building's mechanical systems and to maintain the facility’s assets. The responsibility for operations, maintenance and repair encompasses all mechanical systems including low pressure boilers, furnaces, chillers, heat pumps, and water purification systems; electrical systems including emergency generator; plumbing systems; fire protection and life safety systems and equipment; building automation system, control systems, security systems; architectural and structural including roofs, windows, sidewalks, courtyards, parking areas; grounds and landscape maintenance including snow removal; testing and certification of systems and equipment; and water treatment of mechanical loops. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 561210 Facilities Support Services, with a small business size standard of $35.5 million per year in average annual gross revenue for the last three years. The Service Contract Act and Davis Bacon Act (DBA) will apply to this acquisition. Offerors are strongly encouraged to attend the site visit meeting and tour, date and time to be announced in the solicitation. Please check the solicitation for the due date for proposals, which will be due approximately four to six weeks after the initial posting date of the solicitation. Work to begin on or about March 1, 2010. This solicitation is 100% small business set aside with an estimated dollar value, if all options are exercised, in a range between $1.0 - $2.5 million total. The IFB and attachments will be posted at: www.epa.gov/oam/regions/index.htm