RFQ Contractor - Boiler and Chiller Water Treatment Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources to support this requirement for Chemical Water Treatment Services for the Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center located at 1700 N. Wheeling Street, Aurora, CO 80045. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a solicitation. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Contractor shall provide all labor, parts, supplies and equipment necessary to perform Chemical Water Treatment Services. Services shall include but are not limited to the following: - Chemical water treatment contractor shall provide all supplies and technical advisory services for proper chemical treatment of boiler plant water and steam and also chiller plant water to achieve specified results. Contractor will handle all chemicals. - RMRVAMC boiler plant employees will be responsible for performing water tests with oversight by the contractor. - In addition, the contractor shall periodically verify the proper operation of non-chemical water treatment systems which serve the boiler plant including feed water deaerator, surge tank, water softener, and continuous blowdown. - The goals are safety, reliability and longevity of the steam and condensate piping and equipment in the boiler plant, in the steam distribution system and in the various buildings of the VA facility and maintain water for the chilled water-cooling towers. - This contract will cover RMRVAMC location. The Aurora Hospital has four (4) Clever-Brooks Fire Tube boilers and four (4) Trane 1300 Ton chillers with respective cooling towers. Chemical Water Treatment Contractor Qualifications: - One water treatment specialist who has a bachelor s degree in chemical engineering or the physical sciences from an accredited college or university shall be assigned to this contract. The water treatment specialist must have at least five years successful experience with boiler water treatment programs and shall furnish references from at least three customers who utilize boiler water treatment programs. - The water treatment specialist assigned must be located within 100 miles of the site to enable reasonable response times to request for site visits. - The contractor must operate (or continuously maintain a contract with) a state certified laboratory to perform complete scientific analyses of water chemistry, deposits, metallic materials affected by corrosion and provide recommendations for correction of problems related to the chemical and mechanical water treatment program. A Professional Chemist shall supervise the laboratory. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Shanta Harrison, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19, 6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 or via e-mail at Shanta.Harrison@va.gov and NCO19Services1@va.gov with a statement describing your capabilities. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address, and state the company s business size status and should address this specific requirement, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. Please be as thorough as possible in your submission, and include information on any multiple award schedule contracts your company hold. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. The deadline for responses is Friday 21, 2023 at 04:00 PM mountain time.

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
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Division 11 -	Equipment.