Preventative Maintenance on Boilers

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Moore Air Base in Edinburg, TX, is seeking sources capable of performing monthly preventative maintenance service(s) (2x per month) for service for two (2) Large boilers and two (2) small boilers. The maintenance shall cover chemicals, laboratory analysis (hardness, solids, pH, and p04), annual inspections and tube brushings and the submission of written reports of all services to the Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) monthly. Contractor shall also be responsible for the maintenance on several boilers that shall have their closed loop system inspected and treated for corrosion as needed. A detailed listing of the manufacturers will be provided as part of the solicitation package. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract. The contract period of performance will consist of a base period with the option to extend for an additional 4 - 1 year options. Base will be the date of award through September 30, 2014. Anyone interested in doing business with the USDA must be registered in the Government System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. All offerors must also complete a Representation and Certifications electronically at this same site. This solicitation, #AG-6395-S-14-0083 shall be affixed to all documents submitted in reference to this requirement. Please submit all questions regarding this procurement via email to the Contracting Officer. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Paper copies of the RFP and/or amendments will not be issued. The solicitation and the specifications will be made available electronically at this website only. All changes to the pre-solicitation notice, solicitation and any attachments shall be posted to the website at: www.FedBizOpps.gov. NOTIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE SENT TO OFFERORS(S) REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION NOR ANY OF ITS AMENDMENTS. IT IS THE OFFERORS RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THIS WEB SITE PERDIOCIALLY FOR UPDATES. The offeror must submit a street mailing address and an email address (if available) in all correspondence in reference to this requirement. The Request for Proposal (RFP) should be posted to this website on or about May 30, 2014. This requirement is set-aside 100% for small business. The NAICS code is 238220. Offers may be faxed to 612/336-3550 or emailed to: [email protected].. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: past performance, capability to obtain part for existing boilers, response time for an emergency and then cost.