Notice of Intent to Sole Source-HVAC   3

The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Eastern Region Acquisition Division (ERAD), intends to negotiate and award a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with firm fixed priced task orders to Fibrebond, Inc., for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) construction services, under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The anticipated period of performance is from date of award (estimated September 12, 2018) through September 11, 2023 for with no option periods.

NOAA requires construction services in Fibrebond structures, to provide HVAC equipment replacement primarily for the National Weather Service Central Region Headquarters' (38) thirty-eight Weather Forecast Offices Equipment Room and co-located Radar Data Acquisition (RDA) Sites in the following 14 states: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming), and other areas as needed within the scope and capacity of the contract. The replacement systems will require construction changes to the buildings.

Because Fibrebond Corporation is the only source with the proprietary drawings necessary to accomplish the work in the Fibrebond Corporation structures, they are uniquely qualified for this requirement and the only source who can accomplish the work without risk to the structure integrity and electronic components contained therein. In addition, because of the connectivity from the Fibrebond buildings to non-Fibrebond structures on the sites, it is necessary for the efficiency and continuity of the requirement to include the total requirement as a sole source to Fibrebond.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors) with a size standard of $15 million dollars.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS nor a solicitation of offers. However, the Government will consider written responses from all responsible sources received no later than 11:00 a.m. CST, September 7, 2018, and shall be directed to Jennifer Priebe at Jennifer.priebe@noaa.gov.

Written responses must include sufficient information to establish capability to fulfill the requirement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes for future Market Research requirements.

No formal solicitation package is available. The Government anticipates award on or about September 12, 2018. The Government will not be responsible for any costs of preparation in response to this announcement.