Renovation of a military facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a military facility.

SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR TRANE BRAND HVAC CHILLERS - GBSD INTEGRATED TRAINING CENTER (ITC) AT F.E. WARREN AFB, WY INTRODUCTION The US Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Contracting Office, is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support/provide Chillers in the construction of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Integrated Training Center (ITC) at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may include specifications regarding the Chillers, or, if justified by market research a brand name Justification and Approval. USACE intends to issue design-bid-build construction contract and the solicitation is anticipated to be full and open competition for the ITC project. The magnitude of construction is expected to range between $20,000,000 and $100,000,000. This sources sought is specific to the HVAC Chillers required for the GBSD ITC. NOTE: The Air Force has an approved class J&A for Trane Brand Name HVAC Chillers. A copy of that class J&A is attached. This is a supplementary market research effort conducted by the Army to support these specific projects. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. PROGRAM BACKGROUND & DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES USACE has received the mission to design, construct and/or renovate multiple facilities at F.E. Warren AFB in support of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. As part of the design and construction effort, new Chillers will be installed to support the operation of various facilities and the Air Force has standardized use of Trane equipment at F.E. Warren AFB. The Government will not purchase these items directly, but will require the following construction contracts to provide and install the following: PROJECT TYPE MAGNITUDE ITEM MAKE EST. AMT GBSD ITC MILCON(3300) $25-100M HVAC Chiller Trane $50-100K REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Government requires HVAC chillers for construction of the GBSD ITC. The intent of this Sources Sought is to assess the state-of-the art of the technology available in the HVAC Chiller products that could be applied to this requirement. The Government envisions a solution for HVAC chillers that meets the following operational and program requirements: see attached Air Force Class Justification and Approval - HVAC Chillers. Non-Developmental Item. The HVAC Chillers should be a non-developmental item to the maximum extent possible. Qualification. The HVAC chillers must be qualified and demonstrate compliance to the Trane brand HVAC chillers, and all associated components (Reference Attached Specs), capable of supporting a multi-story facility located at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WY. Proof of qualification should be addressed in the response. Maintenance, Inspection and Repair. The Government desires a system with minimal maintenance and inspection requirements at the organizational level. The system should also be easily repairable for deployed units. Interested vendors should provide information on product warranties, repair technicians availability, and repair response times for their products. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Any resulting contract is anticipated to have a security classification level of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Any resulting contract shall be compliant with the specialty metals restriction of the Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C. 2533a and 2533b) in accordance with DFARS clauses 252.225-7008 and 252.225-7009. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 236220 with a Small Business Size Standard of $45M. The Product Service Code (PSC) is Y1JZ. The applicable NAICS code for Chillers is 333415, Air Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing with a Small Business Size Standard of 1250 employees. The product service code is 4110, Refrigeration Equipment. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 X 11-inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the products/systems listed in this Technical Description. Documentation should be in bullet format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialists, Brandon Landis and Tim Howland, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email brandon.p.landis@usace.army.mil and no later than 2:00 p.m. CST on 1 August 2023 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required products/systems, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, website address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.