CES Expansion UPS Upgrade

Estimated Solicitation posting - Last week of July Estimated Site Visit - First week of August (usually a Tuesday or Thursday, 1pm). A Draft Statement of Work (SOW) is attached to this notice for planning and market research purposes only. Do not submit formal quotes at this time. 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The 183d Wing (183WG) at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Air National Guard Base, Springfield, IL, has a requirement for a firm-fixed-price construction contract to upgrade the Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) system in Building 8. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and non-personal services necessary to remove the existing 10 kW UPS system and install a new scalable 20 kW UPS system. Key scope items include: Demolition and removal of one (1) existing 10 kW Liebert EXM UPS in SWITCH Room 118, including associated equipment and maintenance bypass panelboard. Site and electrical preparation for the new system. Installation of one (1) new scalable 20 kW UPS System (configured for 20 kVA/kW, scalable up to 30 kVA/kW for future expansion). Sealing of all wall/floor/ceiling penetrations to meet existing fire and assembly ratings. Full system adjustments, load balancing, and operational testing by factory-trained field service personnel. Period of Performance: 120 days or less after issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP). 2. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL This requirement will be solicited as "Brand Name or Equal" for a system similar to the Vertiv Liebert Model APM2 with modular and scalable architecture. The forthcoming solicitation will explicitly list the salient characteristics that any proposed "equal" equipment must meet to be considered acceptable. 3. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of this construction project is between $25,000 and $250,000. This acquisition will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13. 4. SITE VISIT / PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE A formal site visit will be held. The exact date, time, and registration instructions for the site visit will be provided in the official solicitation when it is posted. Contractors are highly encouraged to attend to observe site conditions, conduit routing paths, and space constraints. 5. DISCLAIMER THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY. This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Request for Proposal (RFP). No solicitation document is currently available. All interested parties should monitor SAM.gov for the official solicitation, which will contain the full Statement of Work, applicable FAR/DFARS clauses, Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations, and instructions for quote submission. Do not submit quotes or proposals in response to this notice.