Solicitation
Cooling Tower, Roofing, and Structural Construction
Department of the Treasury · Bureau of Engraving and Printing
AI summaryThe Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) wants a design-build contractor to tear out and replace three cooling towers, their steel support platform, the roofing under them, and the related pumps, piping, chemical feed and SCADA controls at its Main Building in Washington, DC. It is a total small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price, with up to 730 calendar days to finish after notice to proceed. Offers are now due November 9, 2026 (an amendment moved it to Dec 11, 2026, 12:00 PM CST · 1:00 PM Eastern) after an amendment extended the date. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 8, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 5, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 9, 2026 to Dec 11, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 2 of 9 attachments weren't read (2031ZA26R00027 0001.pdf, Attachment 2 - Davis-Bacon Wage Determination DC20260001 Modification 06.pdf). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) wants a design-build contractor to tear out and replace three cooling towers, their steel support platform, the roofing under them, and the related pumps, piping, chemical feed and SCADA controls at its Main Building in Washington, DC. It is a total small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price, with up to 730 calendar days to finish after notice to proceed. Offers are now due November 9, 2026 after an amendment extended the date.
Who can bid (9)
- Small business under NAICS 236220 (size standard $45.0M), both when the offer is submitted and at award
- Performance bond and payment bond, each for 10% of the contract amount, within 10 days of award; a bid guarantee is also required with the offer
- Insurance during the whole contract: workers' compensation/employer's liability, general liability, auto liability and property damage at the stated minimums; certificate due within 10 days of award
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- Work must be done by a qualified licensed HVAC/mechanical contractor with large condenser water system experience, and a licensed electrical contractor must be used for the electrical work
- SCADA integration must be done by a Citect SCADA Certified Expert (CSCE) and controls installation by a Facility Explorer Authorized System Installer (FX ASI)
- Key personnel: a Project Manager and Project Superintendent employed by the prime, each with 5 years in historical government buildings, plus Specialized Technical Personnel with Professional Engineer licenses
- All contractor and subcontractor staff must pass BEP suitability/background investigations before getting access to the site
- Monthly workforce report with an officer's certification that the small business prime and similarly situated subcontractors perform the required share of personnel cost (15% is stated for construction)
- Davis-Bacon wage rates apply to all work
How to submit: Electronically; the text that was read does not name the portal or email address for offers. Questions and past performance questionnaires go to the contracting officer at Laqulla.Williams@bep.gov, due November 9, 2026, 12:00 PM Central (per the notice, as extended by Amendment 0001; the original solicitation said October 9, 2026). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
- Serious: Key documents could not be read. Amendment 0001 (which extends the date and says the Statement of Work is being updated) and the Davis-Bacon wage determination are scanned images, so changes to scope, pricing or rules are unknown.
- Serious: Design-build with no plans for the work areas. You must survey existing conditions yourself and price a design you have not seen; the drawings are only promised after award.
- Serious: Bonding required. Both a performance bond and a payment bond at 10% each, plus a bid guarantee, require surety capacity that many small firms lack.
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- Serious: Heavy past performance and experience requirements. You need 3 similar government contracts in the last 5 years, ideally design-build, historical or industrial facilities, and each reference must send its own questionnaire to the CO by the due date; only the prime and major subs (25% or more of value) count.
- Worth checking: Specialized certifications and licensed staff. SCADA integrator must be Citect-certified, controls installer must be an FX ASI, and engineering staff need PE licenses, which may force teaming or subcontracting.
- Worth checking: Working inside a live currency plant. BEP stays fully operational, so you must supply temporary AC, give 7 days notice for utility shutdowns, pass background checks, and follow strict site rules (no cameras, no contractor laptops on BEP devices).
- Worth checking: Lead paint and asbestos on site. You are responsible for lead-based paint testing, a abatement plan and legal disposal, and must stop work if suspected asbestos is found.
- Worth checking: The site visit was Oct 5, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
- Minor: Long performance period. Up to 730 calendar days from notice to proceed ties up crews and bonding capacity for two years.
Read from the notice and 7 attachments. 2 of 9 not read. Show which files.
- 2031ZA26R00027.pdf (read)
- Attachment 3 - Statement of Work - Cooling Towers.pdf (read)
- Attachment 4 - Pricing Table.pdf (read)
- Attachment 5 - Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).pdf (read)
- Attachment 6 - Initial Staffing Plan.pdf (read)
- Attachment 1 - Past Performance Questionnaire.pdf (read)
- Attachment 7 - Monthly Workforce Report.pdf (read)
- 2031ZA26R00027 0001.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment 2 - Davis-Bacon Wage Determination DC20260001 Modification 06.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Assess the site, recommend the scope, and design the replacement (design-build), with signed and sealed structural drawings and calculations
- Demolish and dispose of two Evapco cooling towers (AT 424-936), one BAC tower (VXT-800CR), the abandoned Tower #5, old pumps, piping, chemical feed, controls and the existing roofing
- Survey, demolish and replace the corroded structural steel platform with a new one (third-party testing reports required)
- Furnish and install replacement cooling towers (brand name or equal), four condenser water pumps, new piping and insulation, a plate and frame heat exchanger and a chemical feed system
- Install new controls that integrate with BEP's Citect SCADA system, including fire/smoke detector interface, using BEP laptops for programming
- Replace the roofing and handle lead-based paint testing and abatement planning
- Provide temporary AC during the work, keep the plant running, and deliver as-built drawings, SCADA commissioning and demolition/disposal reports, testing and training
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, single-award design-build construction contract (one lump-sum line item)
- Period of performance
- Not more than 730 calendar days from Notice to Proceed to completion; no options mentioned in the text that was read
- Place of performance
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing Main Building (plant), 14th & C Streets SW, Washington, DC
- Estimated value
- The solicitation form says the magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000; the Statement of Work says the estimated price range is between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Best value tradeoff; non-price factors combined are significantly more important than price
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 12:00 PM Central (per the notice, as extended by Amendment 0001; the original solicitation said October 9, 2026) (from the version posted Oct 8, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Electronically; the text that was read does not name the portal or email address for offers. Questions and past performance questionnaires go to the contracting officer at Laqulla.Williams@bep.gov
- Page limits
- Volume I (Technical): 15 pages, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman (cover page and table of contents excluded). Volume II (Business/Price): no page limit, same font and spacing
What they'll judge offers on
- Corporate Experience (equal to Past Performance, weighted heavier than factors 3-6)
- Past Performance (equal to Corporate Experience, weighted heavier than factors 3-6)
- Technical Approach (factors 3-6 are of equal importance)
- Key Personnel / Resource Plan
- Project Plan
- Price (overhead and profit rates on the pricing table; price analysis for fair and reasonable)
What to include when you submit
- Two separate volumes: Volume I - Technical and Volume II - Business/Price Proposal
- Signed and dated cover letter identifying the offer, the contractor and the RFP number; label each volume with its number and title, corporate and dba name, and RFP number
- Volume I must cover Factor 1 Corporate Experience (3 government contracts from the last 5 years), Factor 2 Past Performance, Factor 3 Technical Approach, Factor 4 Resource Plan/Key Personnel (with resumes) and Factor 5 Project Plan
- Send the Past Performance Questionnaire to each of the 3 references; the references (not you) must email it to the contracting officer by the due date, or attach a CPAR instead
- Volume II: acknowledgement of amendments, completed pricing table with overhead (including G&A) and profit, signed teaming arrangement if quoting as a team, and name and contact information for the proposed Project Manager
- Complete and certify the Initial Staffing Plan (Attachment 6), marked as the solicitation directs
- Offers must stay open for acceptance for at least 150 calendar days after the due date
Not in the notice text
- What Amendment 0001 changes (scanned PDF with no readable text), including the updated Statement of Work and any added drawings
- Davis-Bacon wage determination DC20260001 rates (scanned PDF)
- Middle of the solicitation (about 131,000 characters from H.36 into Section K) was not read (it may be an attached file the AI skipped; check SAM.gov), so the liquidated damages amount and many clauses are unknown
- About 12,700 characters in the middle of the Statement of Work were not read (it may be an attached file the AI skipped; check SAM.gov)
- Which portal or email address to use to submit offers
- Whether the site visit and question deadlines are reopened by the amendment, and whether the past performance questionnaire due date moves to November 9, 2026
- Drawings A and B (listed as available only after award) and the Controls and Control Panel Specifications
- Amount of the bid guarantee
- Whether Nov 9, 2026 or an earlier date is the true offer deadline, since the solicitation text still says October 9, 2026
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 236220
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Electronically; the text that was read does not name the portal or email address for offers. Questions and past performance questionnaires go to the contracting officer at Laqulla.Williams@bep.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Washington, DC
- Product/service code
- Z2EC · Repair or Alteration of Production Buildings
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Dec 11, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 8, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 9, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 16, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 9, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
11/05/2026 - Amendment 0002 is issued to reflect the following: 1. Extend the due date to December 11, 2026. 2. Replace Statement of Work, see "Attachment 3 - Statement of Work - Cooling Towers Revision 02 Amendment 0002." 3. Updated Request for Proposal (RFP), see changes highlighted in yellow, "2031ZA26R00027 Revision 01 11052026." 4. Updated - "Attachment 4 - Pricing Table Revision 01 Amendment 0002." 5. Include attachments 8, 10,11,12 and 14-32. 10/08/2026 - Amendment 0001 is issued to extend the due date to November 9, 2026 to allow the government time to update the Statement of Work (SOW) and obtain authorization to include drawings and pictures. (See attached 2031ZA26R00027 0001). 09/16/2026 - See Request for Proposal with attachments.
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