Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Replacement of 10 Ton HVAC Unit, Bldg.11, PR ANG
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summarySmall businesses only: the Army's contracting office for the 156th Wing (Puerto Rico Air National Guard) wants one failed 10-ton air-conditioning package unit replaced at Building 11 of Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, for one firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) contract. Work must finish within 30 calendar days of award, including inspections and punch lists. The response due date is November 5, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern, by email; a site visit is not mandatory and is set for October 29, 2026. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. See the latest version.
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Small businesses only: the Army's contracting office for the 156th Wing (Puerto Rico Air National Guard) wants one failed 10-ton air-conditioning package unit replaced at Building 11 of Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, for one firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) contract. Work must finish within 30 calendar days of award, including inspections and punch lists. The response due date is November 5, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern, by email; a site visit is not mandatory and is set for October 29, 2026.
Who can bid
- Small business: this is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS 238220 (size standard $19M)
- Active registration in SAM.gov
- HVAC and electrical work done by technicians who hold valid Puerto Rico licenses
How to submit: Email the completed SF 1449 (Standard Form 1449) to angel.solis.2@us.af.mil. The subject line must read: Solicitation Number - Quote - Company Name.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (8)
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only small businesses can bid; the work falls under NAICS 238220 with a $19M size standard.
- Serious: Puerto Rico licensed HVAC and electrical technicians required. Workers must hold valid Puerto Rico licenses, so a business without licensed local technicians cannot do the work; licensing certificates are also on the submittal list.
- Worth checking: Site visit on October 29, 2026; attendance not mandatory but the SOW tells bidders to visit. An amendment moves the site visit from October 28 to October 29, 2026. The notice calls it not mandatory but critical, and the SOW says the contractor is responsible for a site visit before quoting.
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- Worth checking: Requests were due Oct 27, 2026. Check the amendments for what the agency sent or answered.
- Worth checking: Only 30 calendar days to finish, with several plans due within 10 days of award. The 30 days include inspection and punch lists, and the quality control, safety and waste management plans are each due within 10 days of award.
- Worth checking: Asbestos and lead requirements appear in the safety plan section. The health and safety plan must cover asbestos and lead work, with worker certificates, but the work description does not say any is present; ask the contracting officer.
- Minor: Notice mentions CLIN 0002 but only CLIN 0001 appears in the schedule. The notice says to price CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0002; Section B lists one line (CLIN 0001, 1 Each). Ask the contracting officer whether a second line exists.
- Minor: Questions due October 31, 2026. Requests for information must reach the contracting office by 2:00 PM CT on October 31, 2026, and the agency plans to post answers that same day.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments. Show which files.
- Solicitation Amendment - W50S9327QA0010001.pdf (read)
- Solicitation - W50S9327QA001.pdf (read)
- SOW TUMR 272101 - Replacement of HVAC UNIT BLDG 11.Rev 1.0.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Remove and dispose of the existing Trane 10-ton package unit, and recover the old refrigerant with certification and paperwork for the Base Civil Engineer
- Supply and install one R410A 10-ton package unit (QTY 1 Each), 208-230 volt 3-phase, Trane or similar, with a semi-hermetically sealed compressor and anticorrosive treatment
- Adjust the supply and return ductwork and insulation, make all electrical connections, and have a certified technician supervise start-up
- Provide supervision, labor, materials, equipment, fuel, portable bathrooms, a project sign, site fencing and a laydown yard request
- Send a quality control plan (QCP), safety plan and waste management plan within 10 days of award, and a weekly progress report every Thursday
- Give a 1-year warranty on materials, parts and workmanship, and a 5-year warranty on internal equipment such as the compressor
- Deliver as-built drawings, a DD Form 1354 (real property record) and original purchase documents; final payment depends on as-builts
- Finish all work in 30 calendar days, including inspections and punch lists
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, commercial services, non-personal (Request for Quotes under Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Part 12 procedures)
- Period of performance
- 30 calendar days after receipt of contract, including inspections and closeout
- Place of performance
- Carolina, PR, USA: 156th Wing Bldg. 11, Muñiz Air National Guard Base
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value to the Government, price and other factors considered, using a comparative evaluation of quotes (RFO FAR 12.203(c)(2)). The Government intends to award without discussions and may pay more than the lowest price.
- Offers due
- Nov 5, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 26, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email the completed SF 1449 (Standard Form 1449) to angel.solis.2@us.af.mil. The subject line must read: Solicitation Number - Quote - Company Name.
What they'll judge offers on
- Conformity and responsibility check: quotes must follow the solicitation and the offeror must not be debarred, suspended or proposed for debarment
- Past performance: from government systems such as CPARS (contractor performance reports) and SPRS (supplier risk system) or the contracting officer's own knowledge of earlier federal work
- Technical Review: (a) list of equipment, materials and labor disciplines, (b) project schedule
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Complete the SF 1449: Blocks 17a and 30 (all letters), with a price for CLIN 0001 (contract line item number: one priced line of the order) in Section B
- Price firm-fixed-price; each CLIN priced on its own and including all labor, materials, equipment and services in the statement of work
- Include a list of the equipment, materials and labor disciplines needed to do the work (a simple Word document is fine)
- Include a realistic project schedule showing the sequence of work, key milestones and completion within the 30-day period; a Critical Path Method format is preferred and the notice says to use hypothetical dates
- Complete and return all fill-in provisions and clauses in the solicitation
- Be registered in SAM.gov (System for Award Management, the federal vendor registry) before quoting
- Send requests for information (RFIs) only in writing to angel.solis.2@us.af.mil with a subject line reading: Solicitation Number - RFI - Company Name
- All communication and correspondence must be in English
After award, you must have
- Worker's compensation coverage and an insurance certificate are on the submittal list (clause 52.228-5, insurance for work on a Government installation, is included) From SOW TUMR 272101 - Replacement of HVAC UNIT BLDG 11.Rev 1.0.pdf:
10. Insurance Certificate…
- Base access for workers: entry access list submitted 15 to 30 calendar days ahead, with DD Form 369 police record check and driver's license copy
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The existing Trane 10-ton package unit has failed because of compressor leaks.
Not in the notice text
- Which wage rule applies: no Davis-Bacon wage determination appears in the documents, although clauses on withholding of funds (52.222-7) and Copeland Act compliance (52.222-10) are listed. Ask the contracting officer.
- The Government's estimate or budget is not stated
- Whether asbestos or lead is actually present, since the safety plan section mentions abatement and demolition
- Whether bonding is required: no bid, payment or performance bond requirement was found in the documents
- Whether a second contract line (CLIN 0002) exists, as the notice text mentions it
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 238220
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email the completed SF 1449 (Standard Form 1449) to angel.solis.2@us.af.mil. The subject line must read: Solicitation Number - Quote - Company Name. 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
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- W7PA Uspfo Activity Prang 156, Carolina, PR
- Product/service code
- 4120 · Air Conditioning Equipment
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 238220)
- Versions
6 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0005Due Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0004Due Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 5, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 25, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 3, 2026
- Oct 22, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Nov 3, 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
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