This is a sources sought notice for acquisition planning purposes and no formal solicitation exists at this time. All businesses, regardless of size, capable of providing these items are invited to respond to this announcement and submit a capability statement for consideration. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine a firms previous experience performing similar work as well as their technical, administrative, management, and financial capability. The capability statements will be reviewed and used to determine an appropriate procurement strategy, in particular whether a set-aside is warranted or an alternate procurement strategy.
In accordance with Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 36.204 Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction is (b) Between $25,000 and $100,000 is the anticipated magnitude. The applicable NAICS Code is 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors. The small business size standard is $19.0 mil.
Proposed project:
The Bureau of Reclamation Yuma Area Office has a requirement to remove, furnish and replace existing hot water heater and related components and all four hot & cold loop pumps for the Yuma Area Office¿s main building Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system. The Bureau of Reclamation is considering a boiler with similar salient characteristics to the Precision Boilers: PCW Compac Electric Hot Water Boiler.
Interested parties shall include the following information in their response:
(a) Business name, address, Unique Entity ID, size classification based on NAICS size standard, Small Business classification (Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, 8a, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) etc.), and a point of contact;
(b) A positive statement of your intention to submit an offer/bid for this solicitation as a prime contractor;
(c) Evidence of your experience performing work similar in type and scope to the work in this announcement within the last five years. The evidence should include: contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts and points of contacts with telephone numbers for similar scope and complexity turnkey projects completed or substantially completed within the last five years. Detail collaboration efforts and role of interested party and collaborating manufacturers, designers and subcontractors. Please do not include more than three past projects; and
(d) Include attachments cataloging the companys equipment assets, personnel resources and financial resources that demonstrate company responsibility and capability to perform required work.
(e) Bonding capacity on a single-job;
System for Award Management (SAM) applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on SAM registration can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov
This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposals (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any services. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall not serve as proposals, bids, or offers, which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. A solicitation is not currently available. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests.
All interested parties are encouraged to respond to this notice, by e-mail to Jennifer Garcia jgarcia@usbr.gov no later than close of business on October 27, 2023. Detailed specifications are not available at this time.

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