Due: 31 days leftSources SoughtSmall businessPR
What: Preventative and demand maintenance repair services for 5 buildings (3 schools + 1 support facility at Ft. Buchanan, San Juan; 1 school at Ramey, Aguadilla). Work includes HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire alarms, roofing, kitchen equipment, and facility systems. Approximate total 443,409 GSF. Period: 12-month base + four 1-year options (5 years total).
Buyer: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District
Where: Ft. Buchanan and Ramey Unit School, San Juan and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Deadline: November 23, 2026 (this is a Sources Sought notice; deadline to respond with capability information, not to bid)
Who can bid: Businesses with annual revenues under $19,000,000 that are registered in SAM.gov. No SBA certification required. Small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, 8(a), women-owned, or other small business concerns are eligible.
Key requirements: Limit of Liability (LoL) $20,000 per single demand maintenance event. Not stated in the notice summary: full specifications, wage determination, insurance requirements, bonding, site visit requirements.
Check before bidding: (1) Detailed scope of work and technical specifications in full solicitation; (2) Wage determination and labor requirements for Puerto Rico
Next step: Email capability statement (max 5 pages) to susan.k.ellis@usace.army.mil and nicholas.lizotte@usace.army.mil by November 23, 2026. Include company info, UEI, experience narrative, staffing plan with certifications, and LoL acceptance. Register or verify registration in SAM.gov.
Original description
W91236 27X1CTA Sources Sought Notice DOWEA Preventative Maintenance Demand Maintenance- Puerto Rico IDIQ at Ft. Buchanan, San Juan and Ramey Unit School, Aguadilla This is a Sources Sought Notice only; it is not a request for competitive proposals. There is no solicitation, specifications, and/or drawings available at this time. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify business concerns with sufficient similar experience that are capable and interested in performing the work described herein. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. The Government intends to use responses to this Sources Sought to make appropriate acquisition decisions for the project. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought notice. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Norfolk District is anticipating a new procurement for a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Services contract, for the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Preventative Maintenance (PM) and Demand Maintenance (DM) at Ft. Buchanan, San Juan and Ramey Unit School, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Description of Work USACE, Norfolk District is seeking eligible firms capable of Preventative Maintenance and Demand Maintenance repair services in support of the DoWEA-America’s facilities located at Ft. Buchanan, San Juan and Ramey Unit School, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The services provided under this proposed contract encompass facilities total maintenance services such as operation and maintenance of heating, ventilation and cooling systems, kitchen equipment, facility control systems, playgrounds, plumbing, electrical, and fire alarms, building systems, roofs, and other facility systems and components. These services must be provided on an ongoing basis without protracted lapse to ensure that the building systems continue to operate efficiently and safely for the benefit of the students and teachers that inhabit them. The facilities under this action which require Preventative Maintenance & Demand Repair Maintenance include a total of five (5) buildings comprised of three (3) schools and one (1) support facility at Ft. Buchanan, San Juan for an approximate total of 320,870 GSF; and one (1) Ramey Unit School at Aguadilla for an approximate total of 122,539 GSF. Solicitation Anticipated solicitation issuance timeframe is on or about January 2027, and the estimated solicitation period of 30 calendar days with a proposal due date timeframe on or about February 2027. The project consists of a 12-month base period, four (4) option years for a total of five (5) years. NAICS Code 238220 - Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors applies with a Small Business Size Standard of $19,000,000.00 Offerors will be evaluated on a Best-Value Tradeoff basis with a combination of price and non-price factors. All interested firms shall be registered in SAM.GOV and PIEE in order to submit a proposal