INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) PREVENTIVE AND REMEDIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR CHILLERS
Issuing Agency:SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (District of Columbia)
Solicitation ID:sam_62f8a729d52e4136b0ed1aa5429718dc
RFP Description
Location: Washington, District of Columbia. This solicitation is for the Preventive and Remedial Maintenance Services for Chillers at the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian will be seeking Proposals for Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Preventive and Remedial Maintenance Services for Chillers. The applicable North American Industry Classification Codes (NAICS) is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, size standard is $45 million. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. Period of Performance: The initial period of performance is for one (1) 12-month base period from the date of award plus four (4) option years. The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only because of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Smithsonian Institution and/or the selected Contractor(s) may exercise the option to end services via written notice within thirty (30) days of the current contract expiration date. The Smithsonian Institution hereby reserves the right to renew the resultant contract with the selected Contractor(s) for nine (9) additional one (1) year periods. Locations: SI has a requirement to provide Chillers with routine Preventive and Remedial Maintenance Services for facilities in the following locations: Washington, DC, Suitland, MD, Front Royale, VA, Edgewater, MD, Chantilly, VA and New York, NY. Background: The Smithsonian Facilities, Office of Facilities Management and Reliability (OFMR) has a facility wide requirement for Preventive and Remedial Maintenance Services for Chillers with multiple original equipment manufacturers. OFMR is the world leader in museum facilities management and operates and maintains the facilities of the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, New York City, New York, Suitland, Maryland, Chantilly and Front Royal, Virginia, Edgewater, Maryland and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) located in Panama Tour of Site: Site Visits are scheduled for Monday, June 15, 2026 and Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Attendance to both Site Visits is optional. (See RFP for detalis) Questions/Clarifications: Kindly submit all questions and clarifications in Word format, with each set of questions numbered sequentially. For example, the first set should be numbered 1, 2, 3, the second set 4, 5, 6, to johnsoncm@si.edu . It is requested that all questions be sent in by June 30, 2026 3:00PM ET. Responses will be posted on SAM.gov. Submittals must be delivered 3:00 PM ET on July 30, 2026 to Dropbox Link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/7tfm2fq96oaz4q6rydgh.
How to Win This Contract
This is an open market solicitation. Since it is open to all qualified contractors, competition may be high. Differentiating your technical response and offering a highly compliant proposal structure will be key to winning. For projects of this size, having clear, compliant documentation and showing immediately available resources to execute the work is the fastest path to selection by SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (District of Columbia). Ensure all bid packages, attachments, and compliance affidavits are completed and uploaded to samgov before the closing deadline on 7/30/2026.
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