FDA NCTR Bldg . 62 MCC - Switchgear Replacement

2026-11-03

This is a Sources Sought Notice ( SSN ) - a market survey designed to collect written information only . This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement . No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow - up information requests . There is no RFQ , or other iteration of a solicitation associated with this Notice , and no telephone calls will be accepted requesting an RFQ package or solicitation . To protect the procurement integrity of any future acquisition that may arise from this announcement , information regarding a government technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made . The U . S . Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ), Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services ( OAGS ) issues this Sources Sought Notice ( SSN ) on behalf of the National Center for Toxicological Research ( NCTR ), to determine the presence of small business sources capable of completing a project to replace existing motor control centers ( MCC ’ s ), switchgear equipment , and draw - out breakers in Bldg . 62 of the FDA facility in Jefferson , Arkansas . Many of the current MCC ’ s in this building are original and date back to the 1940 ’ s and 1950 ’ s . Breakers in switchgear will be replaced with new ones and tested as shown in the construction documents attached to this Notice . Arc - flash studies and thermal scanning will also be conducted on all replaced MCC ' s draw - out breakers . If your firm is actively registered in SAM as a small business source under North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS ) code 238210 ( Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors ), with a size standard of $ 19 . 0 million , and you believe that your firm would be able to provide the FDA with the commercial construction services described below , please submit an email containing a capability statement to timothy . walbert @ fda . hhs . gov by the date and time specified on the last page of this Notice . Other than small business concerns are also encouraged to submit capability statements . Period of PerformanceEstimated period of performance is 24 months after official Notice to Proceed . Place of PerformanceThe equipment is located at the National Center for Toxicological Research ( NCTR ) at the following address : U . S . Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) National Center for Toxicological Research ( NCTR ) 3900 NCTR Rd ., Bldg . 62Jefferson AR 72079Responses to this Sources Sought shall unequivocally demonstrate that the respondent is regularly engaged in the performance of the services required herein . Though the target audience is small business vendors or small businesses capable of supplying a U . S . product / service of a small business vendor or producer , all interested parties may respond in the form of a capabilities statement . At a minimum , capability statements shall include the following : Business name and bio , Unique Entity ID ( SAM ) number , business address , business website , business size status ( i . e ., SB , VOSB , SDVOSB , HUBZone SB , SDB , WOSB , LB ), point of contact name , mailing address ( if different from business address ), phone number and email address . Provide this same information again if responding to provide a service offered by another firm ; Past Performance ( within the last 3 years ) information for the performance of same or substantially same MCC replacement projects involving antiquated commercial electrical equipment , to include period of performance , description , dollar value , client name , client address , client contact name , client point of contact mailing address ( if different from that provided for client ), client point of contact phone number , client point of contact email address , and name of the service provider ( to include SAM Unique Entity Identifier ( UEI ) and size status ) if not the respondent ; Descriptive literature , brochures , marketing material , etc . detailing the nature of the services the responding firm is regularly engaged in providing ; If applicable , identification of the firm ' s GSA Schedule contract ( s ) by Schedule number and SINs that are applicable to this potential requirement are also requested ; If applicable , identification of other Government - wide or HHS - wide contracts that these services are available under ; If the firm is considered a large business in SAM . gov , provide whether subcontracting opportunities exist for small business concerns ; Standard commercial warranty and payment terms ; Though this is not a request for quote , informational pricing for the services described would be helpful for market research purposes . The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information not identified in the response . Disclaimer and Important NotesThis notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response . The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate . Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization ’ s qualifications to perform the work . Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted . After a review of the responses received , a pre ‐ solicitation synopsis or combined synopsis / solicitation may be published on SAM . gov – Contracting Opportunities . However , responses to this notice will not be considered a response to a solicitation . Confidentiality and Proprietary InformationNo proprietary , classified , confidential , or sensitive information should be included in your response . The Government reserves the right to use any non ‐ proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation ( s ). Interested firms must respond with capability statements submitted ONLY by email on or before2 : 00 pm ( Central Time in Jefferson AR ) onApril 21 , 2026to Tim Walbert at timothy . walbert @ fda . hhs . gov . Please referenceFDA SSN 75F40126SSNMCC62in the Subject line of the e - mail . Attachments : Building 62 plan documents ( 5 PDF files ): Attachment No . Plan IDDescription1 E1210 First Floor and Basement Plans – one - line diagram DEMOLITION2 E1220 First Floor and Basement Plans – one - line diagram NEW3 E1230 Second Floor Plans – DEMOLITION and NEW4 E1240 , E1250 Elevations , Schedules , and Notes

Arkansas

2026-05-13