IDIQ CONTRACT FOR GAS PIPING INSPECTIONS AT VARIOUS NYCHA DEVELOPMENTS, CITYWIDE

The work to be done under this Contract is for the inspection of interior exposed gas piping from point of entry into a building including service meters up to individual tenant spaces as required by NYC Local Law 152 (Periodic Inspection of Gas Piping) for all NYCHA Developments. All gas piping inspections will be conducted on a cycle based on Community Boards (CB) within each Borough and as per NYC DOB Group R- 3 “the inspection rules (per NYC Local Law 152) would be applied on building that containing more than 2 dwelling units”.

The New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”), Supply Management and Procurement Department (“SMPD”), on behalf of the identified contract administering department below, through this Solicitation, seeks bids from qualified vendors to provide NYCHA with services as referenced above.

Interested vendors are invited to obtain a copy of the opportunity at NYCHA’s website by visiting https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/business/procurement-opportunities.page. On the left side, click on “iSupplier  Vendor Registration/Login” link. (1) If you have an iSupplier  account, then click on the “Login for registered vendors” link and sign into your iSupplier account.  (2) If you do not have aniSupplier account you can Request an account by clicking on “New suppliers register in iSupplier” to apply for log-in credentials. Once you have accessed youriSupplier account, log into your account, then choose under the Oracle Financials home page, the menu option “Sourcing Supplier,” then choose “Sourcing,” then choose “Sourcing Homepage;” and conduct a search in the “Search Open Negotiations” field for the specific RFQ Number.

Please see details regarding the RFQ(s) below:

A non-mandatory virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams meeting.  Although attendance is not mandatory at the Pre-Bid Conference, it is strongly recommended that all interested Bidders attend, and that Bidders thoroughly review bid documents in advance of the meeting.  To access information regarding the Pre-Bid Conference log into iSupplier (https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/business/isupplier-vendor-registration.page) via the link below.

• https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28976085362926?p=aNxLZMwFgyW5ActGKC
• Meeting ID: 289 760 853 629 26   Passcode: G3La6be6
• +1 646-838-1534,,998094736#      Phone conference ID: 998 094 736#

This is a solicitation and not an order. This solicitation does not represent a commitment by NYCHA to purchase any services from a vendor. NYCHA reserves the right to postpone, or cancel this solicitation, to alter the requirements at any time, to reject any and all proposals, and to request new proposals and/or refrain from awarding any contract pursuant to this solicitation if NYCHA deems it in its best interest to do so. In addition, NYCHA, in its sole discretion, may waive what it considers to be non-material, non-conformance by a proposer with the requirements of this solicitation.

• Bid Security: 100% of Contract Minimum. Payment & Performance Bonds: 100% of Minimum
• To be considered for award, bidders must be approved on NYCHA’s Plumbing Services PQL prior to bid closing date.
• Vendors not included on the approved PQL list may apply for consideration no less than 15 days prior to the RF close date. For additional information refer to https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/business/nycha-pql.page

This bid series/RFQ was publicly advertised in The City Record and New York State Contract Reporter.NYCHA is accepting only electronic bids submitted online via iSupplier. Paper bids will not be acknowledged or considered. Please contact NYCHA Procurement  at procurement@nycha.nyc.gov for assistance with online bidding. Trade-related questions should be sent to  construction.procurement@nycha.nyc.gov. Vendors new to NYCHA should please take a moment to watch the 18-minute video tutorial which provides a succinct overview of iSupplier and PASSPort registration. Please visit NYCHA at https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/business/vendors.page and https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/business/procurement-opportunities.page.

Section 3 REO & OEO Plans. Please be advised that the Section 3 Resident Economic Opportunity (REO) and  Other Economic Opportunity (OEO) Plans must be uploaded via eComply at https://nycha.ecomply.us/. Do not include Section 3 documentation via iSupplier. For assistance with eComply log-in, please contact eComply Tech support at support@ecomplysolutions.com, and eComply.support@nycha.nyc.gov.

New York State Labor Law 220-i Public Works Registration Certificate: Required for all Bidders, Contractors and Subcontractors at the time of bid submission on government contracts involving Davis Bacon Prevailing Wage Rates, pursuant to NYS Labor Law Article 8, Section 220-i. Visit Public Work Contractor and Subcontractor Registry Landing | Department of Labor.

Bid Security: 100% of the Contract Minimum.

Payment & Performance Bonds: 100% of the Contract Minimum.

NYCHA’s Plumbing Services Pre-Qualified List: In order to be considered eligible for award, bidders must submit a competitive bid in response to this RFQ as well as be approved on NYCHA’s Plumbing Services Pre- Qualified List (PQL) prior to bid closing date.  To be considered eligible for award, Vendors who are not yet approved for the stated PQL,  should apply for it by no fewer than 15 days prior to a bid submission due date. Applications to NYCHA’s various trade PQLs can be found at https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/business/nycha-pql.page. In the event the bidder's Pre-Qualification Application is not approved, the bid on file shall be deemed non-responsive.