SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- STRUCTURAL RESPONSE TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER (WTC) TOWERS
- Notice Date
- 7/21/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571
- ZIP Code
- 20899-3571
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-03-R-0044
- Response Due
- 8/18/2003
- Archive Date
- 3/1/2004
- Point of Contact
- Elizabeth Simon, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-5106, Fax 301-975-8884, - Sandra Febach, Sup. Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 975-6326, Fax (301) 975-8884,
- E-Mail Address
-
elizabeth.simon@nist.gov, sandra.febach@nist.gov
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting a national building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster. More information about NIST's investigation may be found at the NIST Web site http://wtc.nist.gov. This solicitation will contribute to completion of the objectives of Project 6, Structural Fire Response and Collapse. Specific information for Project 6, may be found by following this link to the NIST Web site http://wtc.nist.gov/media/WTCplan_new.htm#proj6. The objective of this solicitation is to: Determine the probable structural collapse initiation sequences for each WTC tower through analysis of the structural response of each building, both with and without impact damage, to structural temperatures from internal fires. The tasks include analysis of: (a) floor and column components and subsystems for service loads and time-temperature histories for ASTM standard test fires and representative building fire conditions, (b) the effect of the largest possible fire(s) in a tower without impact damage on the global stability of the structure, and (c) the contribution of probable fire paths in each tower with impact damage on the global stability of the structure. The analyses shall include the effect of elevated temperatures, component and/or subsystem failures, and the resulting load redistribution in the structure up to the point of global instability. The structural models and sequences of collapse initiation must be consistent with the video and photographic records, and other documented observations of the event. Details of this requirement will be provided in the solicitation. The requirement will be for a period of eight (8) months. Award of a commercial Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), contract is anticipated with Firm Fixed Price Task Orders to be issued. FAR Part 13.5 "Test Program for Certain Commercial Items" will apply to this requirement. It is anticipated that a single solicitation will be issued on or about July 28, 2003 at www.fedbizopps.gov. The solicitation, all amendments and any questions and answers to the solicitation will be posted to FEDBIZOPPS and are totally the responsibility of the Offeror. No mailing lists will be kept and no hard copy of the RFQ will be available.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive,, Gaithersburg, MD
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN00376254-W 20030723/030721213328 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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