SOLICITATION NOTICE
54 -- ENGINEERING AND INSTALLATION OF A PRECAST CONCRETE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SHELTER 16 FEET X 24 FEET X 10 FEET.
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- ACA, Yuma Proving Ground - DABK41, ATTN: SFCA-SR-YM, Directorate of Contracting, Buidling 2100, Ocotillo Street, Yuma, AZ 85365-9106
- ZIP Code
- 85365-9106
- Solicitation Number
- DABK41-03-T-1017
- Response Due
- 9/18/2003
- Archive Date
- 11/17/2003
- Point of Contact
- Michael McDaniel, 928-328-6356
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to ACA, Yuma Proving Ground - DABK41
(Michael.McDaniel@yuma.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NA This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with add itional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Request for Proposals (RFP) are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and claus es are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-15 dated 24 July 2003 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARs), 1998 edition, current to DCN 20030821. It is anticipated that payment will be made by Government Vis a Credit Card. This acquisition is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 327390 with a size standard of 500 employees. All prospective offerors must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Re gistration. Offerors may register online at https://www.ccr.dlis.dla.mil/ccr/scripts/index.html. The proposal shall consist of one Contract Line Item Number (CLIN 0001), Quantity 1, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: PRECAST CONCRETE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT S HELTER 16 FEET X 24 FEET X 10 FEET, WITH THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS: SECTION C, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SHELTERS DESCRIPTION, SPECIFICATIONS, AND STATEMENT OF WORK: (drawing is available on the US Army Contracting Agency Yuma Website www.yuma.army.mil/contr acting/rfp.html) C.1. GENERAL: This project is for the engineering and installation of a 16 Feet x 24 Feet x 10 Feet commercially available precast concrete electronic equipment shelter with preinstalled electrical and mechanical systems. The shelter will be installed at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Yuma, AZ 85365. The shelter shall meet or exceed all the following specifications. The shelter shall comply with Zone 4 earthquake ordinances C.2. PURPOSE: The shelter will provide a safe environment t o house delicate electronic and communication equipment at remote sites on YPG. C.3. SCOPE: The contractor shall engineer, fabricate, furnish and deliver on site, a completed, fully operational, turn-key equipment shelter to YPG, based on the information p rovided. Contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, supervision, tools, equipment, transportation, material and hardware for the fabrication and installation of the shelter. All applicable fire and safety codes shall be met. C.4. COMMERCIAL POWER: T here may be no commercial power available at the time of installation; therefore, it is the responsibility of the contractor to provide the power needed for the shelter installation. If commercial power is available, it may be used for shelter installatio n. It will be the responsibility of the Government to provide and install the shelter main disconnect and to connect to commercial power. C.5. PARTS LIST: Contractor shall provide a listing of all parts and prices for the shelter and preinstalled equipmen t. C.6. PRINTS: Contractor shall provide blueprints, specifications and descriptions of work for shelter, preinstalled electrical and mechanical equipment for approval prior to fabrication. All design and analysis calculations shall be signed and stamped by a certified engineer and shall conform to the most stringent standards applicable to said fabrication. C.7. SCHEDULE: Delivery shall be coordinated with the Contracting Officer (KO) and/or Technical Representative (COTR). Advance notification of delive ry is required. The contractor is responsible for transporting the shelter to the final destination. Contractor??????s drivers should be experienced in hauling heavy concrete shelters and/or heavy equipment to remote sites. Contractor shall provide a cran e and crane operator for off loading the shelters and equipment at the final shelter destination. The contractor must also provide off-loading supervision and rigging (spreader bar, straps, etc.). C.8. HANDLING: Delivery and inventory of all materials and equipment shall be the responsibility of the contractor. Replacement of damaged or missing item(s) shall be with the same part number upon approval of the Cont racting Officer. C.9. INSTALLATION: The Contractor will be notified of any testing being conducted on the ranges that may result in down time. If the Government delays the installation, the Contracting Officer will adjust contractor??????s completion date accordingly. At most remote installation sites bathroom facilities are not available. It is the contractor??????s responsibility to furnish porta-johns for installation personnel. C.10. ACCESS: This shelter site is located in very remote area and is ver y difficult to reach. This area is accessible by two wheel drive vehicles, however, passenger cars are not recommended. The possibility of being stuck in the sand and/or desert does exist. It is the responsibility of the contractor to furnish all necess ary equipment/and or tow vehicles to secure the release of stuck equipment and/or vehicles. C.11. CLEAN UP: Contractor is responsible for the removal of all debris, excess hardware, materials and trash related to the delivery and setup of the shelter. The shelter site will be inspected by the KO/COTR and must pass inspection. Installation is not complete until shelter and job site passes final inspection. Non-hazardous materials may be placed in the YPG dump. Contractor shall be responsible for the on-s ite dumpster if any is required. C.12. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS: (See drawing at www.yuma.army.mil/contracting/rfp.html). C.12.1. SIZE: Shelters are a one-room design. The shelters outside dimensions are: sixteen feet wide, twenty-four feet in l ength, ten feet in height. C.12.2. FOUNDATION DESIGN: YPG shall install footings per contractors design specifications. Contractor shall provide footing specifications at least 30 days prior to shelter delivery. C.12.3. FLOOR STRUCTURE: The floor shall be designed to support a live load of 100 pounds per square foot minimum. 1/8-inch vinyl tile with a baseboard shall be installed over the floor. The floor and vinyl tile shall be level. Exterior joints/seams shall be guaranteed weather, insect and rodent pro of. C.12.4. WALL STRUCTURE: The walls shall be designed to support a load of 300 pounds per square foot minimum. A minimum of 3/4 inch plywood shall be attached to the concrete to allow securing of equipment. The plywood shall be covered with 1/2 inch f ire code sheetrock or some other fire rated material. These materials shall be completely finished. Exterior walls shall be finished in aggregate; color to match existing Range Digital Transmission System (RDTS) shelters. Exterior joints/seams shall be guaranteed weather, insect and rodent proof. All interior walls and seams shall be completely finished and be off-white in color. C.12.5. ROOF: The roof shall be designed to be self-supporting with no center post and support a live load of 60 pounds per s quare foot minimum. The roof shall be sloped to allow proper drainage. Ceiling shall have 3/4 inch plywood covering the concrete. The plywood shall be covered with 1/2 inch fire-code sheetrock or equally fire rated material. These materials shall be com pletely finished. All exterior joints and/or seams shall be guaranteed weather, insect and rodent proof and completely finished. C.12.6. DOOR: The double steel door shall be 6 feet in width and 7 feet in height minimum. The doors shall be painted to match the exterior trim of the shelter, with epoxy paint and equipped with a wind chain. A dead bolt lock and doorknob lock shall be installed (BEST or equal). All locks on each shelter shall be keyed the same. The doorframe shall be cast into the concrete wal l to prevent water leaking into the shelter. A drip lip cap shall be installed above each door. All joints/seams shall be guaranteed weather, insect and rodent proof. C.12.7. WEATHER RESISTANCE: The shelter shall be completely weather, insect and rodent proof. All joints and/or seams (wall-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall, and wall-to-floor) shall be double sealed. The shelter shall be designed to withstand winds in ex cess of 125 miles per hour and must comply with zone 4 earthquake ordinances. All cracks, chips, etc., which do not affect the structural integrity of the cracked member shall be repaired. Such repairs shall not be visually distracting and shall be weathe r, insect and rodent proof. The contractor??????s engineering staff shall evaluate severe cracks, breaks, spalling etc. before repairs are attempted. The repairs must also be evaluated and approved by YPG. Any impairment of structural adequacy shall be c ause for rejection. C.12.8. Two copies of the standard commercial operation and maintenance manuals for shelter and equipment shall be provided. C.13. PREINSTALLED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS: C.13.1. WIRING: All wiring shall be mounted in conduit and wire ways in full compliance of ANSI/NFPA-70, the National Electrical Code, current revision. C.13.2. One 200 Amp 120/208Vac, three phase, 60Hz 20 spaces with main breaker, snap-in utility power distribution panel in surface mounted enclosure with all circuit breakers installed shell be mounted on inside wall. C.13.3. Smoke detector(s) shall be installed in accordance with National Fire safety codes for this size of shelter. C.13.4. ABC fire extinguisher(s) shall be installed in accordance with National Fire safety code s for this size of shelter. C.13.5. A weatherproof low sodium outside light over entrance door with day/night sensor. C.13.6. Six each, two tube, 48-inch fluorescent lights with reduced wattage, high efficiency lamps, shall be installed in accordance with drawings. C.13.7. Duplex, 20 Amp receptacles shall be installed in accordance with the drawing. No more than two receptacles shall be on the same 20 Amp circuit breaker. C.13.8. Two Emergency lighting units, to include two 7.5-watt high output lamps, recha rgeable battery with test light shall be installed inside one on the front wall and one on the back wall. Operation and recharging of the battery shall be automatic. C.13.9. Four outside, weather proof, two bulb, floodlights shall be installed on the outsi de of the shelter, one on the front wall and three on the back wall. C.14. PREINSTALLED MECHANICAL SYSTEMS: C.14.1. 24-inch wide cable ladders (Saunders Brothers SB-24 or better) shall be installed in accordance with drawing. The cable ladder support brac kets shall not extend below the bottom of the cable ladder. All sharp edges shall be removed to prevent possible injury to personnel working in the equipment shelter. C.14.2. Two cable entry ports with cover shall be cast in the concrete floor as depicted in drawing. C.14.3. Four each 1/2?????? PVC pipe opening shall be cast in the end walls per drawing. C.15. PREINSTALLED HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS: C.15.1. Two outside vertical wall mounted energy efficient air conditioning/heat pump units (MARVAIR COMPAC II or EQUAL, 208Vac 3 phase). Each air conditioning units shall be capable of keeping the inside te mperature at 78 degrees while the outside temperature is 125 degrees at 35% humidity. No window mounted units. There shall be a lead/lag controller attached to the air conditioning units. All proposals shall be clearly marked with RFP number DABK41-03-T- 1017 and emailed to Michael.McDaniel@yuma.army.mil or sent by facsimile to 928-328-6849 no later than 3:00 PM MST, 18 September 2003. The Government intends to award a contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the proposal will be the m ost advantageous to the Government based on price, technical capability to include product literature, warranty, and offerors ability to meet the requirements in Section C of this solicitation, and past performance. Offers that fail to furnish required rep resentations or technical information as required by FAR Clause 52.212-1 cited below or reject the terms and conditions of this solicitation may be excluded from consideration. The following FAR Clauses and Provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition. FAR provision 52.212-1 Instructi ons to Offerors Commercial Items (Oct 2000). NOTE: in order to complete the Representation and Certifications for the following referenced provisions you must go to the Air Force Web Site at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/Vffar1.htm, locate the reference claus e, copy and paste it to a Word document and complete FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (June 2003) Alternate I (Apr 2002) and DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (N ov 1995) apply to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Feb 2002) and specifically addendum 52.247-34 FOB Destination (Nov 1991). FAR 52.236-12 Cleaning Up (Apr 1984). FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (Jan 1 999), Paragraph A of this provision is completed as follows: Award will be made on Price, Technical Capability to include product literature, warranty, and offerors ability to meet the requirements in Section C of this solicitation, and Past Performance. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statues or Executive Order Commercial Items (Apr 2003) apply to this acquisition. Specific clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 that are applicable to this acquisition are 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Ju n 2003), 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Sep 2002), 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002), 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of t he Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001), 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (May 1999), 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party (May 1999). DFARS Clause 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Apr 2003) applies to this Acquisition, and specifically 252.225-7001 Buy American Act Trade Agreements Balance of Payments Program (Apr 2003) and 252.232-700 3 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Mar 2003). If you plan on participating in this acquisition you are required to provide your name, address, phone number, and email address to Michael McDaniel via email to Michael.McDaniel@yuma.army.mil or facs imile (928) 328-6849 for notification of amendments. See Note 1.
- Place of Performance
- Address: ACA, Yuma Proving Ground - DABK41 ATTN: SFCA-SR-YM, Directorate of Contracting, Buidling 2100, Ocotillo Street Yuma AZ
- Zip Code: 85365-9106
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 85365-9106
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