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54 -- 54 AIRCRAFT SPRAY PAINT BOOTH SOL F08651-95-R-0168 DUE 072795 POC Contact Rick Johnson, (904) 882-4092, Contact Specialist; Contracting Officer, Bonnie Fitch. The Air Force Development Test Center (AFDTC) intends to acquire competitively one each paint spray booth which is required to provide adequate ventilation and control air emissions Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's) during paint spraying operations which are performed to control corrosion on the aircraft at Eglin. This corrosion function does full-paint and touch-up painting in support of the testing mission. The booth shall be of a size adequate to perform a full paint job on a C-130 size aircraft. Dimensions: 37.9 feet high, 132.6 foot wing span, 111.9 feet long. Control of the VOC emissions is necessary to meet the intent of the Clean Air Act (CAA), by actually reducing VOC emissions to the atmosphere, and providing a means of monitoring those emissions for compliance purposes. This modification must also entail NFPA requirements for fire protection and meet OSHA worker protection requirements. Chamber will be installed by the contractor within Hangar 72, Eglin AFB and contain an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) fire suppression system (under wing and overhead). Spray booth shall have ultra-violet and infrared detectors. Sufficient detectors shall be provided to cover the entire booth area. An emergency lighting source shall be provided in accordance with the Life Safety Code, NFPA 101. The chamber shall be a complete package to include enclosure, interior fire protection, interior illumination system, ventilation and heating system exhaust system, electrical system. Booth shall be designed and constructed for connection to a 480 volt, 3 phase, 4 wire, 60 hertz electrical power supply. The paint spray booth shall be furnished complete, designed and installed, including utility and electrical power hook-up required for an operational spray booth. The booth shall have a three stage filter system (two dry particle filters followed by an additional carbon filtration system to remove VOCs from exhaust air). The paint spray booth erection, assembly, wiring, duct work and piping shall be free standing. The booth and all equipment shall be properly grounded. Fans, motors, duct work, wiring and piping shall be placed outside the booth and inside the existing hangar. The contractor shall provide a six inch wide, steel reinforced concrete curb for the booth to set on. Four personnel doors shall be provided. The inside of the booth shall have smooth walls and ceiling so as not to interfere with the airflow through the booth. The entire interior of the booth shall be of monpainted galvanized steel to provide a bright and non-corrosive working environment. explosion proof lighted exit signs shall be installed above personnel doors. Five sets of operating manuals will be provided with the booth. The contractor shall provide an engineer or technician to supervise and install the paint spray booth through final inspection. The contractor shall provide a training program to acquaint facility operators with the operation and maintenance of the paint booth and techniques employed in service/maintenance upon completion of installation of the booth. Required delivery/installation completion date 1 May 96. Technical questions may be directed to Mr. Dan Freeman, (904) 882-6291. Replies to this synopsis should be provided to AFDTC/PKOS, 205 W. D Avenue, Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862. Col Dennis Voss (904) 882-5966 or E-Mail address, VOSS@Eglin.AF.MIL. has been appointed by the AFDTC Commander to hear offerors' or potential offerors' confidential concerns, if any, regarding this acquisition. His purpose is not to replace the technical staff or contracting officer but to serve as an honest broker and communicate any contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Routine technical and contracting issues should therefore be directed to the technical and contracting staff identified elsewhere in this synopsis. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. Firms are also requested to submit information regarding their capabilities (i.e., literature, catalogs, brochures, etc) to furnish supplies that comply with the requirements of the government. (No contract award will be made on the basis of bids/proposals received in response to this synopsis.) Firms responding to this solicitation should reference F08651-95-R-0168 and indicate whether they are or are not a small or small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 and 52.219-2 and whether they are a manufacturer or dealer/distributor. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. Requests for copies of this solicitation must be in writing, and can be faxed to (904) 882-9442. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0178)

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