Federal Emergency Management Agency, NETC Satellite Procurement Office, E Bldg 115, 16825 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727

69 -- CONSTRUCTION OF SMOKE CONTROL MODEL AT THE NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY Sol EME-96-RP-0009, Due 043096, contact point, Cynthia Adams, Contract Specialist (301) 447-1221, Contracting Officer, Bryan S. McCreary, (301) 447-1058. The contractor shall provide all labor and materials necessary to fabricate a prototype smoke control simulation model for the Fire Protection Laboratory at the National Fire Academy (NFA). The model will simulate a three story mid-rise building with multiple occupancies. This model will be used as a dynamic model to demonstrate the basic principles of smoke control. The work shall include (1) fabrication of the model, support stand, and instructors control panel; (2) transporting the model, support stand and control panel from the fabrication shop to the NFA and final assembly of all components in the designated classroom; (3) upgrade the existing fire alarm console, provide an interface between the model and the fire alarm console and program the fire alarm console for automatic operation and (4) complete all operational testing on the simulation model. The period of performance for this contract is approximately 9 months. The request for proposal will be available on or about 3/29/96 and proposals will be due on or about 4/30/96. A site visit will be scheduled on or about 4/15/96. These dates are tentative and will be specified in the RFP package upon its release. This procurement is 100% set aside, the number of employees can not exceed 750. The number of employees is a measure of the average employment of a business concern and means its average employment, including the employees of its domestic and foreign affiliates, based on the number of persons employed on a full time, part time, temporary or other basis during each of the pay periods of the preceding 12 months. (SIC Code 3699). All requests for the solicitation must be in writing. No telephone requests will be accepted. Plans and specifications will be available for inspection in the NETC Satellite Procurement Office, E Building 115, National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, Maryland. Only one set of specifications and drawings will be provided to the contractor. The contractor is responsible for reproducing additional sets. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. (058)

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