Officer in Charge NAVFAC Contracts, Naval Inventory Control Point, Bldg. 305, M081C, P.O. Box 2020, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0788

C -- ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF HVAC SYSTEMS IN A LARGE COMPUTER BUILDING AT NAVAL INVENTORY CONTROL POINT, MECHANICSBURG, PA SOL N62472-96-R-4156 DUE 053096 POC Contact Point, Richard Riley, (717)790-5628, Contracting Officer, Carol A. Hall, (717)790-6238 Synopsis 96-21. The proposed contract listed here is unrestricted. Engineering services are required for preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, and other documents for the operations, maintenance and repair of all heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for a large computer building at the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, PA. The system consists of multiple chillers (4-cooling tower cells, serving over 50 computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units, several pieces of direct water cooled computer machines, and a number of chilled water administration type air handlers. Existing control systems include 2 direct digital control (DDC) systems, one for the CRAC units and one for other mechanical systems. CRAC units have electronic sensors and actuators, the rest of the systems are a mix on pneumatic and electric/electronic types. Additional work may include redesign of existing HVAC control sytems to consolidate or convert existing control systems to DDC type, including: analysis, strategy development, and related control work and the analysis of the bid packages for compliance with the contract documents. This engineering contract will be for a period of one year after the contract award or until a $450,000 design limit in contract price is reached. The contract may be modified at the discretion of the Government, to include post construction award services, such as: shop drawing review/approval, consultation, construction inspection, and preparation of record drawings. No other general notification to firms for other similar projects performed under this contract will be made. Type of contract: Firm Fixed Price/Indefinite Quantity with a $10,000 minimum. Significant Evaluation Factors (in order of importance): 1. Professional qualifications of staff to be assigned to this project. 2. Specialized experience of the firm or subcontractors and consultants in the type of work required. 3. Capacity of the firm to accomplish the contemplated work within the required time limits. 4. Past experience, if any, of the firm with respect to performance on DOD contracts. 5. Ability of the firm to provide the contract drawings in a format compatible with AutoCAD version 12 and specifications in SPECINTACT. 6. An agressive internal quality control program with demonstrated results of reducing design errors and/or omissions. 7. Volume of work awarded to the firm by DOD during the past 12 months. A secondary evaluation factor is the use of small, women owned, or disadvantaged firms as primary consultants or as subcontractors. Estimated start date is July 6, 1996. A/E firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit an SF 254 and an SF 255, U.S. Government Architectural-Engineer Qualifications, to the above office by 30 May 1996. Only these firms will be considered. As part of the SF 255, the A/E firm is requested to provide the following for the listed project: a) relevant professional qualification of team members, i.e, relevant experience of project team leaders, specialized experience of firm, and similar, recent projects completed; b) performance rating; and c) a reference with a telephone number. For this synopsized project the A/E should include the following information: a) the process for cost control and a key person responsible; b) the process for compliance with quality control and the key person responsible; c) the process for compliance with the performance schedule and the key person responsible, i.e., a description of how work will be accomplished in the required time, including the composition of the team and availability of the staff. This is not a requst for a proposal. Inquiries concerning this project should mention location and Solicitation Number N62472-96-R-4156. Funds are presently not available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contractual purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contacting Officer. (0096)

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