Arnold Engineering Development Center, ATTN: PKP, 100 Kindel Drive, Suite A332, Arnold AFB TN 37389-1332

39 -- FURNISH AND INSTALL STORAGE AID SYSTEM (PALLET RACK) SOL F40650-96-R-0015 DUE 053096 POC Lynn A. Jefferies, Contracting Officer, (615)454-7841 This procurement is for furnishing and installing a storage aid system (pallet rack)for the Hazardous Materials Building at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. The pallet racks will be used to store palletized loads and loose items in such a manner as to permit placement and removal of any individual load without disturbing any other load. Decking shall be provided to facilitate storage of loose or boxed items. The pallet rack systems shall be capable of supporting a minimum uniformly distributed load of 6,000 pounds (two 3,000 pound pallets) per bay. The pallet rack system shall be designed and constructed to operate in an open warehouse environment with a temperature range of 30 to 110 degrees F up to 90 percent relative humidity; it shall also be designed for use in Seismic Zone 2 and shall conform to the requirements of the Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) June, 1990 Specification for the Design, Testing, and Utilization of Industrial Steel Storage Racks. The contractor shall also design, furnish and install a complete in-rack sprinkler system. Performance period shall be 180 calendar days following receipt of a Notice to Proceed. Any responsible firm may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Foreign participation is authorized. Any firm responding to this announcement should do so in writing and should indicate whether or not it is a small business and whether or not it is a small disadvantaged business. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors and potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Mr. John Rampy at 615-454-5613. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. (0107)

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