NASA Langley Research Center, Bid Distribution Office, MS 126, Hampton, Virginia 23681-0001

Z -- SERVICES AND MATERIALS FY 1996 MAINTENANCE AUGMENTATION-VARIOUS FACILITIES SOL 1-141-GGK1.1390 DUE 083096 POC Michael T. Stubbs, Contract Specialist, 757-864-2436. The work to be performed consists of the replacement of various components and equipment in Buildings 583, 1146, 1152, 1247D and 1247E, located in the East and West areas of Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. The successful bidder shall provide all plant, equipment, tools materials, labor supervision and services, including testing, commissioning and start-up, necessary for or incidental to providing complete and finished work as shown on the contract drawings and specifications. Work at the various locations includes, but is not limited to removing existing HVAC equipment, and replace with computer room air conditioning equipment, remove existing hydraulic power unit and provide new hydraulic power unit, remove actuator cylinders from 4 and 10 foot butterfly valves and install new cylinders, replace existing 200 ton water cooled chiller system with a new 109 ton air cooled chiller, remove components from air dryer and provide new valves, piping and control system. Contract duration 260 days. Estimated cost range between $100,000 and $250,000. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the Agency. This proposed contract is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. The bid opening date of 8-30-96 is approximate. Solicitation available 7-29-96. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and contractors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Source Evaluation Board, or the selection official, but to communicate concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them. 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, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes. Concerned parties may call the installation ombudsman Belinda Adams at 757-864-8989. DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved by the installation ombudsman may be referred to the NASA Agency ombudsman Tom Luedtke at 202-358-2090. Before consulting with any ombudsman, interested parties must try to resolve their concerns with the contract specialist or the contracting officer. For solicitation requests/information, contact the point of contact (POC) listed at the beginning of this synopsis. (0194)

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