NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

Z -- REHABILITATE PAINT SHOP, BUILDING 4760 SOL IFB MSFC 8-97-1 POC Contact John Busbey, GP56-N, 205-544-0896/Contract Specialist, or Harry B. Craig, GP56/Contracting Officer This project consists of providing the labor, equipment, and materials to rehabilitate an existing paint shop in Building 4760 -- The work will include replacement of the existing paint booth; modifications to the existing heating, air-conditioning and ventilation (HVAC) system; replacement of asbestos panel with new insulated aluminum panels on the west side of the building and involving the dismantling and re-installation of four existing exhaust stacks; installation of new explosion proof lighting system for the new paint booth; drain, clean, and seal the water filter sumps; replace metal gratings over water sump; miscellaneous painting, related mechanical and electrical work -- Worksite is the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, AL -- The standard industrial classification code for this procurement is (1541) -- Period of performance is 240 calendar days -- Estimated price range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.00 -- Firms responding to this ad will be provided the solicitation package with drawings and specifications -- No solicitation packages will be issued 10 days prior to scheduled bid opening -- Bid packages containing specifications and drawings are available at the non-refundable cost of $50.00 -- Payment must accompany the request and be made only in the form of a certified check or money order -- Money orders or certified checks should be made payable to ''NASA Cashier MSFC,'' and should be marked with the IFB number - - Personal and company checks are not acceptable -- The bid opening date will be contained in the solicitation -- All requests for the solicitation package must be in writing -- This is a Small Business Set-Aside -- An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from bidders, potential bidders, 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 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 bidders, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes -- Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Susan M. Smith at 205-544-0012 -- Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Thomas S. 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 -- DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION. (0331)

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