NASA, Procurement, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

Z -- HANGAR AF CRANE REPAIRS/MODIFICATIONS SOL RFO 10-97-0011 DUE 022297 POC Shelly Whittaker, Contract Specialist, OP-ESO-A, 407-867-7230 The work to be performed under this project consists of providing the labor, equipment, and materials to perform modifications to the existing Bridge Carnes in Hangar AF at the Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL. Modifications will be made on both existing cranes. Each cranes has a single underhung trolley supporting one 40-ton hoist and two 10-ton auxillary hoists. Modifications to all six hoists and acceptance testing of completed work includes the following: Replacing existing hoist motors (6 total) with a new motor equipped with a rear mounted disc brake, addition of new weighted upper limit switches on each hoist, existing pendant control station shall have a key-switch added for manually resetting the new upper limit switches. New pendant control cables will be installed. Modifications to the ladder logis of the controller is required and control and power wiring is required to comlete all of the above items. Plan to issue solicitation package on or before 1/22/97. Magnitude of project is between $250,000 and $500,000. Period of performance: 240 calendar days after notice to proceed. Point of contact for solicitation package Mail Code: ATS-PRO, 407-867-2851 or FAX request 407-867-9187. All responsible sources may submit a bid/proposal which shall be considered by the agency. 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 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 quotes, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes -- Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Mr. J. A. Thomas at 407-867-2355. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Mr. Thomas S. Luedtke at 202-358-2090. (0007)

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