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Y -- REPLACE PRIMARY HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) UNIT IN BUILDING 16 SOL 9-BJ33-T07-7-04B DUE 032897 POC Betty J. Holt, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-4175, Fax (281) 483-9741, Email bholt@ja1.jsc.nasa.gov WEB: Johnson Space Center Procurement Home Page, http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bd2/. NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offers for the replacement of the primary ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit with new modernized HVAC equipment in Building 16. This procurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. The order of magnitude for the procurement is $500,000 to $1,000,000 and the effort shall be completed within 220 calendar days after notice to proceed. This procurement is open to both large and small businesses. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for the procurement is 1711. The corresponding size standard is $7.0 million per 3 year average. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about February 18,1997, with an anticipated closing date of on or about March 28, 1997. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. As a special responsibility requirement pursuant to Part 14 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the RFO/Contract will containOSHA Safety Standards applicable to SIC Code 1711 and Workmen's Compensation formula for safety to determine the responsible, responsive bidder. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B". This project provides for the replacement of one existing primary ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit with new modernized HVAC equipment in Building 16 at Johnson Space Center. This project also provides for the installation of approximately 3,700 square meters of fire sprinklers on the first and second floor of Building 16 South Wing. The installation of the sprinkler piping in occupied areas such as offices and laboratories shall be performed after hours or on weekend shifts. Due to the ongoing occupancy of the building, the Contractor shall take due consideration to lessen disruption to the buildings and its occupants. This will include night shift construction, installing systems in stages and any other considerations required to ensure that there is no interference with building operations. The building contains asbestos. This will require the Contractor to perform spot asbestos abatement on the decking and structural members above the suspended ceiling to install ductwork, piping, and conduit hangars. Some of the ductwork insulation canvas and hot water and steam insulation may also have asbestos containing material (ACM). Dust containing ACM's can also be found inside AH-16-5. Precautions against asbestos contamination shall be implemented as indicated in the JSC Asbestos Control Manual. The AHU may have paint coatings that contain lead. Demolition of the AHU shall be performed with a cutting saw. Torch cutting or any other form of burning is not an approved method for demolition of the AHU. The construction Contractor will be given apporximately 220 calendar days to complete the project. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in ASCII or RTF format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessedusing a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/JSC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/class.html. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). The specifications and drawings must be purchased from Ridgway's, Inc., Attn: Bill Dement, 5711 Hillcroft, Houston, TX 77036. Phone (713)787-1224. FAX (713)974-4945. If there are any questions, the contract specialist may be contacted via E-Mail at bholt@ja1.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (281)483-4175 or the Contracting Officer may be contacted via E-mail at retchber@ja1.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (281)483-8530. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0034)

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