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Y -- REPAIR 200/300 AREA AERIAL HIGH-VOLTAGE LINES SOL 9-BJ33-T07-7-18P DUE 101597 POC Betty J. Holt, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-4175, Fax (281) 483-9741, Email bholt@ems.jsc.nasa.gov -- Rodney J. Etchberger, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-8530, Fax (281) 483-9741, Email retchber@ems.jsc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/date.html#9-BJ33-T07-7-18P. E-MAIL: Betty J. Holt, bholt@ems.jsc.nasa.gov. NASA/JSC plans to issue a Best Value Request for Offers for the Repair of 200 Area Aerial High-Voltage Lines, CoF Project 94025, with an option to include the 300 Area Aerial High Voltage Lines, CoF Project 95819. This procurement is open to both large and small business, ranges between $500,000 to $1,000,000, and will contain voluntary "Partnering Provisions". This procurement is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is being conducted using the NASA Midrange procedures. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for the procurement is 1731, Electrical Work. CoF 94025 Project, 200 Area Aerial High-Voltage Lines: Base Bid: This project consists of replacing 30-year old 12.47kV overhead conductors, poles, crossarms, insulators, cutouts, arresters, transformers and their secondary conductors, and pole hardware. Two GFE reclosers will be added, one serving the west and north portion, and the other serving the east side of the Area 200 System. To prevent service interruptions to the facility users, the pole-line work shall be done on weekends and holidays. During the week, the Contractor shall frame-up poles and do other work necessary to prepare for the weekend/holiday shifts. Shuttle flight restrictions shall apply for outages and work processes. Additive Alternate 1: Remove and replace existing underground service feeders to various buildings. Additive Alternate 2: Remove and replace poles, conductors, crossarms, insulators, cutouts, arrestors, transformers, hardware, etc., plus indicated underground service feeders, for the line section from Pole C-5B to Buildings 226, 269, and 268. Additive Alternate 3: Remove and replace poles, conductors, crossarms, insulators, cutouts, arrestors, transformers, hardware, etc., plus indicated underground service feeders, for the line sections along and on both the east and west side of Second Street from Avenue B to Gilruth Center Complex. CoF Project 95819, Area Aerial High-Voltage Lines: **Option No. 1: ** This project consists of replacing 30-year old 12.47kV overhead conductors, poles, conductors, crossarms, insulators, cutouts, arresters, transformers, and pole hardware. One recloser will be added serving the Area 300 System. To prevent service interruptions to the facility users, the pole line shall be done on weekends and holidays. During the week, the Contractor shall frame-up poles and do other work necessary to prepare for the weekend/holiday shifts. Shuttle flight restrictions shall apply for outages and work processes. Additive Alternate 1: Remove and replace poles, conductors, crossarms, insulators,cutouts, arrestors, hardware, etc., plus indicated underground service feeders, for the line sections along and on both the east and west side of Second Street from Avenue B to Gilruth Center Complex. The construction Contractor will be given approximately 365 calendar days to complete the project after written notice to proceeed. This project may require the Contractor to perform partial asbestos abatement in various buildings. Precautions against asbestos contamination shall be implemented as indicated in the JSC Asbestos Asbestos Control Manual. Precautions must be taken for structural members and pipes with paint coatings that contain lead, and PCB filled/contaminated capacitors and tranformers. Torch welding or any other form of burning is not an approved method to use for bonding conduits, etc., on JSC site. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about September 8, 1997, with anticipated offer closing on October 15, 1997. Selection criteria of the successful offeror will be specified in the RFO and will be based on the use of Best Value Characteristics with an anticipated offer closing date of on or about October 15, 1997. The firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in MS-Word format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using 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). Each potential offeror will be responsible for downloading its own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). The Specifications and Drawings must be purchased from Ridgway's, Inc., Attn: Kelly Logan, 5711 Hillcroft, Houston, TX 77036. Phone: 713/787-1224, FAX: 713/974-4945. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. See Note 26. (0241)

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