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Z -- SERVICES AND MATERIAL FOR HIGH PRESSURE AIR STATION NO. 3 FOR 14 X 22 FOOT TRANSONIC TUNNEL BUILDING 1212C SOL 1-073-GGL.1291 DUE 080398 POC Roberta Knight, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-2436, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email R.KNIGHT@larc.nasa.gov -- Richard C. Shisler, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-2419, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email R.C.SHISLER@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#1-073-GGL.1291. E-MAIL: Roberta Knight, R.KNIGHT@larc.nasa.gov. NASA Langley Research Center plans to issue an IFB which includes a Base Bid for Services and Material for fabrication and installation of High Pressure Air Station No. 3 for the 14 x 22 Foot Subsonic Tunnel, Building 1212C and an Option for fabrication and installation of High Pressure Air Station No. 1 for the 14 x 22 Foot Subsonic Tunnel, Building 1212C West Area of Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. The work to be performed includes, but is not limited to the following: Base Bid & Option Bid Requires furnishing the following: High pressure air (5,500 psig) piping, valves, and components, including ASME Section VIII Division 1 U code stamped components. Steam (125 psig) and condensate piping, valves and components. Electrical instrumentation, wiring, conduit and components. Excavating, forming and pouring a concrete foundation for the Air Station (Base Bid). Removing existing components and installing new high pressure piping (5,500 psig) and valving required to connect Air Station No. 3 to an existing 5,500 psig air supply.(Base Bid). Removing an existing air station, including valves, piping, components, wiring and conduit. Installing new high pressure piping (5,500 psig) and valving required to connect Air Station No. 1 Fabrication and installation of High Pressure Air Station No. 1 and No. 3 which includes the following: New high pressure (5,500 psig) air piping, valves and components. New steam (125 psig) and condensate piping, valves and components. Piping insulation. New electrical instrumentation and equipment. New power and instrumentation wiring and conduit. Refurbishment of existing valves for use in new air station. (Option 1). The order of magnitude for the procurement is between $500,000 and $1,00,000 and the effort shall be completed within 180 calendar days for the Base Bid and 210 calendar days for the Option Bid after notice to proceed. This procurement is a full and open competition and part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The SIC Code and small business size standard for this procurement are 1711 and $7.0M, respectively. The anticipated release date of the IFB is on or about July 2, 1998 with an anticipated offer closing date of on or about August 3, 1998. The firm date for receipt of bids or offers will be stated in the IFB. Drawings will be available from the Bid Distribution Office 757-864-2547. All QUALIFIED responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement [with the exception of the specifications and drawings] will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) 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/LaRC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/class.html Prospective offerors shallnotify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site and/or the CBD 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). Hard copies of specifications and drawings may be obtained from the Bid Distribution office; however, the closing date for the hard copy received shall be the same as the solicitation, inclusive of any amendments, released on the Internet. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm (0161)

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