Officer in Charge of Construction, Naval Air Weapons Station, Bldg 978, Code 832000D, China Lake, California 93555-6100

Z -- REPAIR BY REPLACEMENT MICHELSON LABORATORY COMPUTER WING A/C CHILLER AT NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, CHINA LAKE, CA 93555-6100 SOL N68711-00-R-8707 POC Contact Michael Sullivan, Contract Specialist at (760) 939-4086. V. McNeley, Contracting Officer PRESOLICITATION NOTICE TO NOTIFY CONTRACTORS OF A FORTHCOMING SOLICITATION REPAIR BY REPLACEMENT MICHELSON LABORATORY COMPUTER WING AIR CONDITIONING CHILLER AT THE NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, CHINA LAKE, CA The contractor will be required to furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and supervision required to replace the 136 ton centrifugal chiller that operates using Class 1 Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS's). The 136 ton chiller represents one half the primary chilled water generation equipment that supports the Computer Wing air conditioning system within Michelson laboratory. The project replaces the primary Michelson Laboratory chilled water pumps (2each 2880 GPM/200 HP); increases the size of the chilled water distribution piping to the computer wing (250 ft of new 6" pipe); replaces two chillers (150 and 225 ton chillers with a new 160 ton chiller; and replaces a 480 GPM cooling tower, and all related work, complete and ready for use including cleanup. Performance time is 150 calendar days. Potential bidders should request IFB N68711-00-R-8707 over the internet at http://www.esol.navfac.navy.mil as an Electronic Bid Solicitation (EBS). Plans and specifications will be available approximately 15 days after the Procurement Notice appears in the CBD. No paper copies will be available. The response time required by FAR 5.203 would begin on the date of issuance of the EBS solicitation. EBS solicitation packages may be acquired by registration and download at the Internet EBS Web Site. All prospective offerors must register as plan holders on the EBS Web Site for this project. Plan Centers are also required to register. Plan holders lists will not be mailed or faxed and will only be available at the EBS Web Site. The Official Plan Holders list will be maintained on and can be printed from the EBS Web Site. All requests on the Web Site must include (1) complete solicitation number and project title and (2) company name, point of contact, address, phone number, and e-mail address of the registering company. Each company must also identify whether the firm is a small business, small disadvantaged business, or large business and if the firm is a woman-owned business. Contractors are also required to be registered on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://ccr2000.edi.disa.mil. The SIC Code is 1711. The related small business standard is $7.0 Million. This is a Firm Fixed Price contract. The estimated cost range is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. NO REQUESTS CAN BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY NOTICE ONLY. Posted 12/29/99 (W-SN412214). (0363)

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