A -- METAL FABRICATION OF RESEARCH FACILITY EQUIPMENT AND EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE

Notice Date

October 5, 2000

Contracting Office

NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

ZIP Code

94035-1000

Solicitation Number

RFO2-38024-MJH

Response Due

October 20, 2000

Point of Contact

Michael J. Hutnik, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-4195, Fax (650) 604-6990, Email mhutnik@mail.arc.nasa.gov -- Michael J. Hutnik, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-4195, Fax (650) 604-6990, Email mhutnik@mail.arc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Michael J. Hutnik (mhutnik@mail.arc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA Ames Research Center plans to issue a Request for Offers (RFO) to acquire the following producs and services. The requirements include, but is not limited to: (1) Fabrication and testing of pressure vessels and piping (U and PP Stamps are required), light and heavy plate work, structural fabrication, crane operation, rigging, plumbing, mechanical work, sheet metal work; (2) General machining: large capacity boring, milling, and turning capabilities =/- .005"; (3) Sheetmetal: Includes layout, forming, punching, cutting, rolling, fastening and welding to within .060"; (4) Welding: Arc welding, oxy-acetelyene cutting, carbon arc scarfing, stud welding; (5) Nondestructive testing: Magnetinc Particle Testing, Dye Penetrant testing, and Hydrostatic testing (to pressures of 10,000 psi). The Contractor shall have the capabilities to (as a minimum): (1) fixture parts to prevent warping and twisting during the welding process and heat operations; (2) Fabricate piping or metal structure from measurements or templates taken from existing hardware; and (3) provide machining, electrical, scaffold erection, mobile crane and rigging, painting, lead paint removal, piping insulation, asbestos insulation removal, trenching, concrete work, concrete drilling and sawing, grouting, radiographic Testing, ultrasonic testing, Magnetic particle Testing. The research facility equipment includes, but is not limited to: electric wind tunnel drive motors, high pressure air piping and pressure vessels, steam piping and boilers, and hydraulic systems. Specific examples of work required to be performed to the equipment listed above include: integrating high pressure piping to existing systems, fabricating and installing pressure vessels, installing air heaters, installing manways in wind tunnel walls, weld repair of wind tunnel turning vanes, repairing silencer mufflers, installing wind tunnel fan blades, installing hydraulic pumps, plumbing hydraulic lines, and fabricating wind tunnel model strut mounts. Modifications, repairs and new fabrication of experimental test hardware and test equipment is also a requirement. Specific examples of these are: wind tunnel test models/or test model components, installations of cameras, lasers, microphones, and air pressure measuring devices, fabrication and installation of wind tunnel ground planes, and wind tunnel model support systems. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 3443 and 500 respectively. This procurement is a 100 % Set Aside for Small Business. See Note 1. The DPAS Rating is DO-C9. This procurement uses NASA Midrange procedures wich are described in Part 1871 of the NASA FAR Supplement which may be located at the following website: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/1871.htm. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of this solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following website: http://www.genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. The anticipated release date of the RFO is 25 October 2000 with an anticipated response date of 8 November 2000. All qualified responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitationand any documents will be available over the Internet. These documents shall be in Microsoft Office Suite (word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL for the NASA/ARC Business opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi/gr=C&pin=21 An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Note B.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001010/ASOL002.HTM (D-279 SN503797)