Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

Z -- UPGRADE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM IN LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE (K6-1547) SOL RFO 10-96-0011 DUE 041596 POC Vernetta Chavis, Contract Specialist, OP-ESO-A, 407-867-7230 Roy Colvin, Contracting Officer. The work to be performed under this project consists of providing the labor, equipment, and materials to upgrade the fire sprinklers to comply with NFPA STD 231C and KSC-STFD-F-0004D in the High Storage Rack area, increase the water density around the racks in the AS/RS and VPSA areas, construct a one-hour fire rated enclosure between the VPSA offices and the warehouse, provide an automatic sprinkler system in the new one-hour VPSA office area, rearrange the fire pump feeder circuit so that the circuit will be ahead of all facility disconnects, provide monitoring of the fire pump through the Complex Control Center, provide drainage and storage of potential spills in the POL Barrel Shed. NOTE: Funding is not presently certified for this procurement, award of this project will be made contingent upon ''Availability of Funds''. SIC CODE 3569.Construction Magnitude is between $500,000 to $1,000,000. This procurement is 100% set aside for small business concerns. All responsible small business sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. This procurement will be conducted under the NASA Midrange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993. Point of Contact for solicitation package is Mail Code: ATS-PRO, phone (407) 867-2851 or FAX 407-867-9187. Questions can be addressed to, Vernetta G. Chavis, Contract Specialist, OP-ESO-A, KSC, FL 32899 or by Internet E-mail to vernetta.gary-chavis-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov. Projected RFO issue date is 3-16-96. Projected RFO bid opening date is 4-15-96. Award is subject to availability of funds. Documents related to this procurement are available over the internet. The document are in Rich Text Format and Word for Windows Format and reside on the World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as MOSAIC/Netscape. The WWW address or Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the KSC Procurement Home Page is: http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/procurement/procurement.html''. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and contractors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition -- The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or the selection official, but to communicate concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them -- When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern --The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of quotes, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes -- Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Mr. J.A. Thomas at 407-867-2355. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Mr. Thomas S. Luedtke at 202-358-2090. (0061)

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