NASA, Johnson Space Center, BJ33, Houston, TX 77058-3696

Y -- INSTALL SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN MISSION CONTROL CENTER ADMINISTRATION, BUILDING 30A SOL 9-BJ33-T20-6-09B DUE 061496 POC Contract Specialist: Frances Davidson, (713) 483-4176 Contracting Officer: R. J. Etchberger, (713) 483-8530 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the installation of a sprinkler system in the Mission Control Center Administration Wing, Building 30A. This total small business set-aside is being conducted under the NASA/JSC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 using Standard Industrial Code 1711. Planned release of the RFO/Contract is 6/14/96 with bid opening scheduled for 7/24/96; 1:00 P.M. central daylight time. The estimated construction range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000 and shall be completed within 150 calendar days ater Notice to Proceed. The approximate area to be sprinkled is 7655 square meters. Work includes the installation of automatic sprinkler heads and piping, valves, drain lines, and alarms. The work also includes spot removal and disposal of asbestos containing materials. NOTE: ALL WORK UNDER THIS CONTRACT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AFTER THE NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AND ON THE WEEKENDS. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offers and potential offerors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Source Evaluation Board, 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 proposals, the source selection process, or the ajudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Susan H. Garman at 713-483-0490. Concerns, issues, and disagreements which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Tom Luedtke at 202-358-2090. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in RTF format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as, MOSAIC or NETSCAPE. The WWW address, or URL, for the JSC Procurement home page is: ''http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bd2/'' The specifications and drawings must be purchased from Ridgway, Inc., Attn.: Bill Dement, 5711 Hillcroft, Houston, TX, 77036. Phone 713-787-1224, FAX 713-974-4945. It is the offieror's responsibility to monitor this site for solicitation release. Potential offerors may choose to purchase the RFO from Ridgway, otherwise the offeror will be responsible for downloading its own copy of the RFO. (0157)

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