NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 212, Greenbelt, MD 20771

Z -- REHABILITATION OF HVAC SYSTEMS SOL RFO5-01352-110 DUE 112099 POC Donna Broderick, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-8637, Fax (301)286-0247, Email Donna.J.Broderick.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Cynthia Tart, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-7663, Fax (301)286-0247, Email Cynthia.L.Tart.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFO5-01352-110. E-MAIL: Donna Broderick, Donna.J.Broderick.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer for the rehabilitation of the heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems of Building 25 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. The order of magnitude for the procurement is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 and it is estimated that the effort will be completed within 190 calendar days after notice to proceed. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE SECTION 8(A) PROGRAM. (See Note 1) This project includes the rehabilitation of the HVAC system serving an area of 26,350 net square feet (2,450 net square meters) on the first floor of Building 25, housing a mixture of offices and computer rooms. The rehabilitation includes: demolition of existing ceiling and light fixtures in most of first floor area; demolition of existing roof mounted supply air duct work, and installation of new supply air duct work in ceiling plenum; replacement of existing variable air volume (VAV) terminals with new VAV boxes with reheat coils and new ceiling diffusers; installation of new chilled water computer room air conditioning units, and new chilled water piping from mechanical rooms to units; installation of new hot water system with steam-to-hot-water converter, pumps and piping to serve computer room units and reheat coils; modification of main ductwork in mechanical equipment room and modification of ductwork in basement to serve new first floor configuration; miscellaneous minor architectural work including cutting, patching, painting as required to accommodate mechanical system modifications; and complete air balancing of modified HVAC systems. All construction will be done in accordance with a phasing plan and schedule in order to minimize disruption of the building occupants and coordinate with their temporary relocation from areas of major construction activity. This project will also require coordination with related work to be done by others including: modification of existing air handler unit controls and furnishing ofnew DDC controllers for VAV boxes; new ceiling grid, tile and light fixtures, and new variable frequency drives for air handling unit supply and return air fans; and temporary relocation of building occupants within areas or to other areas in the building to accommodate construction. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about October 20, 1999 with an anticipated offer closing date of on or about November 20, 1999. The firm date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the RFO. Potential offerors may request a copy of the drawings and specifications by faxing or mailing a written request to the Contract Specialist assigned to this project. E-mail requests will also be honored (no phone requests please). The cost for drawings and specifications is $15.00, payable only by certified check or money order addressed to the "U.S. Treasury". Cash, company checks, and credit card payments will not be accepted. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement (with the exception of the drawings and specifications) will be available over the Internet The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 1711 and $7,000,000, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C2. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-13. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer 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 will be available over the Internet. These documents will 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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html 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 the 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 URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 09/28/99 (D-SN385734). (0271)

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