Contracting Office Address NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 Description NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 80KSC017R0005 Repair Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Utility Annex, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO: The primary task of the construction firm will be the repair of the VAB Utility Annex. A list of tasks associated with the proposed work includes, but is not limited to, the following: Replace 3,000 sq. ft. metal panel roof over the segment of the facility addressed as the motor control center, which houses the electrical switchgear. Repairs to the existing main portion of the building will also be required both on the roof as well as the main floor (including some stem wall repairs) and column base plate repairs. Skylights and roof vents of varying sizes are located throughout the building roof area and some or all will be enclosed. Four existing roof exhausters will be replaced. An expansion to the building (a proposed 27'-7"x 62'-7" addition to the existing Motor Control Center (MCC) Electrical Room is also in the scope. The phased removal of existing chillers (peak load of 6,000 tons), selected chilled and condenser water piping, primary and secondary pumps, controls and all related accessories and supports. The new work includes phased installation of new chillers and total tonnage has minimal variance depending on manufacturer selected. In addition, new chilled and condenser water piping, valves and all required supports and accessories shall be provided. New primary pumps, as well as new secondary pumps shall be provided. New controls system will also be provided. Control work supports the mechanical work being performed. Demolition of existing PLC based controllers, sensors, end devices and associated wiring, pneumatic tubing and conduit. Installation of a Programmable Logic Control (PLC) based controller to serve the chilled and condenser water systems inclusive of selected cooling tower controls, installation of new sensors, control valves and end devices, hardware and software to integrate the controls with the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Building Automation System (SCADA BAS), programming of new sequences of operation, checkout and commissioning. The existing control room finishes (ceilings, floor coverings and wall coverings), and the existing console furniture is to be replaced. A new manual control panel is to be fabricated and installed within the new console. The electrical work includes the replacement of the existing 5kV switchgear with new arc-flash resistant equipment. In order to accommodate required phasing, an expansion to the existing electrical room is required to house the new switchgear so that it may be installed while the existing switchgear remains in service. Also included is the electrical work associated with the replacement of the existing chillers and pumps serving the chilled water distribution system for the Kennedy Space Center LC-39 area. An additional item under this task includes the installation of new 350 kcmil 15kV parallel conductors for each of existing feeders 608 and 614. Scope will include installation of new pad mounted transformers to replace existing. The replacement of an existing substation with arc-flash resistant equipment. Replacement of this station will be done by replacing one side of the station at a time. This will allow one-half of the station to remain in service to power equipment in the plant necessary to continue operations. The removal of existing electrical gear to make way for the temporary switchgear now in operation, which this project replaces. Includes the replacement of the existing condenser water pumps, replacement of fan blades and selected drive shafts gearboxes and related work. The existing ozone generator(s) will be replaced. The new system will require a 480 volt, 3-phase circuit to serve a step-down transformer to provide 120/240v, 3-phase, 4-wire power to the new generator(s), and the associated PLC/controls. Includes the replacement of the 4 existing air compressors, compressed air piping and receiving tanks and related appurtenances. Also includes the installation of a new Mini-PLC, and integration with the new SCADA BAS system. Upgrades to the controls systems as it relates to mechanical and other systems is presently proposed to use Modicon M340/M580 PLCs as the basis of design, with a Citect SCADA using dual (redundant) operator workstations (OWS) and servers. The primary communications protocol would be Modbus I/P over an Ethernet network. The operations controls center for the UA room and its equipment (OWS and servers) will also be renovated. Scope includes a new manual control panel with LED displays and HMI color touch screen interface communicating directly to the plant PLC via Modbus plus independent of the Ethernet/IP network. All associated equipment will also be included. Due to the phased approach of this project and the fact that the Utility Annex needs to remain in operation throughout the project life the availability of electrical and other system outages, which shall be short in duration (hours), shall be limited. It is the design intent to allow no chilled water production outages to occur during construction. In addition, operational constraints at the VAB due to preparations for launch activities will be a factor impacting such outages. A strong management team that can address the high risk factors of this project, exercise firm project schedule control and sub-contract management will be a critical factor in evaluating suitability for this project. The submittal of technical shop drawings have a definite impact on project schedule. Therefore, their accuracy and exactness or lack thereof will be a key factor towards success of this project. The controls contractor or sub-contractor has been in past chilled water plant projects a key player, whose role strongly influences team performance. Contractor and/or subcontractor efficient resource management are critical to success. Such project management capabilities as demonstrated by prior experience and success in such complex projects will be examined in the capability statement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 236220 with a small business size standard of $36.5M. The effort will include the following task: Task 1 - Repair Utility Annex The Performance Period shall be completed in 1,097 calendar days after notice to proceed. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 36.204, Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the estimated price range is as follows: The total estimated cost of this project is in the estimated construction contract price range of more than $10,000,000. The anticipated release date of the RFP is mid to late July 2017 with an anticipated offer closing date of on or about late September 2017. The firm date for receipt of bids or proposals shall be stated in the RFP. A site visit will be scheduled late July 2017 or early August 2017. Prime contractors will be limited on the number of personnel in attendance. Specifications and Drawings have an Export Determination of EAR 99 and are considered controlled documents. Therefore, download of documents won't be permitted until requesters have been cleared through DLA Logistics Information Service (DLIS). Please begin FedBizOps registration immediately since clearance could take a couple of weeks. Further guidance on how contractors will receive the documents will be sent out with the solicitation. Notice is hereby provided that access to the drawings and specifications will be limited to offerors certified by DLA One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the work trade organization government procurement agreement and free trade agreement. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement shall be available over the Internet. These documents 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/KSC Business Opportunities page is https://procurement.ksc.nasa.gov/procure/ciao.htm Prospective offerors are encouraged to register their intent to submit an offer on www.fedbizopps.gov. Search for the solicitation number and then select "Add Me To Interested Vendors." It is the offerors 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). All contractual and technical questions must be submitted by email. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Point of Contact Name: Randall Gumke Title: Contracting Officer Phone: 321-867-3322 Fax: 321-867-1166 Email: randall.a.gumke@nasa.gov
