Z--REPLACE B-TEST STAND LEVEL 20 WORK DECK

NASA/SSC plans to issue a Best Value Request for Proposal (RFP) for the projectentitled: Replace B-Test Stand Level 20 Work Deck at Stennis Space Center Mississippi. The work to be performed under this project consists of providing all labor, materials,tools and equipment to replace the B-Test Stand 1/8 inch thick carbon steel diamondpattern decking with a new deck system. The area where the work is to be performed islocated approximately 290-feet above ground level. The Contractor shall adhere to thelatest version of 29 CFR 1910, Subpart D, Walking/Working surfaces; 29 CFR 1926, SubpartM, Fall Protection. In addition to these safety requirements, the solicitation willfurther define the requirements which the Contractor shall also adhere regardingadditional safety requirements and the requirements for submitting a safety plan. The order of magnitude for the procurement is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000, and theeffort shall be completed within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after receipt ofthe notice to proceed. The proposed contract is issued unrestricted, as a result, all qualified responsiblesources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. The NAICS Code and small business size standard for this procurement are 237990 and $33.5million, respectively. The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about December 21, 2010, with ananticipated bid closing date of on or about January 25, 2011. The firm date for receiptof bids or offers will be stated in the RFP. Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed. Anorganized site visit has been scheduled for January 05, 2011, at 9 AM. Participants willmeet at the Gainesville Conference Room, Building 1100 at Stennis Space Center, MS. E-mail the names of individuals who wish to attend the site visit at least one day contact@example.gov ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". Specifications and Drawings will only be made available on CDROM. Requests for copiesshall be made by email to the Bid Distribution Office: contact@example.gov or youmay fax your request to +1 (555) 000-0000. All contractual and technical questions must besubmitted in writing to contact@example.gov or by fax +1 (555) 000-0000. Telephonequestions will not be accepted. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement [with the exception of thespecifications and drawings] will be available over the Internet. These documents may beaccessed and downloaded at the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) BusinessOpportunities website @ http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/nais/link_syp.cgi or at theFederal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website @ http://www.fbo.gov . Offerorsunable to access the RFP at this address may contact the points of contact listed abovefor assistance.Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It isthe offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of thesolicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible fordownloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). A CDROMcontaining the specifications and drawings may be obtained from the Bid Distributionoffice; however, the closing date for the hard copy received shall be the same as thesolicitation, inclusive of any amendments, released on the Internet. Any referenced notescan be viewed at the following URL: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/eps/nasanote.html All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing. Telephone questionswill not be accepted.