NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR PROJECT ENTITLED ''CONSTRUCTION OF CENTRALIZED CHILLER PLANT'' SOL AE-4(94) POC Contact Charlotte Vinson, GP26M, (205) 544-5007/Contract Specialist or Stanley E. McCall, GP26/Contracting Officer The A-E services to be provided under this procurement consist of field investigations, studies, final designs, specifications, other engineering services, using the metric system of measurement, for a central chiller system at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Alabama -- This synopsis is to solicit firms interested in performing a design for the construction of a new central chilled water plant at MSFC in Huntsville, Alabama -- This design will provide chilled water for building environmental control for approximately 50 building systems and will replace existing chillers in most of these systems -- This project will require expertise in the following disciplines: Building architecture, central chilled water distribution systems for district cooling, HVAC, piping and thermal energy storage systems, electrical substation and power distribution, civil draining, trenching and grading, electronic direct digital control, instrumentation and energy management --The A-E firm shall show evidence of extensive experience in these disciplines and shall specifically show evidence of expertise in experience profile codes 009, 043, 072, and 080 -- The design will cover removal of existing chiller systems, adaptation of existing building chilled water systems to the central chiller concept, central chiller building, underground chilled water distribution system,over 2,000,000 gallon thermal storage facility,10,000kva electrical substation, 10,000 tons of cooling, primary and secondary pumping systems -- In addition, the design will include a graphic console and integration of all monitoring data to an existing central data system -- The estimated construction cost for the entire project is $20,000,000 -- All work will be awarded to a single firm -- This project is being synopsized in anticipation of selecting an A-E -- Contract award for the A-E Services will be contingent on project approval -- If the project is approved, contract award for A-E services is expected in the March/April timeframe with completion by March/April 1996 -- The A-E will: 1. Perform field investigations; 2. Prepare a construction bid package consisting of design drawings, calculations and specifications; 3. Develop a construction cost estimate to be used as the Government Estimate for construction, and; 4. Provide shop drawing review services necessary to accomplish the project design and construction; 5. Provide design on an Intergraph or compatible CAD system -- The following criteria will be used in the preliminary screening of the A-E firms responding to the CBD for the subject project -- In order for the responding A-E firms to be considered they must: 1. Respond to the CBD announcement for this solicitation; 2. Provide Standard Forms 254 and 255, dated 1994; 3. Have expertise in the disciplines of architectural, structural, civil, electrical, mechanical, specifying and estimating; 4. Have registered professionals in the disciplines of architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering; 5. Have at least 10 years specialized experience and demonstrated capabilities in design for Industrial Facilities of 1000 square meters or larger; 6. Have CAD capability completely compatible with NASA Intergraph system; 7. Have the following number of architects and engineers (all disciplines to be in-house): Architects - 2 or more; Electrical Engineers - 5 or more; Mechanical Engineers - 10 or more; Structural Engineers - 5 or more; Civil Engineers - 5 or more; CAD Operators - 5 or more, and; Have an in-house staff of 50 or more total employees -- 8. Be located 1,500 miles or less from Huntsville, Alabama -- 9. Proven experience in: a. Central chiller systems, primary/secondary pumping systems; b. Thermal storage; c. 1000 ton chillers and larger; d. Substation (10,000KVA), 44kv primary; e. Remote chiller systems control; f. District chilled water distribution systems -- The services required are primarily engineering and this procurement is not set-aside for Small Business -- Architect-Engineer firms which meet requirements described in this announcement AE-4(94) are invited to submit a completed Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, and appropriate data as described in Numbered Note 24 to the address shown above no later than 30 days from the date of this publication -- Evaluation criteria and all other provisions of Numbered Note 24 shall apply to this notice except that in the second paragraph of the note -- (a) The ''National Aeronautics and Space Administration'' is substituted for the ''Department of Defense'' wherever the reference appears, and ''(4) past experience, if any, of the firm with respect to performance on contracts with NASA, other Government agencies, and private industry'' -- This notice is intended to provide sufficient information for the preparation of a Standard Form 255 -- All firms that respond must submit their Standard Form 255 based on information contained in this notice and should not contact MSFC officials by letter or telephone to request additional information -- Additional information will not be furnished at this time -- Firms responding to this synopsis should include appropriate information regarding any consultants or associates to be used and should include the Identification Number AE-4(94) in their submitted Standard Form 255 and accompanying letter of transmittal -- The mailing address for all overnight packages is: NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, ATTN: Charlotte Vinson, Rideout Road, Building 4201, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812 (located near Huntsville, AL) -- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL -- SEE Note 24. 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