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99 -- RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER FACILITY AND HYPERBARIC SYSTEMS, SIMA RELOCATION & UPGRADE, NAVAL STATION, NORFOLK, VA SOL N47408-97-R-1813 DUE 040297 POC Contract Specialist, K.C. KAISER, 202-433-5315 Previous announcement inadvertantly omitted project description which follows. This project will be unrestricted. The work includes the design, labor and materials for the procurement, fabrication, installation and final system functional testing of a Recompression Chamber Facility and Hyperbaric Systems at the Ships Intermediate Maintenance Facility (SIMA), U.S. Naval Station, Norfolk, VA. The Recompression Chamber Facility consists of a completelly outfitted 6.5 foot diameter chamber. Outfitting includes (1) supply and exhaust piping, (2) primary and standby communications, (3) primary and emergency lighting, (4) environmental control system, (5) fire extinguishing system, (6) chamber atmosphere analyses system, and (7) BIBs system. Hyperbaric systems include: (1) air compression, (2) air storage, (3) BIBs oxygen/air system, (4) SCUBA charging, (5) SEED's and HEED's charging, (6) LP & HP maintenance air, (7) Antenna Test Tank Facility, and (8) associated distribution piping. Attention of prospective offerors is called to the fact that this contract calls for fabrication and installation of life sensitive systems. Failure to adhere to the highest standards of metallurgy, welding, and workmanship will create severe hazards to the personnel working on or near these systems when they are pressurized. Failure to meet these requirements may be cause for termination for default, and in any event, will be cause for the Government's rejection of components. Award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, represents the best value to the Government in terms of price, technical factors, and past performance. Responses to the Request for Proposal will be evaluated using these principle factors, where price and technical factors shall be of equal importance and past performance shall be approximately half the importance of the price and technical factors. The Technical Factors include Technical Approach, Personnel Capabilities, Corporate Qualifications (Management), and Quality Assurance Program/Plan. The degree of risk to the Government, as related to deficiencies, weaknesses or strengths noted in the source selection evaluation process will be considered when determining the best value to the Government. Requests for the soliciation may be mailed to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office, WNY, Bldg 218, 901 M Street, SE, Washington, D.C. 20374-5063 or sent via facsimile to (202) 433-5244. There will be no charge for these documents, however, there will only be one set issued per contractor. The solicitation will be available approximately fifteen days after this notice appears in the Commerce Business daily. The proposal due date shall be thirty days after the solicitation is made available to the public. The projected award date is July 1997. (0044)

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