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J -- MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS CONTRACT III (MOC-III) DUE 032398 POC Jane M. Reutter, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-2763, Fax (216) 433-5185, Email Jane.M.Reutter@lerc.nasa.gov -- Kimberly A. Dalgleish, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-3648, Fax (216) 433-5489, Email Kimberly.A.Dalgleish@lerc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/date.html#3-MOC-III. E-MAIL: Jane M. Reutter, Jane.M.Reutter@lerc.nasa.gov. SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS CONTRACT -- III (Consolidation of four Contracts) The NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, is seeking qualified small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, which also includes those that are women-owned, and/or 8(a) firms capable of performing work in a follow-on procurement to four existing contracts: NAS3-27333 Engineering and Inspection Services of Pressure Vessels and Systems (Engineering, evaluation and certification of pressure vessels. Mechanical engineering to support the Central Process System, pressure vessels and fuel distribution systems) NAS3-26767 Facility Maintenance and Repair Services (Repair of large and complex heavy machinery. Electrical repair of system components. Dismantling of machinery and other industrial equipment and millwright services) NAS3-97117 Central Process System Support Services (Developing and modifying computer software to monitor and control the Central Process System including engineering of software control systems) NAS3-27332 Facility, Operation, and Technical Services (Provide continuous labor force for maintaining and operating facilities throughout the Center including repair of the system components) Continuing our consolidation efforts in a Performance-Based Contracting environment, this follow-on contract will encompass the majority of all the activities currently provided by the four existing contracts and will be known as the Management and Operations Contract -- III (MOC-III). It will be a Performance Based, Fixed Price contract. In general, the prospective contractor will be required to provide all necessary on-site administration, management, operations, engineering, design, and maintenance, as well as all materials, tools, transportation and equipment to support this contract. While maintaining an on-site work force, the contractor will also have to provide emergency call-in personnel during off-hours. The successful contractor will also need to obtain a line of credit or other financing in excess of $750,000. The contractor shall ensure all of the included systems and facilities operate as designed to the maximum extent practical and are available and capable of safely and effectively supporting the research activities undertaken by the Center. Examples of the size and type of the equipment/motors housed in our facilities range from pumps/motors of less than one horsepower to air compressors/exhauster systems of up to 18,500 horsepower to wind tunnel drive motor systems of 160,000 horsepower. The Central Process System (CPS) is interconnected with over 2 miles of piping and is comprised of several piping systems ranging from 8" to 72", with operating pressures ranging from 28 inches of mercury to 1250 psig. The CPS contains over several thousand valves, several hundred of which range in size from 2" to 156" and are controlled by a "Distributive Control System" (DCS). Currently the DCS system controls several processes, has over 12,000 data points, is comprised of 26 Modican ProgrammableLogic Control Cabinets, 20 Bailey Controls Process Control Units, and numerous other cabinets containing I/O, controllers, and other devices. The DCS is networked by three control "loops" with the largest loop circuit containing over 1 mile of cabling. The DCS also is used to monitor and control LeRC s 13 High Voltage Substations. All of the engineering, software programming, and maintenance of the DCS shall be covered under this contract. In addition to performing major and routine maintenance on equipment, the contractor shall also perform recertification of the CPS piping systems, including relief valves. Also included in this contract is the maintenance and recertification of high pressure mobile/stationary dewars, tube trailers, distribution systems, regulators and relief devices. The contractor shall also be required to input all activities into the LeRC Computerized Maintenance Management System (currently DataStream MP2). The contractor will also be required to transfer maintenance data and equipmentlists from other LeRC and obsolete databases into the MP2 format. Please note that no solicitation exists at this time; therefore, do NOT request a copy. If a solicitation is issued, a synopsis may be found in the CBD and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is not anticipated to be released until after March 1998. Potential offerors should monitor these sites for release of any solicitation or synopsis. In order to ascertain the method of procurement for the services outlined above, qualified small businesses, small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses, and/or 8(a) firms are invited to submit a "capability statement" to the NASA Lewis Research Center. Information to be provided must include, but is not limited to, name and address of firm; size of business; average annual revenue for the past 3 years; number of employees, ownership, and whether they are small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), and/or woman-owned; number of years in business; affiliate information such as parent company or teamingpartners; potential services to be subcontracted, if any; and list of customers (government and non-government) covering the past 5 years (highlighting relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement, and points of contact/addresses/and phone numbers). Detailing all relevant technical qualifications, interested firms should also include in their capability statements demonstrative information relative to past performance and experience in managing a large workforce and performing work similar to the technical requirements of this procurement, as described above. Interested firms should also demonstrate their ability to finance a large service contract, particularly as this applies to the required financing cited above. Capability statements should be no longer than 15 pages in length. The proposed Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this follow-on procurement is 8744 with a size standard of $20 million. Interested firms should submit their capability statements to Jane M. Reutter, 21000 Brookpark Road, Mail Stop 500-312, Cleveland, Ohio 44135. (Telephone 216-433-2763) Inquiries should be made to Ms. Reutter or, in her absence, to Ms. Kimberly Dalgleish (Telephone 216-433-3648). Capability Statements should be submitted no later than March 23, 1998. Capability Statements received after this date may not be considered. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Please note that the NASA Lewis Research Center has not yet made a decision as to whether this procurement will be set aside and that it reserves the right to determine the appropriate method of procuring the above services based upon its analysis and evaluation of the capability statements. (0035)

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