Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

Y -- REPLACE DRY COOLERS AT SATCOM FACILITY, FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA SOL DACA31-00-R-0050 DUE 081200 POC Betty Schneider (410) 962-3464 or (410) 962-5638 Y -- This procurement is unrestricted. The SIC Code is 1542. Estimated cost of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Completion time is 365 calendar days. Work consists of the replacement of the six dry coolers serving the three chillers at the SATCOM facility at Fort Belvoir with three closed circuit cooling towers (CCCT). All exterior electrical equipment will be specified as type TEFC for weather and HEMP protected. The following are additional requirements of the project: (a) The new CCCT's will utilize electric motors and the existing hydraulics system will be removed. Other electrical circuits and devices for the CCCT's will be minimized. (b) The hydraulic motors for the five dry coolers serving the emergency generators and the heat recovery system will be replaced with electric motors. (c) A 500-gallon tank will be provided in the make-up water system to allow for approximately one hour of operation in the event the vase water system is taken out of service by a HEMP event.(d) All penetrations of the HEMP shield will take place in PER-1. e) Chillers C-2 and C-3 will be converted from R-11 to R-123. f) The controls for all three chillers will be upgraded to minimize the time required to restart a chiller in the event of a momentary power outage. g) The flow switches on the primary chilled water pumps, secondary chilled water pumps, condenser water pumps, primary heating water pumps, and secondary heating water pumps will be replaced with pressure switches. h) A water treatment system for the circulating water in the closed circuit cooling towers is included. The project will be advertised as a Request for Proposal (RFP). Competitive proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation package. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered for award of a Federal Contract. Subcontracting Goals are as follows: Small Business (60%), Small Disadvantaged Business (15%), Women-Owned Small Business (8%) and Hubzone (2%). In order to comply wtih the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal Contract. The initial registration date expired 31 May 1998. For information regarding future registration, contact (1) CCR Web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec; (2) dial up modem at (614) 692-6788 (User ID: ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri); (3) through any DOD Certified Value Added Network. To review the database, the web site is: http://www.fedecnavigator.disa.mil. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. Full Size Plans & Specs $40.00/set and Half Size Plans & Specs $20.00/set (nonrefundable). No cash accepted. Issuance o/a 12 July 2000 with a proposal opening date of o/a 12 August 2000. Posted 06/23/00 (W-SN467949). (0175)

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