Presol Synopsis VAB Tower C.pdf

Contracting Office Address

NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

Description

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE for Revitalize Power Systems at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Tower C at Kennedy Space Center, Florida

INTRODUCTION

NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 80KSC025R009, Revitalize Power Systems at the VAB Tower C, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 237130, Power and communication Line and Related Structures Construction with a size standard of $45,000,000.

This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside procurement. All responsible sources may submit an offer.

Estimated solicitation release date for this requirement is August 2025, with a project period of performance of approximately 800 calendar days. Estimated award amount is anticipated between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

Background: The VAB Tower C electrical substations are 60+ years old (installed in 1964 to support the Apollo Program), which is 30 years passed their 30-year expected life cycle and have a long history of failures. Some High Voltage Switches and transformers are out of service and low voltage breakers are locked out/tagged out of service because they are not operable and repairable. Parts are no longer available, and the substations, transformers, and panels are beyond maintenance due to the high number of failures.

The VAB Tower C electrical substations provide critical mission support for the NASA Artemis Moon Landing Program. Specifically providing direct support for:

• Exploration Ground System (EGS) Processing Operations

• Space Launch System (SLS) Core staging processing inside High Bay 2 (HB-2)

• Institutional Operations

The objective of this project is to replace the obsolete substations and associated equipment which will significantly increase the safety of the facility and maintenance personnel. Additionally, the new substations will increase the availability and reliability of the VAB Tower C power system.

SCOPE OF WORK

This project consists of replacing existing VAB Tower C substations 804, 874 (10th floor) and 875 (32nd floor) and all associated 480V sub-fed panels located inside Tower C at the VAB with new reliable code compliant electrical substations and associated downstream equipment. Additionally, a new Arc Flash study will be performed as a part of this project.

The work includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Removal existing electrical equipment and installation of new substations (switchgear/transformers/medium voltage switches), including installation of programmable logic controllers (PLC) at locations inside the new substation, installation of PLC control and power wiring, installation of sensing devices, and connection to PLCs for the circuit.

2. Existing equipment, components, assemblies, etc., that must be removed and replaced/reinstalled are known to have coatings containing or are partially comprised of asbestos, heavy metals, and/or PCBs. Abatement procedures will be required for certain construction activities.

This project involves working in a fully operational facility that cannot have any significant duration of downtime without substantial coordination around launch, launch vehicle processing schedules, and testing and manufacturing related to various launch vehicles. Phasing of work around daily operations of the VAB are critical to the success of the project. Daily coordination with operations personnel for outages and work in different areas will be required to keep the VAB operational while performing the work specified in the contract documents.

One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.

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All contractual and technical questions must be submitted by email to the POC below.

Telephone questions will not be accepted.

Primary Point of Contact:

Name: LaCorsha Noel Title: Contracting Officer Phone: 321-867-3464 Email: Lacorsha.d.noel@nasa.gov

Additional Point of Contact:

Name: Stephen Crooks Title: Contracting Officer Phone: 321-867-1583 Email: Stephen.e.crooks@nasa.gov https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/SpecificDD2345Instructions.aspx https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/SpecificDD2345Instructions.aspx https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx mailto:Lacorsha.d.noel@nasa.gov mailto:Stephen.e.crooks@nasa.gov