Purchase Description - S2PRINT Access Flooring and Understructure.pdf

Purchase Description – Access Flooring & Understructure

1. The contractor shall provide:

Furnish and install approximately 1152 Square Feet (SF) of raised access flooring, supporting, over three different floor elevations: 5.25” Finished Floor Height (FFH), 12” FFH, and 4.5” FFH, in two force plate pits and one treadmill pit within the Soldier Squad Research Performance Institute (S2PRINT) facility (one pit will have two different FFH). Flooring should be level with surrounding concrete and AMTI (Advanced Mechanical Technology Inc.) force platform structures. Schematics of AMTI forceplates can be made available upon request.

Panel: Bare panels, with specifications: Static design load of 4,000 lbs, minimum ultimate loads of 8,000 lbs. Rolling loads of 10 passes at 2,700 lbs and 10,000 passes at 2,400 passes, and an impact load of 300lbs. Panel surface look and texture should be close to that of cement/concrete/force platform finish (AMTI for reference) and must be approved by Soldier Center (SC) and Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (ARIEM) subject matter experts (SME),; not non-skid, but not smooth; a 24”x24” panel must weigh under 13.5 lbs/Ft2 with the ability to customize and or re-size to fit space. Panel cannot be free floating and must be mounted with ability for customer to remove. Bare panel must be protected from corrosion and made of a non combustible material. SC and ARIEM must be able to remove panels ourselves after installation.

Understructure: 2” deep heavy-duty bolted stringer understructure system with pedestal bases adhered to subfloor with raised flooring pedestal adhesive, across depressed slab condition; 5.25” FFH, 12” FFH and 4.5” FFH. One pit will have 5.25” and 4.5” depths, another 4.5” depth and the treadmill pit will have a 12” depth.

Must also be capable of executing option CLIN- installing small area approximately 130sqf or less of access flooring meeting specific height (<2”) and design load (4k lbs) which will be under ARIEM force plates.

Lifters: Three (3) Panel lifters appropriate for panels chosen.

Gasketing: Closed Cell gasketing where floor panels abut perimeter wall conditions.

Attic Stock: Carrying six (6) extra floor panels as attic stock.

Submittals: Product information and shop drawing for review and approval by SC and

ARIEM SMEs.

Installers on-site for the installation of access flooring across three (3) pits in one continuous installation timeframe within the S2PRINT facility at the US Army Soldier Center in Natick, MA Installation is required to happen after AMTI installs forceplates in the pits, and is dependant on AMTI installation schedule.

Delivery must be coordinated by vendor to the US Army Soldier Center in Natick, MA. Specific location the S2PRINT facility.

2. Delivery Date: Vendor shall ship within 7 months of contract award.

3. Travel: The contractor is expected to travel to the US Army Soldier Center for the installation of access flooring within the S2PRINT facility. There are two laboratories located next to each other within the S2PRINT facility, accessible via garage door. The contractor shall itemize all costs (e.g., travel, lodging, transportation) in offers and invoices.

4. Security: A security clearance is not required.

5. Personnel Qualifications: Demonstrable experience in the installation and integration of access flooring and AMTI force platform systems– minimum 10 years.

a. General Experience. The contractor shall have expertise in installing access flooring around AMTI force platform systems, and installing their filler plate platforms. The contractor must have prior experience installing the flooring box stringer and floor panels, with extensive knowledge of tools, equipment, products used for adjusting box stringers and panel sizes for installation. They should also have extensive knowledge of the product: panels, box stringer, adhesive, etc.

b. Specialized Experience: The Contractor must have an understanding of how to install access flooring around AMTI force plates and force plate treadmills. They must understand the importance of limiting vibrations of the access flooring, and the weights that the access flooring must support (scissor lift, on top of plywood, then access flooring for protection), and the spacing needed for proper use of AMTI forceplates within an access flooring area. (The government can provide AMTI specifications upon request).

6. Government Furnished Equipment/Information/Computer Utilization: The government shall ensure the S2PRINT facility site (flooring) has been prepared to specifications prior to access flooring systems’ installation. Additionally, the government shall provide a field questionnaire to awardee for approval at least two weeks prior to the installation date.

7. Other Direct Costs (ODC's): The Government does not anticipate ODC’s.

8. Deliverables: The contractor shall provide Access flooring to include shop drawings for review and approval. Products include: Bare panels, with specifications- Static design load of 4,000 lbs, minimum ultimate loads of 8,000 lbs. Rolling loads of 10 passes at 2,700 lbs and 10,000 passes at 2,400 passes, and an impact load of 300lbs. Panel surface look and texture should be close to that of cement/concrete/force platform finish (AMTI for reference); not non-skid, but not smooth; a 24”x24” panel must weigh under 13 lbs/Ft2 with the ability to customize and or re-size/cut to fit space. Panel cannot be free floating and must be mounted with option to remove to the understructure. Bare panel must be protected from corrosion and made of a non combustible material. U.S. Army DEVCOM-SC and U.S. ARIEM must be able to remove panels ourselves after installation. 2” deep heavy duty bolted stringer understructure with pedestal bases adhered to subfloor with raised flooring pedestal adhesive; (3) panel lifters; closed cell gasketing where floor panels abut perimeter wall conditions; (6) extra Tate ConCore 4000 panels; and installation for approx. 1152SF of raised access flooring over 3 different elevations; 8” FFH, 12” FFH, and 4.5” FFH. Options requested are (1) alternate add of furnish and install 130SF raised access flooring of approx. 2” FFH; and (1) furnish and install 1152SF of SetaGrip 12”x24” floor tile in the S2PRINT facility at the U.S. Army Soldier Center in Natick, MA.

9. Place of Performance: S2PRINT facility at the US Army Soldier Center in Natick, MA for the installation of access flooring across three pits, one (1) in the Soldier Center’s Biomechanics laboratory and two (2) in ARIEM’s laboratory.

10. Contract Management/Activity Report: N/A

11. Invoicing: The Contractor shall bill in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract. The Contractor is requested to bill as follows: First, at the beginning of acquisition for all requested equipment items and shipping charges. Second at completion of installation. If the optional CLIN is exercised, that shall be billed seperately. Invoices must include, at a minimum, the following information:

• Time Period Covered, Units Covered, and Total Cost.

• Itemized travel costs and additional time on site for installation of equipment if applicable.