Design-Build Upgrade Vehicle Assembly Building 325 Ton Crane at Kennedy Space Center, FL

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Solicitation number
80KSC021R0006
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Orlando FL 32899 USA

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida plans to issue a Request for Proposal to upgrade the controls, power systems, and actuation on a 325-ton overhead bridge crane in the Vehicle Assembly Building. The scope of work includes replacing brakes, power distribution, operator interfaces, and other components. Proposals will be evaluated based on design and ability to complete the upgrade. The anticipated RFP release is December 15, 2020, with proposals due January 14, 2021.

This will be a total small business set-aside under NAICS 333923, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,250 employees. The estimated value is between $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Access to specifications will be limited to contractors certified through the Defense Logistics Agency Joint Certification Program.

Notice text

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida plans to issue Request for Proposal 80KSC021R0006 for the Design-Build, Phase 1, Upgrade Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) 325 Ton Crane.  This project will be procured using the two-phase design-build selection procedures in FAR Part 36.3. 

This will be a total small business set-aside.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 333923 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.

SCOPE OF WORK

The scope consists of providing the design and performing the build to upgrade controls and interfaces, power feed and distribution systems, and actuation and braking systems on a 325-ton overhead bridge crane located in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.  The work includes replacing the hoist and travel brakes, the crane power feed rail, the E-Stop system, all operator interface devices, hook rotation system, hoist weighing system, motor controls, PLC Systems, Tachometers and Encoders, UPS, and power distribution system.  The scope will include design, installation, testing, and other incidental related work.

The total estimated cost of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about December 15, 2020 with an anticipated offer closing date of on or about January 14, 2021. The firm date for receipt of bids or proposals shall be stated in the RFP.

Specifications and Drawings have an Export Determination of EAR 99 – EAR Controlled – ITAR Controlled - and are considered controlled documents.  Therefore, download of documents won’t be permitted until requesters have been cleared through Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS).  Please begin DLIS registration immediately since clearance could take a couple of weeks.  All contractors that will be interested in receiving drawings and specifications for this project will have to ensure they have been screened by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Joint Certification Program (JCP) at https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP.aspx.

Note: This process does take time and the Government encourages contractors to start as soon as possible.

If a contractor has been previously screened by DLA they can verify if their status is still active by utilizing their cage code at:  https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx

Further guidance on how contractors will receive the documents will be sent out with the solicitation.

Notice is hereby provided that access to the drawings and specifications will be limited to offerors certified by DLA.

It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the Beta.Sam.Gov site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Design-Build Upgrade Vehicle Assembly Building 325 Ton Crane at Kennedy Space Center, FL Award Award Notice
Design-Build Upgrade Vehicle Assembly Building 325 Ton Crane at Kennedy Space Center, FL Latest solicitation Solicitation
This notice Pre-Solicitation
Upgrade Vehicle Assembly Building 325 Ton Crane at Kennedy Space Center, FL Original Pre-Solicitation

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