National Museum of American History Replace ACU’s for Collections Storage on 4th and 5th

ACU REPLACEMENT FOR COLLECTIONS STORAGE ON 4TH AND 5TH AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY IN WASHINGTON, DC.

The Smithsonian Institution (SI) is seeking a Contractor to replace ACU’s for Collection Storage on 4th and 5th Floors at the National Museum of American History, located in Washington, DC.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 236220 and the small business size standard is $39.5M.

PROJECT INFORMATION: The Work includes, but is not limited to:

• Replacement of the air handling units also known as ACU’s in the mechanical rooms at the 4th floor serving collection storage spaces on the 4th and 5th floors. In this project, the existing air handling units to be removed are addressed as ACUs, the new units will be addressed as AHUs. ACU replacement project will occur within four mechanical equipment rooms and will be staged over a single construction period to allow temporary cooling and time for the relocation of collections if necessary. The intent of the replacement is to address consolidation of current systems, as well as future support of expanded research and conservation areas on the 4th and 5th floors. Intent of the equipment replacement is to meet conservation standards for climate control.

•  Temporary cooling shall be provided, to maintain temperature and humidity on the collection storage spaces throughout the construction period, in accordance with the locations and parameters set out in the Construction Documents. The Contractor shall submit shop drawings and calculations of the temporary systems for approval. All temporary equipment shall be purchased and turned over to SI upon decommissioning. Intent of suggested phasing plan is to utilize temporary equipment for Phase 1 then move the same equipment into different positions for Phase 2. For this reason, only two mechanical rooms on the 4th floor can be shut down at one time. The phasing and logistics plan indicates that two rooms on the East or West wing would be sequenced together to take so that only (1) of the buildings (2) freight elevators could be dedicated to the construction effort. AE after discussion with SI and could be changed in consultation with COTR if the contractor recommends a different phasing/logistics plan. Contractor to submit load calculations and shop drawings for temporary cooling systems.

• The Contractor shall furnish and install rented or purchased rooftop air handling units to provide temporary temperature and humidity control for the 5th floor Collection Storage spaces as shown on the Drawings. The rooftop air handling units will not have freeze protection. All work associated with replacement of air handling units serving the 5th floor collection storage spaces shall be completed during the period of April 15 through October 31. Outside of this time period, chilled water will not be available for the temporary rooftop units and the units shall not be in operation

The Period of Performance for the Base Contract is 570 Calendar Days from the date of Notice to Proceed.

Project Magnitude is over $10 Million.

LOCATION:

Project will be located in 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20560.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The full solicitation, request for proposals, will be released in beginning June 2023; however, there is no guarantee or implication of a guarantee this this project will be solicited. Responses will be due within (45) days of release. Electronic copies will be uploaded to SAM.gov site. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response.

The Smithsonian Institution will accept proposals from all qualified offerors. The Smithsonian Institution’s evaluation panel will be the sole entity to determine as to whether an offeror is capable of meeting the requirements to carry out contract performance.

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