NIST Center for Neutron Research Cooling Tower Maintenance and Repair Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 1333ND20QNB610625
- Agency
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Gaithersburg MD 20899 USA
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This solicitation seeks cooling tower maintenance and repair services for the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Services include inspecting, cleaning, performing routine maintenance, and completing any necessary repairs on two sets of cooling towers and associated deicing, fire protection, and plume abatement systems over a five-year period. Proposals are due by September 15, 2020 and the contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed price basis to the offeror that provides the best overall value.
The requirement has been set aside for total small businesses. The primary NAICS code is 238210 and PSC code R499, with an estimated period of performance from the date of award through five base years and a potential for an additional six months. The place of performance is the NIST campus located at 20899 Gaithersburg, Maryland. Services are to maintain the infrastructure that cools the secondary water for the facility's heavy water-moderated nuclear research reactor licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
Amendment 2
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for quotations from 10 September by 3:00 PM EDT to 15 September at 3:00 PM EDT.
Amendment 1
The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to Request for Information (RFI) questions and include attachments as a result of the responses to the RFI.
The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) owns and operates a heavy water-moderated nuclear test reactor and associated neutron beam research facility. The NCNR’s reactor is licensed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the name National Bureau of Standards Reactor (NBSR). The Reactor's secondary cooling water is cooled by a set of cooling towers. The cooling towers are located behind the NCNR (Building 235). The main cooling tower was built in 2002 by Balcke-Dürr. It's constructed on a concrete basin with pressure treated wood and fiberglass siding. Exterior wood surfaces consist of a stairway, railings and plywood decking. It has 3 cooling cells (#1, #2 and #3). The secondary cooling tower is a modular design. It was erected in 2011, is supported on steel pilons and is made of stainless steel. It is a BAC model 3781C tower. It has 2 cooling cells (#4 and #5).
The overall condition of the cooling towers is good. The cooling towers are in need of routine maintenance, repairs, and cleaning. In addition, the right-angle gear drives made by Amarillo in tower cells 1-4 are aged and in need of special attention. The right-angle gear drive for cell #5 was replaced in December 2019. This is to include maintenance, cleaning and repairs.
The objective of this requirement is to inspect, clean, perform routine maintenance, and complete required repairs on both sets of cooling towers. This contract also includes several subsystems that work in tandem with the main cooling tower structures. These systems include a deicing system, a fire protection system and a plume abatement system.
Update #2 ·
Amendment 1
The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to Request for Information (RFI) questions and include attachments as a result of the responses to the RFI.
The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) owns and operates a heavy water-moderated nuclear test reactor and associated neutron beam research facility. The NCNR’s reactor is licensed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the name National Bureau of Standards Reactor (NBSR). The Reactor's secondary cooling water is cooled by a set of cooling towers. The cooling towers are located behind the NCNR (Building 235). The main cooling tower was built in 2002 by Balcke-Dürr. It's constructed on a concrete basin with pressure treated wood and fiberglass siding. Exterior wood surfaces consist of a stairway, railings and plywood decking. It has 3 cooling cells (#1, #2 and #3). The secondary cooling tower is a modular design. It was erected in 2011, is supported on steel pilons and is made of stainless steel. It is a BAC model 3781C tower. It has 2 cooling cells (#4 and #5).
The overall condition of the cooling towers is good. The cooling towers are in need of routine maintenance, repairs, and cleaning. In addition, the right-angle gear drives made by Amarillo in tower cells 1-4 are aged and in need of special attention. The right-angle gear drive for cell #5 was replaced in December 2019. This is to include maintenance, cleaning and repairs.
The objective of this requirement is to inspect, clean, perform routine maintenance, and complete required repairs on both sets of cooling towers. This contract also includes several subsystems that work in tandem with the main cooling tower structures. These systems include a deicing system, a fire protection system and a plume abatement system.
Update #1 ·
The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) owns and operates a heavy water-moderated nuclear test reactor and associated neutron beam research facility. The NCNR’s reactor is licensed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the name National Bureau of Standards Reactor (NBSR). The Reactor's secondary cooling water is cooled by a set of cooling towers. The cooling towers are located behind the NCNR (Building 235). The main cooling tower was built in 2002 by Balcke-Dürr. It's constructed on a concrete basin with pressure treated wood and fiberglass siding. Exterior wood surfaces consist of a stairway, railings and plywood decking. It has 3 cooling cells (#1, #2 and #3). The secondary cooling tower is a modular design. It was erected in 2011, is supported on steel pilons and is made of stainless steel. It is a BAC model 3781C tower. It has 2 cooling cells (#4 and #5).
The overall condition of the cooling towers is good. The cooling towers are in need of routine maintenance, repairs, and cleaning. In addition, the right-angle gear drives made by Amarillo in tower cells 1-4 are aged and in need of special attention. The right-angle gear drive for cell #5 was replaced in December 2019. This is to include maintenance, cleaning and repairs.
The objective of this requirement is to inspect, clean, perform routine maintenance, and complete required repairs on both sets of cooling towers. This contract also includes several subsystems that work in tandem with the main cooling tower structures. These systems include a deicing system, a fire protection system and a plume abatement system.
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| Notice | Type | Posted |
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| NIST Center for Neutron Research Cooling Tower Maintenance and Repair Services | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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