AHEC-17516-D Seismic Shake Table

The Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) Purchasing Office, on behalf of Metropolitan State University of Denver's Engineering Technology Department, issued a Documented Quote (DQ) solicitation for the procurement and installation of one Seismic Shake Table. The primary deliverable is the fabrication and installation of a uniaxial steel frame shake table to be located in the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building Room 105, with manufacturing and installation to be completed by June 16, 2017. The contractor must demonstrate proven experience in fabricating and building seismic shake tables, and must manufacture the shake table according to provided design drawings, clean and grease linear bearings and rails (to be supplied by MSUD), and install a dynamic actuator upon its arrival. Key requirements include ensuring the table surface is level, that base beams are firmly attached to the existing strong floor with threaded anchor holes and parallel to each other, and that the table slides freely along the linear rail without misalignment, with all work verified through manual testing. Vendors were required to submit responses by April 14, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time, with a mandatory walk-through scheduled for April 10, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. at the Student Success Building, 890 Auraria Parkway #410, Denver, Colorado. Questions were due by April 12, 2017, at 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time, submitted to Zachary.felts@ahec.edu with answers posted on Colorado Vendor Self Service (ColoradoVSS). Cost was identified as the primary evaluation factor, with award made on an all-or-none basis to the most responsive vendor, and the resulting contract was expected to be effective through approximately June 30, 2018.

The solicitation documents do not specify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or limitations on respondent types, indicating that any qualified vendor meeting the scope requirements may submit a response. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. The contractor must integrate with MSUD's existing infrastructure, specifically the strong floor with threaded anchor holes at the installation base, and must coordinate with the university regarding the delivery timing of the dynamic actuator, which is to be supplied by MSUD. Vendors were required to include all materials (except those provided by MSUD), labor costs, shipping, handling, and delivery charges in their quoted price on an F.O.B. Destination basis to Auraria Central Receiving at 1201 5th Street, Denver, Colorado 80204. Quoted costs were required to remain firm for 90 days after the quote due date, with awarded costs remaining firm through contract expiration. No specific budget range or award value is listed in the solicitation documents; however, contractors were required to submit a comprehensive budget as part of their bid, along with a separate quote for assisting with dynamic actuator installation upon its arrival.