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SOURCES SOUGHT Project#19-43 – B215 Clean Room HEPA Filter Replacement Disclaimer This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available currently. The purpose of this sources sought is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to provide the services stated herein. Based on capability statements received in response to this Sources Sought Announcement this acquisition may be solicited as a 100% small business set aside. All small business organizations (SB SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, and VOSB and SDVOSB) are encouraged to respond to this notice. Requirement The NIST Gaithersburg Advanced Measurement Laboratory (AML) was completed and occupied in 2005. It is one of the most advanced laboratories of its type in the world. Building 215 is the cleanroom facility within the AML complex, housing an 1800 square meter cleanroom, of which 750 square meters is Class 100. More information is available at: https://www.nist.gov/cnst A Contractor will perform a series of task that consists of evaluating and adjusting airflows within the Building 215 cleanroom. The tasks to be performed include: Perform Pre-demolition testing of mechanical equipment. Replace ~70 variable air volume terminal units. Repair and perform diagnostics of existing control systems to confirm operation of existing dampers, valves and sensors. Replace ~54 existing airflow monitors. Install ~32 new exhaust air valves to control exhaust branch ductwork airflows. Repair or modify existing exhaust or supply ductwork. Replace all ~1200 existing terminal supply HEPA filters, repair supply connections, balance and certification new HEPA filter. Rebalance air handling units, exhaust fans, exhaust tools to airflows. Perform rebalance of cleanroom to maintain proper room pressurization. Perform recertification of cleanroom. Verify and repair/replace capped ducts as needed. The specific purpose of this sources sought announcement is to determine if there are any small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that can provide the services identified. Specific criteria being sought are : The ability to meet the 10 tasks listed above Relevant and recent experience completing tasks similar to these The ability to work 24/7 starting Friday evenings, through the weekend, and onward until outages of cleanrooms are brought back online (maximum 9 calendar days per outage). Liquidated Damages to be applied to work that extends beyond 9 calendar days due to lost research time. The ability to schedule, plan, and contain cleanroom bays from adjacent spaces to limit outages. The Cleanroom facility comprises 14 individual Cleanroom bays, each connected via equipment galleys, corridors, gowning areas, and other support spaces. NIST requires that each Cleanroom Bay be isolated and shut down individually during each phase of construction, allowing the remaining bays to remain operat…
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