The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has a continuing requirement for Southeast Regional Architecture Engineering (SERAE).

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• The IDIQ contract scope of work includes A-E services for engineering infrastructure, equipment, and facilities, including the following:
  • Relevant work for the purposes of this Notice is defined as, specialized experience in engineering analysis and design, with major emphasis on ordinary and complex systems and infrastructure including but not limited to the following disciplines:
    • Civil – water distribution, wastewater collection, stormwater management, parking facilities and roadways including traffic signals, landfills, dredging for transportation channels and canals, coastal management, railroads, demolition, airfields, specialized ground transportation infrastructure (>500,000 pounds carrying capacity), security systems and force protection, geotechnical evaluations, and associated infrastructure and utilities
    • Structural – movable structures and mechanisms; cranes, lifting mechanisms and structures, launch structures, towers – guyed and free-standing; large frame structures; port facility structures – wharf and docks; structural support components such as foundations, framing – main resisting members, roof, siding; large and unique foundations, ground support equipment, and bridges
    • Mechanical – mechanical systems and equipment such as Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning (HVAC), fire protection, process water distribution and collection, pneumatic systems, environmental control systems (single pass launch vehicle purge); systems for storage and distribution of cryogens and gases (including high pressure gases), and clean rooms (class 100,000 to class 100 per FED-STD-209E and/or ISO 14644-1)
    • Electrical – low, medium, and high voltage power distribution, emergency power generation, data/control centers, renewable energy technologies, lighting systems, surge suppression, lightning protection, fire alarm and detection systems, electronic security systems (ESS), electrical control systems, heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) controls, and centralized networking and monitoring
    • Architecture – minor emphasis; firm must also include experience in multi-discipline facility design including architecture, life safety, and sustainable Green design
    • Additional Experience – Specialized experience in multiple project phases: Planning and feasibility studies, coordination with the appropriate State agencies and NASA Historical Preservation Office for the demolition of certain facilities across NASA centers, Preliminary Engineering Reports, Final Design, Environmental Permitting, Construction, and Activation/ Commissioning
• These contracts will involve essential and substantial efforts in systems for facilities and ground support systems
• The professional services required will include, but not be limited to, conducting field investigations and surveys, preparing engineering reports with recommended actions, preparing trade studies, environmental permitting support, preparing detailed and comprehensive final designs suitable for competitive bidding, and providing construction site inspection and engineering support during construction
• All design packages prepared by the Architect and Engineering (A&E) firm(s) shall utilize computer aided design and analysis/modeling, SpecsIntact (SI) specifications, and include detailed construction schedules and cost estimates
• The A&E firm’s approved designs will typically be utilized for the advertising and award of fixed price construction contracts; however alternative procurement techniques may be utilized
• The A&E firm may be required to create Design-Build and /or performance work statements / packages
• The A&E firm may be required to review commercial partner plans and specifications for compliance with applicable codes
• The A&E firm(s) will also be required to perform alternative studies including cost-benefit analysis and life cycle costing; trade study and report compilation; facility condition assessments, parametric cost estimating; detailed take-off cost estimating and subsequent analysis of estimating performance against bids received
• The A&E firm(s), including potential contractor teaming arrangements, will be required to have the capacity to provide all personnel the ability to perform all the work tasks identified in this synopsis and the capacity to work multiple projects at the same time
• The A&E firm’s staffing for this contract must include, as a minimum, registered professional engineers, architects and specialists who have demonstrated specialized experience in civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical engineering
• Specialists must also be available to perform any ancillary design work related to the projects to include, but not limited to; design of clean rooms, cryogenics (liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen), high pressure gas systems, and cathodic protection systems, pressure vessels and propellants
• The A&E firm’s staffing must also include registered professionals and specialists who have demonstrated experience in multidiscipline facility design including architecture, life safety, and sustainable Green design
• For state-regulated permits, the A&E shall have staff with professional engineering licenses in the States of Florida, Mississippi, Texas and Alabama, and California as applicable to the project location