Procurement of Engineering and Design and Construction Phase Services for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MIT Ll) Engineering Prototyping Facility (EPF) at Hanscom Air Force Base (HAFB), Lexington, MA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MIT LL) is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) chartered to apply advanced technology to solve problems of national security. The Engineering Prototyping Facility (EPF) building is a Military Construction-Air Force (MCAF) project currently programmed for construction in Fiscal Year 2022. The EPF building will consist of new laboratory and office space including assembly, test, and integration spaces for use by the Engineering Division of MIT LL. The intent of the EPF is to consolidate and modernize the currently dispersed functions of the Engineering Division, improve the efficiency of shop facilities, and expand the capabilities for rapid prototyping of new systems. The EPF will enhance the design and systems development capabilities of MIT LL’s Engineering Division. The EPF is anticipated to be two stories, with a separate one-story Central Utility Plant (CUP). The EPF building will be constructed using concrete footings and foundations with a steel superstructure and energy efficient roofing. Specialized construction requirements include: an assembly cleanroom complex of approximately 20,000 square feet (including support spaces for gowning, staging, gross cleaning, precision cleaning & bake out, bonded stores, Multi-Layer Insulation blanket area, storage, and a meeting area) in the Federal Standard (FED STD) 209E Class 100 -10,000 range/International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Class 5-7 range; enhanced structural foundations for vibration control and isolation for optics, materials testing, and precision engineering labs; Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) labs including two high bay labs with cranes up to 5 ton lifting capabilities; environmental test labs including thermal vacuum chambers for space simulation, thermal and altitude chambers for aero simulation and large shaker tables for vibration simulation; specialty labs for autonomous systems research, energy systems research and rapid prototyping capabilities; a large machine shop with several capabilities including conventional machining (mills, lathes, sheet metal, grinding, welding, etc.), advanced computer numerical control (CNC) machining (5-axis machines, CNC lathes, electrical discharge machines), precision machining (diamond turning machine, ultrasonic grinding, polishing machine, metrology equipment), metal and plastic additive manufacturing including all necessary support equipment (scanning electronic microscope, ovens, furnaces), beryllium machining with special dust control requirements, and equipment for secondary processes (chromate conversion processing equipment, gross clean equipment); incoming and mechanical inspection capabilities including large coordinate measuring machines and computerized tomography inspection capabilities; electronic assembly area including cable/chassis assembly, manual and automatic printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, PCB inspection, conformal coat area, and chip-on-board laboratory; shipping and receiving docks with raw stock storage and bonded stores; and approximately 55,000 square feet of reconfigurable office space on a raised floor utilizing an underfloor air distribution (UFAD) mechanical system. The EPF will be located on an approximately 10-acre site on Hanscom Air Force Base currently containing six abandoned buildings of the former Cambridge Air Force Research Laboratory which are slated to be demolished as part of this project. Site improvements will include a new electrical feed from the main electrical distribution plant, access roads, parking, utility connections, landscaping, and all other work necessary to make a complete and usable facility. Facilities will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-01, General Building Requirements. This project will comply with DoD antiterrorism/force protection requirements per UFC 4-010-01 and sustainability principles in accordance with UFC 1-200-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements. Many spaces in the building, including clean rooms, will be constructed to meet ICD 705-01 requirements. The project includes design services for architecture, landscape architecture, vibration control, interior design, civil/site engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, mechanical engineering (HVAC, controls, and plumbing), electrical engineering, and acoustical engineering; and the design for communication, fire protection, process piping and controls, redundant power and information systems, and access control and building security systems. Note that detailed layout for laboratory tool set for this project is intended to be done by others which will then need to be incorporated into the design documents by the design A-E. This project is on a secure DoD facility; all key personnel of the A-E’s team who will work on this project must be U.S. citizens and be subject to a background check.