The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (JFKC) is located at 2700 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  JFKC serves as a public memorial, entertainment center, and office complex and is open to the public a minimum of 14 hours from 10:00 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week.

JFKC requires professional elevator consulting services to assist in the assurance of maximum performance of all vertical transportation systems, including elevators, escalators, and various lifts.  All items need to be maintained to the highest standard of care, emphasizing preventive maintenance and minimizing downtime.

The Kennedy Center has a total of 25 elevators.  23 of the elevators are original to the building and were manufactured and installed by the Otis Elevator Company in 1969.  All elevators have been modernized or installed as new in the last 10 years.  In addition, there were two new elevators installed in 2003 and 2005.  The majority of the elevator modernizations were completed through a modernization program conducted from 2004 - 2009.  Typical modernization tasks included new car operating panels, new position indicators, new sprinkler and fire alarm interlocks in the machinery rooms, refurbished hoist machines, new solid state power conversion/regulation units, new position encoders, new controllers, new sleeves and guards, and new vibration/sound isolators. The Kennedy Center also has 6 escalators and 7 lifts, including several varieties of wheelchair lifts.  All equipment, including elevators, escalators, and lifts, have been maintained for the life of the equipment to a high standard and are in excellent condition. 

The work for this contract consists of providing consultant peer review of third party proposals and recommendations for major component replacement of existing elevator, lifts, and escalators associated with on-going facility operations and construction-related activities at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Kennedy Center), 2700 F Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20566.  All work will be performed under a single contract for one year with four additional option years. A PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT IS SCHEDULED FOR Monday, June 18, 2012, MEETING IN THE HALL OF STATES AT 1:00 PM. Email David Hoffman at dhhoffman @kennedy-center.org if you plan to attend.  

All Solicitation Questions are due in writing via email to David Hoffman ([email protected]) by no later than 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.

Proposal Submission is due Monday, June 25, 2012 by no later than 2:00 pm (EST).

A minimum of three (3) Past Performance Questionnaires are due no later than the due date and time of the proposal submission. These should emailed or faxed to the attention of David Hoffman.