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K -- PENTHOUSE ADDITIONS, HVAC UPGRADES, AND SOL GS-11P-95-AQC-0002 DUE 040395 POC Contracting Officer,Elizabeth M. Vitale,202/708-4900 NIH intends to expand existing equipment penthouses, replace central heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, and install wet sprinkler systems in the Building 10 Clinical Center located in Bethesda, Maryland, while maintaining full occupancy and operation of the medical research facility.The key goal of this construction is to restore the safety and reliability of Clinical Center utility systems with minimal or no disruption to ongoing patient care and/or medical research.Formal source selection procedures (FAR 15.6) will be used.The Government intends to award without discussions so offerors should not expect to have an opportunity to correct deficiencies in their offers.The three evaluation factors for award include(1)the acceptability of the offer;(2)the relative capability of conducting business with the offeror;and(3)price reasonableness.To be an acceptable offeror, each of the offeror's proposed key personnel shall have completed at least one multiphase occupied medical or technical research facility renovation project greater than $20 million where at least a majority of the cost was for mechanical and electrical infrastructure modernization.Capability will be based on the relative merits of competing offerors and not upon absolute standards of experience, past performance, or financial condition.Capability will be an integrated assessment of the following:(a)the relative strength of each offeror's experience related to their success in minimizing disruption within an occupied fully operational medical or technical research facility;(b)the relative strength of each offeror's experience related to HVAC infrastructure modernizations within an occupied fully operational medical or technical research facility;(c)the relative favorableness of each offeror's reputation for past performance;and(d)the relative strength of each offeror's financial condition.Price reasonableness will be determined through price analysis as prescribed in FAR 15.805.Only acceptable offers will be eligible for award.In deciding which acceptable offer to select for award, the Government will favor capability, and will consider it more important to maximize capability than to obtain the lowest possible price.The information the offeror references must have been for services during the past three years.A pre-proposal conference is currently scheduled for 10:30 am, March 2, 1995, at the Lipsett Auditorium, National Institutes of Health, Building 10 Clinical Center Complex, Bethesda, Maryland.The cost range for this procurement is $30 to $40 million.Bid documents will be available on or about February 15, 1995.A $250 non- refundable bid deposit in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or money order made payable to the General Services Administration is required for each set of bid documents.All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency.Copies of the solicitation may be obtained by writing to Ms. Kim Taylor at the address at the beginning of this notice, Room 2609, or by calling Ms. Taylor on telephone number (202)708-9903. (0020)

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