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Y -- DESIGN/CONSTRUCT (DESIGN-BUILD) MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING AT KEESLER AFB. SOL F41622-95-R-0044 POC DAVID BLOCKER/CONTRACTING SPECIALIST 210-536-4502; Fax 210-536-5981 CONTRACTING OFFICER/Paul Vaughn/210-536-5645. The Air Force through the Construction Management Division of the Air Force Center of Environmental Excellence intends to procure a one-step Design-Build project for the Design and Construction of Military Family Housing at Keesler AFB, MS. The project will include the design and construction of 98 units with a priced option for an additional 20 units. The scope of work includes design and construction of a complete and usable project consisting of all labor, consultant services, materials, equipment, and all necessary site improvements, structures and off site work (utilities, road, etc.) as maybe required for the construction of the new housing on Government owned land at Keesler AFB, MS and will result in a complete and ready for occupancy Family Housing area. Scope of this project also includes demolition of an equal number of existing Wherry Housing units. The Government will provide technical requirements. Competition will be unrestricted. The Air Force intends to obtain the housing by negotiations with qualified proposers based on technical and cost competition source selection procedures. The total estimated amount available for this project is between $5 million and $10 million for the initial project and $1 million to $5 million for the option. Proposals will be solicited on a firm fixed price lump sum basis. Performance and payment bonds will be required. The total project performance period is expected to be 18 months for the initial period which will include the option performance period. The option if exercised, will be within the first 180 days of the contract award. Proposals will be evaluated based on the technical merit and price. No telephone requests for the solicitation package will be accepted. The anticipated release date of the request for proposal (RFP) will be approximately 30 calendar days from publication of this announcement. The RFP will provide proposal requirements for those offeror's who wish to be considered. Offerors will have approximately 45 days from the RFP release date to submit their proposals. A pre-proposal conference and site visit will be held, at Keesler AFB, MS approximately 21 days after the release of the RFP. Project definition documents (concept design and specifications) will be provided with the RFP. Source lists will be provided with the RFP package upon request. All responsible sources meeting the criteria set forth in RFP may submit a proposal which will cite RFP number F41622-95-R-0044 and shall be directed to David Blocker at the address specified at the beginning of this advertisement. This office shall not provide more than one RFP copy per requester. The proposal selection and contract award shall be based upon the following areas in descending order of importance; level of housing design and construction experience, performance on past projects, and project cost. The CCL for this project is basic $8.4 mil and option $2.9 mil. (0166)

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