Kaiser-Hill, L.L. Company, P.O. Box 464, Golden, CO 80402-0464

Y -- FURNISH AND INSTALL FIBER OPTIC CABLES DUE 011096 POC Contact Point, John Butler, Subcontract Administrator, 303/966-8183 Kaiser-Hill, L.L. Company, a Department of Energy Integrating Contractor at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS), approximately 12 miles south of Boulder, Colorado contemplates the award of a Firm Fixed Price Subcontract on the basis of fair and effective competition. This procurement includes furnish/construct/install Phase A of the Criticality Alarm and Plant Annunciation Systems Upgrade (CAPASU). Phase A is a fiber optic Communication Network (CN) that transmits safety and security signals to support fire alarms, criticality alarms, video surveillance, PA announcements, telephone systems and computer LAN systems. A portion of the network supports a Vital Safety System. For that reason and DOE Security Order 5632.1C, the CN in conjunction with the User's hardware, will include redundancy necessary to insure continuous operation in the event of failure. This proposed procurement includes furnishing and installing the main CN, a 27,000 foot loop that connects 27 buildings, plus 5 (five) other cables ranging from 5,000 feet to 18,000 feet in length that serve other point to point locations at the site. Fiber count is from 80 to 156 fibers per cable. Work will include both linear and conduit installations, and fusion splicing. Optical fibers shall meet EIA/TIA-492, A, B, and C. Cables shall be installed in accordance with specifications and manufacturer recommendations. Construction subcontractor and lower-tier subcontractors must have the ability to obtain Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) approval from the DOE. This site is a government nuclear facility, and therefore, DOE level ''L'' clearance will be required for portions of the work. Offerors and their applicable subcontractors will be evaluated based on demonstrated experience such as: 1) installations in support of vital safety systems at nuclear facilities, 2) installation of fiber optics in government nuclear facilities, commercial nuclear facilities, and other large industrial / commercial installations, 3) comprehensive QA/QC programs, that include oversight and verification of the material manufacturers, lower tier subcontractors, and the subcontractor for procurement installation, and tesing, and 4) experience with OTOR and attenuation testing equipment. The tentative solicitation issue date is November 22, 1995. Magnitude of work to be performed under this procurement is $2,000,000 - $4,000,000. Award under this solicitation is contigent upon funding, and the current and future needs of the RFETS. Contractor will not pay proposal preparation costs and makes no warranty as to the amount of services to be required, if any. Interested Offerors should submit a letter requesting the solicitation package when available. Phone calls will not be accepted. (0270)

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