U. S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office, P. O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-8758

M -- OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED FACILITIES SOL DE-RP05-95OR22416 POC Bev Schultz, Contract Specialist, 423/241-6138, Marlena Clark, Contracting Officer, 423/576-0759 This procurement is changed from a small disadvantaged business set-aside to a small business set aside. The DOE Oak Ridge Operations Office at Oak Ridge, Tennessee seeks a highly qualified firm who will manage the operation and maintenance ofvari ous facilities at those sites for which Oak Ridge Operations is responsible. Services to be provided by the contractor include operation and maintenance of a 28 million gallon per day potable-water plant; operation and maintenance of an equipmentrepair shop for the maintenance and repair of government-owned equipment and motor vehicles; inspection and maintenance of paved roads and grounds; and maintenance of office, storage and production buildings. The applicable SIC code is 8744 (BaseMaintenance) . Support activities such as health, safety and environment, quality assurance, engineering, construction, personnel, purchasing, and accounting are also required in support of the above functions. This work will involve access to classified areas.Secu rity clearances will be necessary for certain employees; therefore personnel performing the work must be able to meet the requirements for obtaining a DOE ''L'' or ''Q'' security clearance. The current work force consists of approximately 110 employees,the majority of which are represented by bargaining units. In accordance with the FAR, the successful contractor is required to pay wages and benefits at least equal to those in the existing bargaining agreements. It is requested that offerors considerem ploying members of the current work force. It is anticipated that the contract will be cost reimburseable with a three year base term and one two-year option term. The preliminary contract value will be approximately $50 million over the five yearcont ract duration period which includes capital upgrade projects to be determined on an annual basis. The RFP will be released on or about November 29, 1995 with a tentative due date of January 19, 1996. Details concerning the preproposal conference andsi te tour will be provided with release of the RFP. A 60-day phase-in period is necessary to assure cotinuity of the services being provided. The offeror or teaming offeror/subcontractor must have the following qualifications: 1) corporate andindividu al experience within the last ten years (properly certified) at operating and maintaining a potable surface water municipal treatment plant with a rated capacity of at least 20 million gallons per day; 2) corporate ability to support the water plantwith microbiology, water chemistry, regulatory, utilities and related engineering, construction and safety resources. The RFP will be issued on a 3.5 double-sided high density computer disk in Word Perfect 5.1. A hard copy will be made available uponreque st. Interested parties must make written request to Bev Schultz, Contract Specialist, General Acquisitions Branch, Procurement and Contracts Division, DOE Oak Ridge Operations Office, 120 South Jefferson Circle, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-8756. Yourre quest should be submitted within 15 calendar days of this announcement. It is not necessary for those who submitted requests in response to the announcements published in the CBD on May 2, May 16, and August 16, 1995, to resubmit their requests. Foryo ur convenience, a copy of the current contract and union agreements are available in the DOE Oak Ridge Public Reading Room, 423/241-4780, located at 55 Jefferson Circle, Room 112, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830. See Note 1.(0324)

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