Commanding Officer, EFA Chesapeake, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 901 M Street, SE, Building 212, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC 20374-5018

Z -- BIRTHING CENTER, ALTERATION/REHABILITATION TO NATIONAL NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER, BETHESDA, MARYLAND SOL N62477-96-R-0101 DUE 071696 POC Sandra Soderstrom, Contract Specialist - (202) 685-3160 SOLICITATION NOTICE. This procurement is unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 1542, General Contractors, Nonresidential Buildings and Warehouses. The work includes, Scope: Design/Build Project. The Navy intents to award through Best Value Source Selection Procedures, the Design/Renovation of 43,796 gross square feet of interior 6th floor of Building 10 from an inpatient ward into a consolidated obstetrics/gynecological and neonatal intensive care unit facility (Birthing Center). Specialty areas include neonatal intensive care unit, cesarean delivery/operating rooms, high risk diagnostic testing, labor/delivery/pospartum rooms, medical gases, special lighting, HVAC, emergency power systems, fire protection system, and communication systems. Evaluation Factors include: Relevant Experience in renovations of hospitals and medical clinics; Past Performance; Project Construction/Design Team and Work Plan. The estimated cost range is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The projected issuance of plans and specifications is 10 June 1996. The projected date for receipt of proposals is 16 July 1996. Site visit information will be contained in the solicitation. Requests for Plans and Specifications must include a check/money order/cashier check in the amount of $50.00 made payable to U. S. Treasurer C/O EFA Chesapeake. This charge is nonrefundable. Plans and Specifications may be picked up at the location indicated above or may be requested by mail to the above address and will be issued on a ''first come first served'' basic until all supplies are exhausted. (0127)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0153 19960507\Z-0007.SOL)