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Z -- SABER SOL F33600-96-R-0083 DUE 082396 POC For copy, D. Parish/Pkwtp/513-257-4606, For additional information contact D. Parish/Pkwtp/513-257-4606 Solicitation for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) for the King Abdul Aziz Air Base in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The period of performance on the resulting ID/IQ contract will be for a one- year base period and four one-year option periods. The magnitude of the SABER requirement is more than $10,000,000. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision, and minimal designs to accomplish a broad range of minor construction projects, and repair at King Abdul Aziz Air Base. Facilities include but are not limited to hangers, back shops, office buildings, storage areas, warehouses, aircraft shelters, sun shelters, airfields, infrastructure, pavements, and industrial buildings located both on and off the flightline. Multiple awards are not being considered. The Government reserves the right to award, to other than the lowest offeror. Evaluation of offers will be conducted in accordance with Air Force Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (AFFARS) 70-30, Appendix BB. The contractor receiving this award must possess a current Saudi Arabian Ministry of Public Works Commercial Registration. Therefore, only those offerors registered to do business in Saudi Arabia will be considered for award. The solicitation will be issued approximately 02 July 1996. a pre-proposal conference will be conducted at the King Abdul Aziz Air Base Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in July 1996. All offerors are responsible for providing their own transportation and lodging as well as obtaining the requisite VISA and country clearances. No more than two individuals from each company may participate in the pre-proposal conference. Specific information regarding the pre-proposal conference will be contained in solicitation provision L- 555. Offerors are asked to provide their overnight delivery account numbers with their faxed or written requests. This will assist in expediting delivery of the solicitation document and any future changes to that document that may occur. Direct all requests for solicitations and routine communication concerning this acquisition to Mr. Dan Parish, Contract Specialist, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-5309, or phone (513) 257-4606. If your concerns are not satisfied by the Contracting Officer, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Col. Michael J. Corcoran at (513) 255-0600. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. The approximate issue/response date will be 02 Jul 96. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources solicited may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered. (0130)

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