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56 -- PAYLOAD PREPARATION FACILITY (PPF) SOL F04701-96-B-0001. Contact Contract Specialist, Mr. Robert Stonick, 310-416-7969; Contracting Officer, Mr. Merrill Huler, 310-416-7497. Seeking sources for the renovation of a Payload Preparation Facility (PPF) at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California. This solicitation is a two-step sealed bid award. This synopsis only pertains to step 1, ``Request for Technical Proposals (RFTP).'' Offerors whose technical proposals are deemed acceptable in accordance with the evaluation criteria will be requested to submit sealed bids for the contemplated Firm-Fixed Price-Contract to be awarded to the successful low bidder whose bid meets all requirements in terms of responsiveness and responsibility (step 2). Only Offerors who have submitted acceptable technical proposals will be invited to participate in step 2 (Sealed bid). The RFTP will request information regarding experience on efforts of similar complexity, technical qualifications, and organization performance history related to such efforts. The step 1 (technical proposal submittal) Offeror must meet all technical evaluation criteria elements including, as a minimum, site work preparation, modification and construction of PPF structures, demolition, electrical installation, upgrades to 12.47 kV distribution system, construction of Class 100,000 high bay cleanrooms, high bay construction, installation of particulate monitoring and hazardous vapor detection systems, modifications and installation of heating and cooling plants consisting of primary, secondary, and tertiary pumping plants, modification and installation of fire detection and suppression systems, and installation of compressed air piping systems compatible with class 5,000 cleanliness. Proprietary data submitted shall be safeguarded and so labeled. Absolutely, no pricing data shall be submitted. The approximate formal RFTP release date is JUN 96 to all potential offerors who request the solicitation in writing. Once the release date has been set the offerors must submit their technical proposals within 30 days from the release date. The technical proposals submitted should be acceptable (fully complete) without need for additional explanation or information. The Government will only evaluate the submitted technical proposal. The cost of submittal (technical proposal) shall not be reimbursed. Potential offerors must submit written requests to the contracting office for copies of the RFTP, step one, solicitation package. Interested offerors should send requests to: Space and Missile Systems Center (AFMC), ATTN: SMC/IMO (ROBERT STONICK), 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467-A5, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA 90245-4569 no later than 15 days after publication of this notice. Trade journals are requested to refer readers to this specific CBD notice in any articles concerning this synopsis; telephonic inquiries must cite this notice. The provisions of this synopsis hereby cancel and supersede solicitation F04701-94-B-0022. This is not a solicitation for bids. (152)

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