Rome Laboratory/PKO, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514

Z -- SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION OF BASE ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS (SABER) SOL F30602-96-R-5055 DUE 082296 POC Lt Jennifer Stock, Contract Specialist, 315-330-7221. Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER). Estimated proposal due date: 22 Aug 96. For solicitation, provide address information to ATTENTION: Lt Jennifer Stock, RL/PKO, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514. The subject acquisition is for a broad range of maintenance, repair, and minor construction work on real property at Rome Laboratory and its associated sites. The work is required in support of Rome Laboratory CE, Civil Engineer activities. A fixed-price-award-fee/indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity type contract is contemplated. It will include a wide variety of individual construction tasks as identified in the Means Facility Construction Cost Data. During the contract period, the CE will identify construction tasks required to complete each specific job, and Operational Contracting will negotiate and issue individual delivery orders to the contractor to complete those jobs. The contractor will be required to furnish all materials, equipment, and personnel neccessary to manage and accomplish the projects. The contractor will be required to maintain a management office at Rome Laboratory in order to receive delivery orders and provide other management services related to accomplishing individual jobs. Individual jobs will vary in size and complexity. The jobs will include tasks in a variety of trades, including carpentry, roofing, excavating, interior electrical, steam fitting, plumbing, sheet metal, painting, demolition, concrete masonry, and welding. The guaranteed contract minimum is $250,000.00, and the proposed maximum is $20,000,000.00. The average value of SABER delivery orders, Air Force wide, for the period 1990-1993, was $40,000.00. The performance period will be a twelve month basic year with four twelv-month option years. The Government anticipates significant subcontracting activity under the SABER contract. All responsible sources may submit a proposal to the solicitation which shall be considered. The RFP will be released no sooner than 15 Jul 96. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concern from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be significant concerns should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, E. J. Rena, (315) 330-7518. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer or Program Manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division at (315) 330-7746. When requested the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of quotes or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. (0184)

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