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R -- DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING AT FORT CARSON, COLORADO SOL DACA45-96-R-0033 DUE 020797 POC Contracting Officer Contact Loreen Blume 402-221-4265 (e-mail at loreen.k.blume@mro01.usace.army.mil). Other Infor available on the Omaha Distr Homepage. See HTTP://WWWCEMRO.MRO.USACE.ARMY.MIL. The project includes the development/construction, maintenance, and management of 840 new single and multi-family structures and the phased revitalization, maintenance and management of 1,824 existing housing units at Fort Carson, Colorado. The requirement results from the implementation of the military family housing privatization initiative. The resultant proposed contract will reflect an alliance between government and private industry and use combinations of many alternatives to traditional acquisition methods. Some alternatives include various guarantees, commitments and tools as investments by the Government with a privately financed business. The contractor will provide, operate and maintain the military family housing units for a period of 50 years, with a renewable option for 25 years. The Government will out lease or make available the land, utility tap points, loan guarantees or direct loans, utility expenses, mandatory rent allotments for basic allowance for quarters (BAQ) and variable housing allowances (VHA), convey the existing structures, and provide a military housing referral and priority list for occupancy. In turn, the successful offeror will provide a new housing community, the construction of new units, renovation of existing units, management and maintenance of all housing units, grounds maintenance of unoccupied and public areas associated with the housing community, construction and maintenance of new roads and infrastructure, reinvestments in ancillary features and community improvements, such as green areas, parks, picinic areas, day care centers, etc. The request for proposal document will be available on or about 24 October 1996. Proposals will be due on or about 7 February 1997. The request for propsal package will be provied upon request in the form of CD Rom. Instructions for conversion to hardcopy or print services will be included. Orders for solication documents can be placed through the Omaha District's homepage, address included above. A list of potential offerors requesting these documents is also available. Parties without access to the internet or E-Mail can fax a written request for solicitation documents to (402)221-4530, Attn: Loreen K. Blume. A pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled for 20-21 November 1996. Information regarding this conference will be included in the solictation, as well as the homepage. This solicitation is not restricted; however, participation of small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned businesses, as both prime and subcontractors, in encouraged. (0276)

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