11th Contracting Office/LGCC, 500 Duncan Ave Room 250, Bolling AFB, DC 20332-0001

Z -- SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION OF BASE ENGINEER REQUIREMENTS (SABER) SOL F9642-97-RO123 POC Contact Ms. Feirick, Contract Specialist, (202) 767-7961. No collect Calls Will Be Accepted. SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION OF BASE ENGINEER REQUIREMENTS (SABER). General work includes providing a broad range of minor maintenance, repair and modification of real property (construction) on Bolling AFB DC and Air Force offices at the Pentagon, Arlington VA. The work is required in support of Base Civil Engineer (BCE) activities at these locations. An Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) type contract will be issued which will list a wide variety of individual construction tasks. During the contract period, the individual BCEs will identify individual minor construction jobs for which the contracting officer will issue delivery orders. The contractor will be required to furnish all materials, equipment, and personnel necessary to design, manage and accomplish the job. The contractor willPalso be required to maintain a management office at each location in order to receive work requests, develop proposals, negotiate requirements, and provide such other management services associated with accomplishing the individual jobs. Individual jobs will vary in size with the majority expected to be priced between $25,000 and $300,000. Pricing will be accomplished by applying the contractor's coefficient to the prices contained in the most recent edition of the Means Facilities Construction Cost Data published by R.S. Means Company, Inc, Kingston MA. The jobs will require a wide variety of specialized construction tasks such as, but not limited to, carpentry, road repair, roofing, excavation, electrical, steam fitting, plumbing, sheet metalVP PPPPPPPPcpainting, demolition, masonry, fencing, and welding. These tasks include workunder major groups 15, 16 and 17 of the Standard Industrial Classification Codes. Commencement of work will be ten days after the notice to proceed; duration of the contract will be twelve months, with four twelve-month extensions to be exercised at the government's option. The minimum amount for the life of the contract is $100,000; the maximum amount for the life of the contract is $50 million. The contract period is expected to start in June of 1997 and will be awarded on an all-or-none basis to one contractor. The acquisition will be solicited under full-and-open competition (unrestricted) in accordance with procedures set forth in FAR 19.10, Small Business Competiveness Demonstration Program. This program was established by Title VII of the ''Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988,'' Pub. Law 100-656, as amended by Title II of Pub. Law 102-366 and implemented by an OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan, dated Aug 31, 1989, as amended on Apr 16, 1993. Proposals will be evaluated and award made on a ''best value'' basis. Performance history will be a substantial portion of the evaluation. Interested offerors should, as early as possible but not later than COB 30 Oct 96, indicate interest by providing to the contracting office above evidence of capability to perform (including references for similar work with telephone numbers, points of contact, and contract number). At least twelve (12) percent of the work must be performed by the prime contractor; evidence of capability to perform must explain how this requirement will be fulfilled. The size standard for a small business, including its affiliates, is not in excess of $7.0 million in average sales or receipts for each of the preceding three years. All replies to this notice must be in writing. (0276)

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