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R -- DEVELOPMENT MANAGER SERVICES FOR THE NEW FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS POC Contracting Officer, Elizabeth M. Vitale, 202/260-0645. The General Services Administration, in partnership with the Food and Drug Administration, is seeking sources interested in serving as a Development Manager to provide Asset Management and Development Management services. These services are for the former Naval Surface Warfare Center in White Oak, Maryland where the new FDA headquarters is planned to be located. The facility is being transferred through the Base Realignment and Closure process. The facility consists of 660 acres in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, about one, about one mile from the Capital Beltway. Currently, FDA's headquarters operations are disbursed throughout 20 locations in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The consolidated headquarters is currently planned to house approximately 6,000 employees in about 2 million square feet. The current estimated construction cost is $350 million. The Development Manager will be expected to work with GSA and FDA to prepare a business plan for the use of FDA assets including the White Oak property and the development of the FDA Headquarters. The business plan will include, for example, (a) a plan for the most effective use of FDA assets and the White Oak site, (b) a development and acquisition strategy for the site and the Headquarters, (c) financing structures, (d) a community relations program, and (e) proposed legislation. The selected firm is expected to serve as Development Manager for a fee to implement the business plan. Firms interested in receiving consideration for this project must have demonstrated experience in providing full Development Manager services to other owners and tenants. In addition, they must be experienced in interacting positively with communities, as well as the Federal and local and state governments. This is not a formal solicitation. All interested parties should submit a written expression of interest to the Contracting Officer at the above address by October 25, 1996 or by FAX at (202) 401-0256. A draft solicitation will be issued to all parties submitting an expression of interest on or about November 1, 1996. The purpose of this draft solicitation is to give the market notice of this opportunity and to invite suggestions for improvements. A pre-solicitation conference will be held on or about November 15, 1996. It is anticipated that a formal solicitation will be issued on or about December 1, 1996. (284)

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