Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3521

X -- CONSTRUCTION/LEASE OF R&D LABORATORY SOL CBD071 DUE 043097 POC Dennis G. Miller WEB: Idaho National Engineering & Environment Laboratory Homepage, http://www.inel.gov. E-MAIL: Dennis G. Miller, dnm@inel.gov. Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (LMITCO), a management and operating contractor for the Department of Energy(DOE) at the Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) is seeking interested parties for a build-to-suit and lease back arrangemenet of a laboratory facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho. It is anticipated that the laboratory will be approximately 150,000 square feet, comprised of about 100,000 square feet of multi-disciplinary R&D space with high and low bays, wet labs with hoods, and a prototype shop. The facility design, with a design life of 30 years, shall allow maximum flexibility to reconfigure walls, casework, and utilities to support and accommodate a variety of research projects. The successful offeror shall provide design and specifications from a performance specification. Facility construction is planned for GFY98, dependent upon funding arrangements. Parties are sought who are capable of offering short or long lease terms (2 to 20 years); purchase options; and/or lease-to-own arrangements, sited on government or private land. Parties possessing substantial expertise in construction, lease management, and have innovative/flexible financing sources are required. Interested parties shall respond within 30 days of publication of this notice by providing an expression of interest; to include a brief description of the representing firm's capabilities, resources, and examples of successful and innovative lease projects. After parties are identified, a further market identification/assessment may be pursued through individual contact for input, and/or a pre-solicitation meeting for interested/capable parties to exchange information and ideas to be considered prior to the release of a Solicitation For Offers (SFO). Following the SFO, a pre-proposal conference is also planned. Submittal of an expression of interest does not assure that an SFO will be requested from you. This market survey effort shall not be construed in any manner to obligate the United States Government or LMITCO for costs incurred by any party in support of this action; nor does it obligate the United States Government or LMITCO to follow through with an acquisition. Send the expression of interest to: Dennis G. Miller, LMITCO, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3521. Fax: 208-526-7744, e-mail: dnm@inel.gov. (0087)

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