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C -- ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES -- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DUE 051697 POC Carmela Calabrese (301)713-3478, Donald Thompson, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: DonT@SAO.NOAA.GOV, CarmelaC@SAO.NOAA.GOV. In accordance with 41 USC 253(c)(1), this pre-solicitation announcement hereby advertises the Government's intention to modify its contract with Fluor Daniel, Inc. (FDI), Number 50-SPNA-2-00004 to extend the Contractor's scope of work. FDI currently supports the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with architect and engineering services and construction management. This expansion does not increase the estimated value of the contract. FDI is tasked by NOAA in accordance with the current SOW of contract 50-SPNA-2-00004 to provide a detailed design package for site development, foundation construction, and power supply to support the installation of four tracking, telemetry and control antennae for the NOAA, Fairbanks, AK Command and Data Acquisition (CDA) Station located at 1300 Eisele Road in Fairbanks, AK 99712-6522. The proposed modification to the contract will permit FDI to compete and award construction bid packages as the Government's construction manager,specifically to support facilities construction at the NOAA Satellite Ground Station at Fairbanks, AK. FDI will then perform QA/QC as specified in the current contract SOW and value engineering on site to manage to its design. After the proposed site development at the Fairbanks CDA is complete, NOAA plans to begin installation of the antennas in late 1997 or early calendar year 1998. These antennas are being procured under a separate NOAA competitively awarded contract. The site development and construction will be performed during the 1997 construction season; therefore, the design bid packages will be available mid to late May 1997. Modification of this existing NOAA contract to permit FDI to solicit competitive construction bids is in the Governments's best interests because FDI is uniquely qualified to leverae its expertise at the Fairbanks CDA through its completion of a study task and a detailed design effort. These tasks preceded the proposed task for general construction contractor selection and management. The Government requires FDI to manage the solicitation of bid packages, with Government review and consent. The QA/QC effort will be approved and monitored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Any capable and qualified firm interested in this proposed construction project must submit its complete capabilities in writing to the Government POC within 45 days of the publication of this announcement in order to be considered. These capabilities include, but are not limited to: (1) Earth Work: clearing and grubbing 3 acres; grading 2,000 ft. roadway; four compacted pads and roadbed; (2) Foundation: four reinforced concrete antenna foundations; two equipment shelter foundations; (3) Electrical: furnish/install equipment for 208/120V power for antenna sites, including 3500 cir.ft. of buried 4.16kV primary dist., five padmount switches, four 4160-208/120 volt transformers, and eight 208/120 volt service entrance switches and laterals; communications circuits in 1,750 ft. underground duct banks, cable vaults.NO RFP IS AVAILABLE. Responses received in reply to this announcement will be treated as expressions of interest in the Satellite Ground Station construction procurement unless specifically annotated otherwise. If the Government decides to complete this extension to the contract under authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1), no further pre-award notice will be published. See Notes 22 and 26. (0092)

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