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99 -- MIXED GAS PIPING AND COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT AT NAVAL DIVING AND SALVAGE TRAINING CENTER, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA SOL N47408-97-R-1831 DUE 052797 POC POC: Contract Specialist Linda B. Dearing, (202)433-5311/FAX (202)433-5244; Contracting Officer Corrine A. Pearson This project will be UNRESTRICTED. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) for this procurement is 3498. The work includes the procurement of the Mixed Gas Piping and Compressor Replacement to be designed, fabricated, shop tested, delivered, installed and field tested at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center, Panama City, Florida. The Mixed Gas Piping Replacement includes provision for support of mixed gas operations and training. The Compressor Replacement supports air diving operations and training. The hyperbaric systems shall be complete and useable upon completion of the work. The contractor shall provide all design, labor and materials for the procurement, design, fabrication, assembly, shop testing, delivery, installation and field testing. The work also includes some demolition. Further, the contractor shall prepare and submit all documents, records and manuals. Attention of prospective bidders is called to the fact that this contract calls for the procurement of life sensitive systems. Failure to adhere to the highest standards of metallurgy, welding and workmanship will create severe hazards to the personnel working on or near these systems when they are pressurized. Failure to meet these requirements may be cause for termination for default, and in any event will be cause for the Government rejection of components. Offerors shall be required to submit a technical proposal, a cost proposal, and past performance information. Award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose proposals, conforming to the solicitation, represent the best value to the Government in terms of price, technical, and past performance factors. Response to the Request for Proposal will be evaluated using price, technical and past performance factors. The price and technical factors are of equal importance and past performance is half the importance of the technical and price factors. The degree of risk to the Government, as related to deficiencies, weaknesses, or strengths noted in the source selection evaluation process will be considered when determining the best value to the Government. Requests for the solicitation may be mailed to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office, Washington Navy Yard (WNY), Bldg 218, 901 M Street, SE, Washington, DC 20374-5063 or sent via facsimile by using (202) 433-5244. Contractors within the local area are encouraged to pick up a copy of the solicitation at Bldg 218 (third floor) of the WNY between the hours of 0730 and 1500, Monday-Friday. There will be no charge for these documents, however, there will only be one set issued per contractor. The solicitation will be available approximately fifteen days after this notice appears in the Commerce Business Daily. A pre-proposal conference will be held at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center, Panama City, Florida. The conference time and exact location will be announced in the soliciation. The proposal due date shall be thirty days after the solicitation is made available to the public. The projected award date is September 1997. Proposals should be submitted to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office (NAVFACCO), Bldg 218, 901 M Street, SE, WNY, Washington, DC 20374-5063. (0098)

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