SOUTHWESTNAVFACENGCOM, 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92132-5187

Z -- IDIQ FOR WORLD WIDE CATHODIC PROTECTION SOL N68711-97-R-4008 DUE 112597 POC Laura Smith (619) 532-3856, Maria Williams (619) 532-2867 PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: This procurement consist of one solicitation with the intent to award three or more Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Construction Contracts to the responsible proposes whose proposals, conforming to the Request for Proposal (RFP), will be most advantageous to the Government resulting in the Best Value, Cost or Price and other factors considered. The Government reserves the right to award one contract covering only the project identified in the RFP if the minimum guarantee of funds are not available for the minimum guarantee for three awards or more awards. The Government further reserves the right to award the remaining two or more contracts within the acceptance period upon the availability of funds for the minimum guarantee. The work will consist of renovation, alteration, repair, and new construction of cathodic protection systems at various locations world-wide. Projects assigned to the IDIQ contracts will use the Solution Order Concept (SOC) approach to scope and price the work. After award of the initial contracts to the three or more contractors, they will compete for task orders based on either best value or low price technically acceptable to the Government. The work will be as described above. The total 3 year (base and 2 option years) estimated construction cost per this solicitation is $30,000,000. Construction schedules will be determined for each project at the issuance of each task order. The three or more Best Value contractors evaluated for the project will be selected as follows: Best Value contractor receives the seed project with award; the 2nd, 3rd, and any additional selected contractor will each receive award with a minimum guarantee of $50,000 for the base year. Evaluation for award will be based on Past Performance; Technical with subfactors including (1) Experience, (2) Capacity to Accomplish the Work, (3) Subcontracting Effort: and Pricing of full plans and specifications for N68711-97-R-4008, the seed project and first task order for this contract. The seed project shall consist of repairs to an existing cathodic protection system from full plans and specifications provided by the Government. The 2nd and 3rd contracts etc., N68711-97-D-4009 and N68711-97-D-4010 etc., respectively, will be awarded with a minimum guarantee of $50,000 for the base year and selection will be based on the same criteria as the first selection. All three contractors, etc., will compete on subsequent Task Orders. The subsequent projects may be performance oriented tasks requiring minimal design, and may occasionally be complex construction. Task orders requiring minimal design will be scoped by the Government/Contractor team and may not have traditional plans and specifications but may include sketches, requests for catalog cuts, and other submittals. The salient requirements of Task Orders requiring minimal design will be scoped by the Government/Contractor team in order to develop a mutually agreed upon Statement of Work. Award factors will vary depending on the unique requirements for each Task Order, however pricing will weigh heavily. The awarded Task Order will be a firm fixed price task with a specific completion date. Should any of the contractors be unable to competitively secure a Task Order to meet the minimum guarantee. All Contractors will be required to submit proposals on all task orders, and will be invited to participate in all SOC walkthroughs -- exploratory scoping investigations -- when a walkthrough is arranged by the Government. Failure to submit proposals on Task Orders may result in the Government not exercising the option to extend the contract for each additional year. THIS SOLICITATION IS HEREBY BEING ISSUED ON AN "UNRESTRICTED" BASIS INVITING FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. The Standard Industrial Code 1731 and the annual size standard is $7.0 million. It is recommended the subcontracting goals reflect a minimum goal of 5% for Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Effort. There will be a charge for "EACH" set of the RFP. Please call PlanIssue at (619) 532-2084 for the amount. Note: Personal checks will no longer be accepted. Only VISA/Mastercard, cashiers check or money order will be accepted. Fees are not refundable. Mail requests to Southwest Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Attn. Plan Issue, Building 132, 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92132-5187. RFP will not be mailed to firms within a 20 mile radius of the issuing office. RFP will be available on or about 18 October 1997. (0261)

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