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N -- RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER FACILITIES (RCF) INSTALLATION AND FREE ASCENT TOWER MODIFICATIONS AT SPECIAL FORCES UNDERWATER OPERATIONS SCHOOL, KEY WEST, FL SOL N47408-97-R-1872 DUE 010898 POC Contract Specialist Linda B. Dearing, (202)433-5311/FAX (202)433-5244; Contracting Officer Rita D. Palmore This construction project will be UNRESTRICTED. The estimated price range is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. The work includes the installation and final system functional testing of two Recompression Chamber Facilities, and Modifications to the existing Free Ascent Tower (FAT) building at the Special Forces Underwater Operations Facility, Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. The Government furnished Recompression Chamber Facilities consist of a 6.5 foot diameter and a 5 foot diameter recompression chambers, each fully outfitted. Installation includes the actual shipping and installation of the chambers in their designated locations, and the design and fabrication of interconnecting gas and liquid piping, and electrical interfacing. Work on the FAT includes: (1) modification to the water fill line, (2) the skimmer/overflow, (3) FAT tank top and handrailing, and (4) replacement of the filtration and treatment system. A portion of the work, which includes removal and replacement of handrails aroundthe FAT; covers for bolts on the FAT bottom; an Automatic Pool Controller; and a Corrosion-Resistant Liner in the FAT, will be included as options to be exercised within one monthafter contract award. The contractor shall provide all labor and materials for the work herein. This contract shall call for the fabrication and modification 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 will be cause for termination for default and, in any event, will be cause for Government rejection of components. The solicitation will be a Request for Proposals, whereby offerors will 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, past performance, and other non-price factors. The contract will be awarded with fixed price provisions. The tentative date for award is April 1998. 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 pre-arrange, by contacting the Contract Specialist noted above, 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. Proposals should be submitted to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office (NAVFACCO), Bldg 218, 901 M Street, SE, WNY, Washington, DC 20374-5063. (0322)

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