WR-ALC/PKO, 215 Byron St, Robins Air Force Base GA 31098-1611

X -- ROBINS AFB HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SOL F09650-98-R-0207 POC Angela D. McKinley, Contracting Officer, 912-926-5110 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ISSUANCE OF DRAFT SOLICITATION AND PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE FOR THE FAMILY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION PROJECT, ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GEORGIA -- PURPOSE: The Air Force issued a draft solicitation for the West Robins Housing Privatization Project on 16 Jan 98. The draft solicitation and related documents are posted on the internet at http://contracting.robins.af.mil/houspriv.ssi. A pre-solicitation conference will be held on 10 Feb 98 at Robins AFB to discuss and solicit feedback from industry on the draft solicitation. The Robins housing goal is to provide access to safe, quality, affordable housing, in a community where military families will choose to live. The project involves a real estate transaction with a private party under which the Air Force will contribute land, improvements, and housing units by conveyance of fee ownership, and funds in the form of a direct loan and/or limited guarantee of third party debt. In exchange, the private party will obtain financing to plan, design, develop, demolish, construct, renovate, maintain, and manage a rental housing development for military members and their families for approximately 30 years. The private party will own the land, improvements, and housing units, and the military members will pay rent directly to the private party. Robins would like to satisfy this portion of its military housing need through selected use of the wide range of authorities provided in the Military Housing Privatization Initiative included in the 1996 National Defense Authorization Act, Public Law 104-106 (Title 10 USC, Sections 2871 -- 2885) instead of the traditional military construction program. See http://www.acq.osd.mil/iai/hrso/legis.htm on the Internet. The Military Housing Privatization Initiative permits the construction and renovation of housing units using "market standards." The project scope of 670 units includes demolishing 366 units and constructing 370 housing units within two years of contract award, and renovating 300 existing housing units within eight years of contract award. The project identifies the Government's desire to construct up to 90 additional housing units to reduce the Robins AFB housing deficit within two years of contract award and to replace the 300 existing units instead of renovating. The Government's desires are not part of the basic proposal requirements but will be considered a positive attribute. The additional 90 units will be considered an attribute only if the proposal meets or exceeds all other technical requirements. Military ranks E-5 through E-9 (enlisted ranks) and O-1 through O-6 (officer ranks) are considered the most likely tenants to occupy this housing. Housing allowances for these ranks are the basis for determining the range of unit types provided and associated rent amounts. Military occupants will use part of their housing allowances to pay for electricity and gas utility costs. The Air Force's requirement is that rent plus utilities approach military members' housing allowance. Robins AFB plans to use a "best value" strategy to encourage maximum flexibility in proposal development and to select the proposal that best realizes the Robins housing goal and demonstrates the private party's commitment to a long-term relationship with Robins Air Force Base. Interested parties are urged to submit their questions and comments electronically via the website. Information regarding date, time, and place of the pre-solicitation conference is also posted on the website. Reservations for the conference should be made electronically via the website. Points of contact are: Angela McKinley, Contracting Officer/PKOS, phone (912)926-5110, fax (912)926-3590, E-Mail: amckinle@pk.robins.af.mil; Melinda Hobday, Project Manager, phone (912)926-3533, ext. 158, fax (912)926-7598; E-mail: mhobday@wrdiss1.robins.af.mil. The deadline for comments is 4 Feb 98. (0016)

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