Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534

Y -- DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION OF FEDERAL WORK CAMP IN THE PARISH OF GRANT NEAR POLLOCK, LA. SOL RFP X00-331 DUE 052098 POC Elaina S. Walker, Contracting Officer, (202) 307-0954 The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Price Design-Build contract for the design and construction of a federal work camp in the Parish of Grant near Pollock, Louisiana. This minimum security facility will have a gross building area of approximately 33,000 square feet and will be designed to house and support approximately 128 inmates. The estimated magnitude of this project is expected to be between $1,000,000. and $5,000,000. The scope of work includes all architectural, engineering, construction and other related services necessary to provide a new federal prison camp. For consideration on this project the offeror at a minimum must be a firm or joint venture with experience, individually or as a member of a team, successfully and satisfactorily completing projects of similar size and scope. The design of the architectural and engineering features of the project shall be accomplished or reviewed and approved by architects and engineers registered to practice in their particular field within the State of Louisiana. Participation by architects, engineers, consultants and subcontractors located within the State of Louisiana is encouraged. Participation by small, small-disadvantaged, and small woman-owned business is encouraged. The successful offeror will be required to submit a subcontracting plan for this procurement regarding the utilization of small, small-disadvantaged, and small woman-owned businesses. The BOP will be utilizing two-phase Design-Build selection procedures. This notice is not a request for proposals. Interested offerors may request and obtain the Phase One solicitation of the two phase process. Phase One solicitations will be issued on or about April 20, 1998. For consideration on this project offerors must respond to the Phase One solicitation by submitting their qualification proposal approximately thirty days after the solicitation is issued. The Phase One proposal due date will be identified in the Phase One Solicitation. The Phase One solicitation will provide the scope of work, evaluation factors, and submission information for interested offerors to prepare their Phase One qualification proposals. Phase One qualification proposals will be evaluated to determine which firms will be selected for Phase Two. No more than five firms will be selected to submit proposals in response to the Phase Two solicitation. Phase two participants will submit competitive technical and price proposals as defined in the Phase Two solicitation. To facilitate timely issuance of the Phase One solicitation requests for Phase One solicitations should be FAXED and then MAILED to Elaina S. Walker, Contracting Officer, at the address and phone numbers noted below. Point of contact for inquiries and clarifications is Elaina Walker, Contracting Officer, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Office of Construction Contracting, 320 First Street NW, Room 500-6, Washington, D.C. 20534, (202) 307-0954 Fax (202) 616-6055. (0075)

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