U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, TRANSATLANTIC PROGRAMS CENTER, P. O. BOX 2250, WINCHESTER VA 22604-1450

Y -- WESTERN AMMUNITION MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP, EL HAIKSTEP, EGYPT SOL DACA78-98-R-0026 DUE 091798 POC Contract Specialist Vickianne F. Shepherd (540) 665-3680 (Site Code DACA78) This announcement is for the purpose of soliciting names of firms or joint ventures interested in submitting an offer for the Western Ammunition Maintenance Workshop project at El Haikstep, Egypt. Eligible contractors will be limited to (1) U.S. contruction firms, (2) joint ventures between U.S. firms including at least one U.S. construction firm, or (3) joint ventures between U.S. firms and Egyptian firms, including at least one U.S. construction firm. To be considered a U.S. construction firm, the firm must perform construction as a significant portion of its business; must be incorporated and have its corporate headquarters in the U.S. for a minimum of two years and shall have filed state and federal income tax declaration for a minimum of two corporate years within the preceeding three year period, having paid any applicable taxes determined to be due as a result of such filings; and employ U.S. citizens in key management positions. To be considered an Egyptian firm, the firm must have a minimum offifty-one percent Egyptian ownership, and be an independently-owned firm. Firms which are partially or wholly owned by or otherwise affiliated with the Government of Egypt or its agencies are ineligible. Performance and payment bonds will be required. The estimated cost of this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 and may have options for additional scope of approximately $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. PROJECT SCOPE: The work includes but is not limited to: providing all necessary equipment, labor, materials and supplies to construct the following new site infrastructure, facilities, and structures at El Haikstep, Egypt. Site improvements consist of: (1) a potable water receiving station, (2) a pump house with storage water tank, (3) fire water and domestic water distribution system; (4) sewerage disposal systems, (5) site electrical power distributions system, (6) site telephone system, and approximately 2 kilometers of gravel roads and paved parking areas. Structures to be constructed on site are: (1) a 2600 SM pre-engineered steel Ammunition Maintenance Building, (2) a 742 SM pre-engineered steel and masonry Autoclave Building, (3) a 135 SM pre-engineered Utility Building, (4) a reinforced concrete Furnace Support Structure with equipment pad and a pre-engineered steel control room, (5) a 115 SM concrete and masonry Administrative Building, (6) a 175 SM equipment storage building, and (7) a 22 SM Flammable Storage Building. The contract shall include receiving, transporting and installing/erecting government furnished equipment. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: This solicitation will be issued on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) to prospective proposers at no charge. They may also be available to prospective subcontractors and suppliers to view or download (for information purposes only) on the Transatlantic Programs Center's Contract Web Site at www.tac.usace.army.mil/contracts/actions.html. The CD-ROM constitutes the official solicitation package. Hard copies of this solicitation will NOT be available. CONTRACT PROCEDURES: Both a price proposal and a technical proposal will be required. Contract award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards, which include price reasonableness, past performance, technical competency, experience with projects of similar scope and size, and understanding of the project scope of work. Complete evaluation criteria and order of precedence will be conveyed with the solicitation documents. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed price basis. Tentative date for issuance of RFP DACA78-98-R-0026 is 21 July 1998. Tentative date for receipt of proposals is 17 September 1998. Projected award date is 20 October 1998. The estimated contract duration is 18 months. A pre- proposal site visit is tentatively scheduled for mid- to late August 1998. Procedures for obtaining base passes will be provided to those contractors responding to this notice. Eligible firms interested in receiving this solicitation should address their requests to Vickianne Shepherd. Requests may be mailed to the address listed above, faxed to 540-665-4033, or e- mailed to Vicki.F.Shepherd@usace.army.mil. The request must state the name of the firm, both mailing and shipping addresses, telephone and fax numbers, point of contact, and should reference the solicitation number. (0152)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0116 19980603\Y-0023.SOL)