US Army Corps of Engineers, CESPL-CT, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, CA 90053-2325

Z -- MULTIPLE AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION, IN SUPPORT OF THE LOS ANGELES DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SOUTHERN CA INSTALLATIONS AND WESTERN REGION BUREAU OF PRISONS POC Lucia Carvajal, (213) 452-3240 The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential Small Business and Region IX, Small Business Administration 8(a) Concerns sources able to perform an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Type Contract for Construction in Support of the Los Angeles District, Corps of Engineers, Southern California Installations and Western Region of Federal Prisons. It is anticipated that three contracts will be awarded under one Request for Proposals with a not-to-exceed amount of $10,000,000 per contract for the base period and an additional not-to-exceed amount of $10,000,000 for each of the two option periods of each contract. The total maximum contract duration is 36 months. The work under these contracts will be accomplished through the use of Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task orders as well as Time & Materials (T&M) task orders. These contracts shall apply to all real property facilities in Southern California Installations and Western Region Bureau of Prisons. The anchor installations for these contracts include four Air Force Bases, one Army Post, as well as, Navy, Marine Corps, INS and FAA customers. Selection of the successful contractors will be based on the Best Value to the Government using the Trade Off procedures evaluation process. A brief description of what is required under these contracts follows: These contracts are intended to provide an alternative and timely response to remediation/construction of real property (i.e. maintenance, repair, asbestos and lead-base paint abatement, removal of materials containing PCB's, and construction situations relating but not limited to, the civil, mechanical, plumbing, structural, electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) instrumentation, security and safety areas of Government facilities) in a cost effective manner. The Government will provide fully defined requirements for each Task Order which may include one or more of the following: performance based specifications, conceptual drawings and specifications or definitive designs with prescriptive specifications. The contractors may be required to participate in the development of the final scope of work for individual task orders and be required to provide incidental architectural or engineering services such as detailed shop drawings for construction specialties, work plans and other submittals in support of the construction, operation or maintenance of a facility or system. Bonding Requirements: (1) Bid Bond in the amount of the minimum guarantee ($200,000.00) for the Base Period; (2) Performance and Payment Bonds for every task order in excess of $100,000; (3) Payment Bonds for task orders between $25,000 and $100,00 in accordance with FAR 52.228-13, Alternative Payment Protections. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this procurement is 1542 -General Contractors -- Nonresidential Buildings, Other than Industrial Buildings and Warehouses. Interested Small Business and Region IX Small Business Administration 8(a) Concerns must submit a narrative describing theirfirms' ability to perform work that is comparable to the work described by this synopsis. In addition to the narrative, firms must submit a short list of recent projects completed that closely matches the work described above. This list must include names and current telephone numbers of the owner, engineer, architect, or General Contractor familiar with the work performed. Also include a statement of your firm's bonding capacity for this procurement. Firms responding to this announcement which fail to provide the required information will not be considered. Responses to this notice must be received within 30 calendar days from the date of issuance of this synopsis. If the 30th day is a weekend day or a Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Responses received after that date will not be considered. Facsimile and telephonic responses will not be accepted. Mail your response to: USAED-Los Angeles, ATTN: Procurement Branch, C/O Lucy Carvajal, P. O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, California 90053-2325. This notice is to assist the Los Angeles District, Corps of Engineers in determining potential SMALL BUSINESS AND REGION IX SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 8(a) CONCERNS Sources only. No solicitation is currently available. Posted 10/16/98 (W-SN262977). (0289)

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