US Army Engineer District, Honolulu, Building 230, Attn: CEPOD-CT, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5440

Y -- FY99 RDT&E PN BMDO-425, NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE LAUNCH TEST FACILITIES, MECK ISLAND, U.S. ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS SOL DACA83-98-R-0008 DUE 041999 POC Jody Muraoka, Contract Specialist, (808)438-8575 WEB: Honolulu Engineer District Contracting Home Page, www.pod.usace.army.mil/ebs.html. E-MAIL: click here to contact contract specialist via e-mail, jody.muraoka@poh01.usace.army.mil. FY99 RDT&E PN BMDO-425, National Missile Defense Launch Test Facilities, Meck Island, U. S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available from which payment for contract purposes can be made. The work consists of construction of two missile silo shafts (one missile silo shaft will be priced as an option item), installation of Government-furnished launch equipment including the silo, silo interface vault, silo/silo interface vault environmental control system, silo headworks, power cable and conduit, communications conduit and chilled water piping from Building 5065 to the silo interface vault; modifications to Building 5098 including a 30 foot extension to the existing building, extension of the concrete retaining wall, rerouting of existing utilities, paving and grading; construction of a new camera tower and connection to existing electrical utilities; and installation of communications conduit between Building 5065 and Building 5050. The estimated cost of the proposed project is between $5 Million and $10 Million. Solicitation to be issued O/A March 2, 1999. A site visit and preproposal conference will be held at Kwajalein Island on March 17, 1999 (Kwajalein Standard Time). Due to limited logistical support, only one representative from each firm who has acquired the CD ROM may attend the site visit and preproposal conference. All Contractors that wish to attend MUST contact Mr. Rodney Leong at telephone no. (808) 438-6940 or facsimile no. (808) 438-6989 NO LATER THAN March 5, 1999. Contractors shall provide full name, social security number, date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, name of company, position/title, home address, confirmation of flight reservation, point of departure, date of entry and exit, and means of travel to obtain an entry clearance. Contractors may visit the site on days other than the preproposal conference subject to the approval of the Commander,U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll and proper entry clearance. The Government will only respond to questions submitted in writing via amendments to the solicitation. Questions regarding the solicitation should be submitted no later than March 17, 1999 due to the critical project schedule. Selection will be based upon evaluation factors which include (a) experience, (b) record of past performance on contracts, and (c) resources and (d) price. This is an unrestricted procurement utilizing electronic bid sets (EBS). Traditional hard copies of plans and specifications will NOT be available for this project. Solicitation documents will be provided on Compact Disks-Read Only memory (CD-ROM) for a non-refundable charge of $59.03. Solicitation documents shall be requested through any of the following methods only: a) mail requests to: Defense Automated Printing Service, Attn: Army Corps Solicitation, Box 126, Building 550, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-5120; b) via courier service to: Defense Automated Printing Service, Attn: Army Corps Solicitation, Building 550, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-5120; or c) via facsimile (if paying by credit card) to (808) 473-2604. Requests must state company name, address, telephone number, facsimile number, solicitation number, project title, and company designation (prime contractor, subcontractor, supplier, or plan room). Envelope front must show the solicitation number. Checks shall be made out payable to the Superintendent of Documents. Provide separate check for each project requested. Checks containing payment for multiple projects will be returned to requestor without action. Facsimile requests must state (1) the above required company information, and (2) cardholder's name, account number, and card expiration date. VISA and MasterCard are the only credit cards accepted. Firms requesting air express service shall furnish completed airbills showing recipient's name, company name, telephone number, company billing account number, and type of delivery required. Firms with foreign delivery addresses shall provide completed commercial or corporate invoices in addition to the completed airbills. Failure to supply completed airbills and commercial or corporate invoices (if applicable) will result in solicitation documents being sent via regular us mail, no exceptions. Failure to provide any of the foregoing information, documents, and/or payment may delay mailing of solicitation documents. SUMMARY: 1. Send all requests and payments to the Defense Automated Printing Service (DAPS) as addressed above. Do not send to the U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu. 2. Solicitation documents will no longer be available for purchase over the counter from the U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu. 3. Provide separate check for each project requested. Make checks payable to the Superintendent of Documents. 4. DAPS will accept requests for solicitation documents via mail, courier service, or facsimile in accordance with the above instructions. Solicitation documents are not available for purchase or pick-up over the counter at DAPS. 5. Allow up to five days from the date DAPS receives requests for solicitation documents to be mailed out. 6. Address inquiries regarding issuance of solicitations, amendments, and plan holder listings to DAPS at (808) 473-4960. Address technical and all other inquiries to the points of contact identified in this document. Firms with internet access are requested to obtain plan holder listings from DAPS website http://www.hawaii.wnbt.daps.mil/ARMY/corps.htm. Project information, to include proposal closing date, can be obtained from the Honolulu Engineer District website http://www.pod.usace.army.mil/ebs.html. Small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business concerns are encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with other small businesses and all interested contractors are reminded that the successful contractor will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business concerns in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-507. Posted 02/02/99 (W-SN293980). (0033)

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