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Y -- SINGLE CONTRACTOR FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NONPROLIFERATION INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CENTER (NISC) SOL I4106RFQ0-CL POC Patricia A. Osterburg, (505) 665-2635 WEB: Request for Qualifications for the Nonproliferation, http://bus.lanl.gov/bus5/vendor/solicitations/html. E-MAIL: Patricia A. Osterburg, Senior Contract Administrator, ost@lanl.gov. The Los Alamos National Laboratory, operated by the University of California for the Department of Energy (DOE), Los Alamos, New Mexico, hereinafter referred to as the "Laboratory," requires a single contractor for the design and construction of the Nonproliferation International Security Center (NISC). The Environmental Assessment (EA) is pending. This notice is for firms dominant in the field of design and construction of large projects similar to the NISC. The project entitled the Nonproliferation and International Security Center will be a four-story office/light laboratory structure containing approximately 164,000 square feet (gross) of space and will include a full basement. The facility will house 465 people in spaces designed for technical and administrative offices, light laboratories, and light manufacturing. Laboratories will support radiological activities, physics, electronics, optics and instrumentation development. Other features will include a high bay laboratory with an adjacent machine shop and a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). The third floor will also include future expansion of SCIF activities. The estimated cost range of the project is between $35M-$45M. The project will be incrementally funded in FY00-03 subject to appropriation of funds. The Laboratory will utilize a two-phase selection process, phase one is a request for qualifications (RFQ) and phase two is the request for proposal (RFP). Interested firms may obtain copies of the RFQ on the web at the following address: http://bus.lanl.gov/bus5/vendor/solicitations Expected posting of the RFQ on the web site will be the week of April 12-16, 1999. Requests of direct notification for this Request for Qualification should be faxed or email to Patricia A. Osterburg by April 9, 1999. Interested firms shall respond to the selection criteria as stated in the RFQ. The Laboratory will select a maximum of three top ranked respondents to receive the RFP. If interested, please refer to the RFQ for further details. Inquiries regarding this solicitation may be directed to Patricia A. Osterburg at (505) 665-2635, Fax (505) 665-3300 or email, ost@lanl.gov Posted 03/19/99 (W-SN310483). (0078)

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