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C -- PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT (PER) FOR "CONSTRUCT BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE" SOL 9-BJ33-T13 -- 9-08P POC Frances B. Davidson, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-4176, Fax (281) 483-9741, Email frances.b.davidson1@jsc.nasa.gov -- Rodney J. Etchberger, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-8530, Fax (281) 483-9741, Email rodney.j.etchberger1@jsc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/date.html#9-BJ33-T13 -- 9-08P. E-MAIL: Frances B. Davidson, frances.b.davidson1@jsc.nasa.gov. NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for Preliminary Engineering Report for the project "Construct Biomedical Research Institute". Engineering services are required to prepare a preliminary engineering report for the construction of a new building or buildings to house Biomedical Laboratory Facilities, Astronaut Fitness and Rehabilitation Facilities, and a Biomedical Education Center. The work includes sight investigation of the proposed location of the facility, layout of the building(s), laboratories, offices and other functions within the building(s) to provide an efficient, functional, and energy efficient complex. Soil borings are required to determine foundation requirements. The detailed report shall provide layout of the facilities, and overall budgetary cost estimates, and preliminary schedules for design and construction. The cost estimate for the construction of the proposed project is more than $10M. The proposed period of performance for the PER is 133 days with an estimated start date of August 1999. The type of construction for the above architectural-engineering support will be firm-fixed price. Optional services for design and for engineering support during the construction phase of the project are planned for inclusion in the contract. Standard Forms 254 and 255 are due 30 days after this notice is published. See Notes 1 and 24. Provisions of Note 24 apply to this notice for negotiations, the fourth additional consideration listed is changed to read: (4) past experience, if any, of the firm with respect to performance on contracts with NASA, other Government agencies, and private industry; and (b) in the last sentence, National Aeronautics and Space Administration is substituted for Department of Defense. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8711 and $2.5 Million average receipts for the past three years respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C2. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-11. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL of the NASA/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site and/or the CBD for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitationand amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Posted 04/26/99 (D-SN324339). (0116)

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