Northern Division, NAVFACENGCOM, 10 Industrial Highway, Mail Stop #82, Lester, PA 19113-2090

Z -- MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND ALTERATIONS OF REAL PROPERTY, MULTIPLE AWARD REGIONAL CONTRACT (MARC) PRIMARILY IN THE STATES OF ME, NH, RI, CT, VT, MA, NY, NJ AND DELAWARE SOL N62472-99-R-0815 DUE 073199 POC Renee Domurat, Contract Specialist, (610) 595-0672. This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice: THIS SOLICITATION IS SET ASIDE FOR 8(A) CONTRACTORS ONLY. PROPOSERS MUST BE CERTIFIED AS 8(A) CONTRACTORS BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN REGIONS II OR III PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSAL. The SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) is 1541 and the Small Business Size Standard is $17 million. This solicitation will result in award of Multiple Award Regional Contract (MARC). The MARC will include up to four (4) Indefinite Quantity Contracts with firm fixed price task orders. The work contemplated under this procurement shall include maintenance, repair, alteration, and construction (which may include design services) for buildings and structures and related systems and equipment. Projects may include asbestos removal and demolition. The work will be concentrated at, but not limited to the Mid-Atlantic region which includes New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Award of the seed project will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to this solicitation, is considered to be the most advantageous to the Government as a result of a Best Value evaluation, price and other factors considered. The task orders under the contract will be issued for construction and/or design-build projects. The Request for Proposal procedures will be utilized for this procurement. Interested firms will be required to respond to evaluation factors as set forth below. The evaluation factors may include 1)Past Performance, 2)Management Approach, 3)Specialized Technical Experience, Expertise and Qualifications, and 4)Commitment to Small Business Concerns. The offeror will be required to provide information regarding their construction phasing and their construction team, as well as their design team under these factors. (THIS SOLICITATION IS SET-ASIDE FOR 8(A) CONTRACTORS IN THE SBA REGIONS II AND III) The Request for Proposal package will be available 30 June 1999 and the estimated receipt of proposals date is 2:00 p.m. on 31 July 1999 at Northern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 10 Industrial Highway, MS 82, Tinicum Industrial Park, Lester, PA 19113-2090. The maximum value of this contract will be $30 million over the 3 years of contract performance. A bid guarantee in the amount of $3 million to remain in effect throughout the full term of the contract will be required to be submitted with the proposal. The anticipated range for each task order will generally be between $25 thousand and $3 million dollars. The seed project includes various repairs to the existing Fort Schuyler Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Fort Schuyler, New York. Repair work consists of major mechanical systems updating; such as new DDC control system to the existing boiler, all new terminal heating units, fin tube and convector, new plumbing fixtures, floor, wall and ceiling finishes and new lighting. All exterior doors including overhead coiling doors are to be replaced, miscellaneous window replacement as well. Electrical work includes support for all new mechanicalequipment and toilet repair work as well as complete replacement of the emergency and exit lighting systems. Site work includes seal coating all paved areas on site as well as miscellaneous trenching for drainage improvements. The estimated cost range for this seed project is $500,000.00 -- $1,000,000.00. Davis Bacon Wages will be applicable to this project. The seed project will not require design services. The minimum guarantee will be met when the seed project is awarded under the RFP N62472-99-R-0815 for the first contract award. Each of the remaining up to four contracts awarded will contain a minimum guarantee of $50,000.00 over the three years of contract performance. Since it is anticpated that the first contractor who is awarded the seed project will meet the minimum amount of their contract, if the second thru possibly the fourth contractors are unable to competitively secure a task order to meet the minimum guarantee, award factors may be modified in order to ensure each participating contractor is awarded task orders meeting the minimum guarantees. All contractors awarded a contract will competitively quote on the subsequent task orders. Award of a task order may be made to only one firm if it is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee. The solicitation will incorporate an initial or seed project for award. Potential proposers may be required to participate with the Government in an on-site scope meeting for the project to be placed under the contracts. Failure to submit technical and price proposals on future task orders may result in the Government not placing future orders on the contract. Participation in the pre-proposal conference or site visits for future task orders will be the responsibility of the offerors and are not directly reimbursable by the Government. Task orders may require multi-disciplined design services in all aspects of building construction for new and renovation projects. All key professional disciplines (architectural/engineering) shall be registered. THIS SOLICITATION IS SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED 8(A) CONTRACTORS IN SBA REGION II AND III. A second CBD notice will be issued to explain the fee requirements for obtaining copies of the solicitation documents. Per the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFAR) has been amended to require all contractors to register in the Department of Defense (DOD) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. Be advised for solicitation issued after May 31, 1998, failure to register in the CCR makes an offeror ineligle for award of DOD contracts. Information regarding this registration may be obtained by accessing our website at http:/www.efdnorth.navfac.navy.mil or by referring to DFARS Subpart 204.73. Offerors should submit vertification of their firm's registration in the CCR Database with their proposal. Questions concerning the subject notice are to be directed to Ms. Renee Domurat, Contract Specialist, Code 02B, at (610) 595-0672. Posted 05/05/99 (I-SN328010). (0125)

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