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Y -- DESIGN/BUILT CONSTRUCTION AIRCRAFT/PLATFORM INTERFACE FACILITY, NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER, LAKEHURST, NJ SOL N62472-98-R-0035 DUE 082399 POC Al Randazzo, Contract Specialist, 610-595-0623. This is a Modification to update the Commerce Business Daily issue of May 7, 1999 PSA #2341 Posted 05/05/99 (I-SN328006).(0125) (SYN# 020919990507 Y-0003.SOL): This is a Procurement Notice: This is a design/build contract. The contractor shall design, engineer and construct a new R & D Laboratory Building with a floor area of 6,174 square meters for the product development, analysis and integration of Aircraft/Platform Interface Systems and equipment. The new building shall provide support (electrical power, foundations, exhaust, water etc.) for Government Furnished/Government Installed test equipment. The new building shall include the following special features: a compressed air system, a bridge crane, raised computer flooring, an Argon gas system, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) and LAN cables and pathways. Include the design, engineering and construction of paving, site improvements and utilities. The new building site shall be adjacent to two existing office buildings. The utilities and some parking areas for these office buildings will require relocation for the new laboratory building. Provide 79 additional parking spaces. Realign the existing roads so that all existing, relocated and new parking spaces, the existing office buildings and the new laboratory are within the roads. Modify the sanitary forced main and storm drainage sewers, potable and non-potable (fire protection) water, underground 35 KV electrical power and underground voice and data telecommunications systems for the site development and service to the new laboratory building. Natural gas line relocations and the natural gas service to the new laboratory buildng will be contracted by separate contract with New Jersey Natural Gas Company. The Estimated cost range is between $10,000,000 -- $15,000,000. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this project is 1541 with a small business standard of $17 million for this project. This project is being issued on a unrestricted basis. Design-build procedures shall be utilized for the construction of this facility. This will be a best value procurement. The Government will conduct a two-phase design-build selection process. The first phase will require interested firms respond to technical/management factors. All factors and sub-factors shall be of equal importance in phase-one. The factors to be evaluated under phase-one are 1)Past Performance, 2)Management Approach, 3)Technical Experience, Expertise, and Qualifications, and 4)Commitment to Small Business Concerns. The offeror will be required to provide information for both their construction team, as well as their design team under these factors. The offerors will be ranked. The most highly offerors, up to a maximum of five (5), will be selected to proceed to phase-two. Under phase-two, the offeror will be required to submit a technical and a price proposal. Phase-two technical factors shall include all Phase I factors as well as design concepts, proposed technical solutions and schedule. Technical factors and price will be approximately equal in importance in phase-two. This project is being issued on an Unrestriced basis. The Request for Proposal package for Phase-one will be available 21 July 1999. In accordance with FAR.5.102(a)(7), availability of the solicitation will be limited to the electronic medium. Plans and Specifications will NOT be directly provided in paper hard copy format or CD ROM. The address for downloading this solicitation from the Internet is http://www.efdnorth.navfac.navy.mil/code02.html Downloading from the Internet is free of charge, however, some plans and specifications will take a considerable amount of time to download. All prospective offerors are encourage to register on the Northern Division Internet ebs web site for this project when plans and specifications become available. (Hard copies (Paper sets) or CD-ROM of the solicitation will not be provided by the Government.) The official planholders list will be maintained and can be printed from the website. All prospectiveofferors are encouraged to register as planholders on the website. Planholders lists will not be faxed and will only be available from the website. Contractors interested in obtaining notification on when the Request for Proposal package is electronically posted on the Internet may fax to Sheila Brown at (610) 595-0644 on your company letterhead the following information: Solicitation Number and Title of Project, a complete address, Point of Contact, Area Code and phone and fax number, E-mail address, identify whether the firm is a prime contractor, subcontractor or supplier, indicate whether the firm is a large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, woman owned small business. Recording companies and Blueprint companies are also required to forward their information via fax. Notification of any change (amendments) to the solicitation will be made on the Internet. It will be the contractor's responsibility to check the website for any posted changes. PHASE I PROPOSALS ARE DUE 23 August 1999.The Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals at any time prior to award and to negotiate with any or all offerors. Offerors selected to participate in Phase II of the source selection are advised that it is intended to award without discussions or any contact concerning the proposals received. Therefore, proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms. Offerors should not assume that they will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to qualify, discuss, or revise their proposals. 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 solicitations issued after May 31, 1998, failure to register in the CCR makes an offeror ineligible 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 verification of their firm's registration in the CCR Database with their proposal. A preposal conference will be conducted on 5 August 1999 at Naval Air Warfare Center, Lakehurst, NJ. If you have technical questions or if you need information about the preposal conference, please call Al Randazzo at (610) 595-0623. Posted 06/25/99 (I-SN347385). (0176)

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