Commanding Officer, Southern Division,Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 2155 Eagle Drive, P. O. Box 190010, North Charleston, SC 29419-9010

Z -- WING A-2 ALTERATIONS TO BUILDING 1, NAVAL HOSPITAL, BEAUFORT, SC SOL N62467-99-R-0653 DUE 090899 POC Contract Specialist: Megra Spells, Code 0211MS. Contracting Officer: L. R. Fisk, Code 0211 CORRECTION: The Point of Contact and Contracting Officer has changed for Solicitation N62467-99-R-0653. This Solicitation is hereby being issued on an "Unrestricted Basis" inviting full and open competition. TO ORDER PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: The Government intends to issue this solicitation in paper format only for $50.00 per copy. This charge is non-refundable. To obtain the entire solicitation, including plans and specifications, offerors must register on the Internet at http://www.efdsouth.navfac.navy.mil/eb/ and payment must be made by credit card (Visa, Master Card, or Discover). Additional instructions will be provided on the web page. The official plan holder's will be maintained and can be printed from the web site. Amendments will be posted on the web site for downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments; therefore, IT IS THE OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEB SITE PERIODICALLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS TO THIS SOLICITATION. For inquiries about Proposals Due or Number of Amendments issued, contact Shirley Shumer at 843/820-5923. Technical Inquiries must be submitted in writing 15 days before Proposals are due to the address listed above, or FAXED to 843/820-5853, Attn: Megra Spells, Code 0211MS. This project titled "Wing A-2 Alterations, Bldg. 1" is for a new Primary Care Clinic through major alteration to the existing Wing A-2, an area of approximately 10,600 square feet, within the Beaufort Naval Hospital. The estimated construction cost for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Close construction coordination and management by the construction contractor of all work will be essential in order to fulfill the work restrictions and phasing schedule required for continuous operation of the Hospital and the continuous construction currently in progress for Life Safety Upgrade and Improvements. This solicitation is formatted as a Request for Proposal in accordance with the requirements designated by FAR 15.6 for a negotiated procurement. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation will be the "BEST VALUE" to the Government, price and technical factors considered. Offers will be evaluated based on the following factors: (A)Cost Factors: A Base Proposal, Change Order Markup Rates/Extended Overhead. Technical Factors: (1)Constructed Projects within the Past 5 Years with Emphasis on Quality Control with Occupancy Restrictions/Past Performance (a)Two relevant projects and (b)Past Performance; (2)Small Business Subcontracting Effort (a)Past Performance in Utilizing HUBZone, SB, SDB, WOSB Firms, and HBCU/MI in Previous Contracts and (b)Participation of Small Business in the Performance of this Project; and (3)Construction Schedule/References (a)100 day schedule, (b)Milestone schedule, and (c)Three on-time projects with references. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals at any time prior to award; to negotiate with any or all proposers; to awardthe contract to other than the proposer submitting the lowest total price; and to award to the proposer submitting the proposal determined to be the most advantageous to the Government. OFFERORS ARE ADVISED THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO EVALUATE PROPOSALS AND AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS IF POSSIBLE. Therefore, proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms. Offerors should not assume they will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to qualify, discuss, or revise their proposals. FIRMS SUBMITTING TECHNICAL AND PRICE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR SPECIFICATIONS. Estimated time for completion of this contract is 330 calendar days. The Standard Industry Code (SIC) is 1542: General Construction Nonresidential Buildings, Other than Industrial Buildings and Warehouses. The Size Standard is $17,000,000.00. Posted 07/23/99 (W-SN358545). (0204)

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