Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534

Y -- DESIGN-BUILD OF A FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION TO BE LOCATED NEAR FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS SOL RFP X00-0386 POC Tora D. Bunch, Contracting Officer, Construction Contracting Section, at (202) 307-1299 This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Price Design/Build contract for the design and construction of a medium security Federal Correctional Institution to be located near Forrest City, Arkansas. The scope of work includes all architectural, engineering, construction, and other related services necessary to provide the new federal correctional facility. The facility will be constructed on FBOP property adjacent to the existing Federal Correctional Institution at Forrest City. The proposed medium security Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) is currently planned to consist of a group of buildings in a "campus plan" arrangement with related site development and site utilities. The medium security facility will have a gross building area of approximately 45,000 square meters and be designed to house approximately 1,200 inmates. The Design/Build contract of the FCI will provide for issuance of task orders for performance and subject to funding availability. The estimated magnitude of this project is expected to exceed $10,000,000. For consideration on this project, the offeror at a minimum must be a firm or joint venture with experience, individually or as a member of a team, in successfully and satisfactorily completing a project of similar size and scope. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. For the design member of the design-build team, the Architect/Engineer firm or the principal or lead A/E firm of a joint venture must have an existing active office, which will have responsibility for the plans and specifications, located within the State of Arkansas. The design of the architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, or other engineering features of the project shall be accomplished or reviewed and approved by architects and engineers registered in the State of Arkansas to practice in the particular professional field involved. Participation by architects, engineers, consultants, and subcontractors located within the State of Arkansas is encouraged. Participation by small, small-disadvantaged, HUBZone small businesses and small woman-owned businesses is encouraged. The successful offeror will be required to submit a subcontracting plan for this procurement regarding the utilization of small, small-disadvantaged, and small woman-owned businesses. The FBOP will be utilizing two-phase Design-Build selection procedures. This notice is not a request for proposals. Interested offerors may request and obtain a Phase One solicitation of the two-phase process. Phase One solicitations will be issued on or about November 4, 1999. The Phase One proposal due date will be identified in the Phase One solicitation. The Phase One solicitation will provide the scope of work, evaluation factors, and submission information for interested Design-Build firms to prepare their Phase One qualification proposals. Phase One qualification proposals will be evaluated to determine which firms will be selected as offerors for Phase Two. Phase Two participants will submit competitive technical and price proposals as defined in the Phase Two solicitation. Requests for Phase One solicitations should be faxed and then MAILED to Tora Bunch, Contracting Officer, at the address and phone numbers noted below. Point of contact for inquiries and clarifications is Tora Bunch, Contracting Officer, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, NW, 500-6, Washington, DC 20534. (Send Express Mail to 500 First Street, NW, remainder of address above). The point of contact can be reached at (202) 307-0954 and faxed at (202) 616-6055. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone calls for solicitations will be accepted. Posted 10/20/99 (W-SN393375). (0293)

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