DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING; 30 N. WOLFE AVENUE; EDWARDS AFB, CA 93524-6351

Y -- REPLACE MILITARY HOUSING SOL F04700-00-R-0001 DUE 011100 POC Contact, Beverly Ekimoto, (661) 277-8248/Contracting Officer, Robyn Barton, (661) 277-7748 WEB: DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, http://bsx.org/edwards/bus_ops. E-MAIL: DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, Beverly.Ekimoto@edwards.af.mil. The Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA, is interested in obtaining a contract for the design and construction of new housing units including site infrastructure and the demolition, including hazardous abatement of old housing units and infrastructure. The work will be identified as follows: Area B, Phase 5 -- Construction of 98 new units; Area E, Phase 1 -- Demolition of 100 units in Area E, 29 units in Area B and construction of 90 new units in a new Area E; and Area B, Phase 6 -- Demolition of 70 existing units and construction of 70 new units. Work is to include all labor, materials, and equipment in connection with the demolition of existing housing units and construction of new housing units. Also included are site demolition and new site work. Demolition will include the shutoff, capping and discon tinuing of existing utilities, asbestos and lead based paint removal, demolition of the existing units, including the foundations, and removal and transportation of all hazardous and non-hazardous construction debris to proper disposal sites off Edwards AFB. Construction of the new housing units will include but will not be limited to all work necessary to build new housing units, provide streets, utilities, landscaping, greenbelt areas, pedestrian and bike trails, recreational areas, fences, walls and signage. The performance period for the basic contract, including design, (Area B, Phase 5 and Area E, Phase 1) is expected to be approximately 29 months from the date of the notice to proceed. The performance period for the Area B, Phase 6, is approximately 15 months from the date of the notice to proceed. Funding for Area B, Phase 5, and Area E, Phase 1, has been appropriated. Funding for Area B, Phase 6, is contingent upon future Congressional authorization and appropriation. The magnitude of the project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. This acquisition is unrestricted full and open competition. The contract type will be firm-fixed price Indefinite Deliver y Indefinite Quantity(IDIQ). A bid guarantee will be required and shall be at least 20% of the minimum guaranteed price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Performance and Payment bonds will also be required as determined by the dollar amount of each Task Order. The SIC code is 1521 with a size standard of $17,000,000 over the past three years. See Numbered Note 12. An organized site visit has been scheduled for 16 Dec 99 at 10:00 AM, Pacific Time. Participants will meet in the Lobby of Bldg 1609, Edwards AFB, California. Transportation will be provided for offerors to view the site. Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed. The site visit date is a firm date. All interested offerors may obtain a copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) at the following Internet Address: http://bsx.org/edwards/bus_ops and all are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the on-line acquisition system as soon as possible. Documents may be downloaded from the site. The Government does not intend to provide hard copies of any of the documents. Any changes to the solicitation will be made through the Internet only. It is the prospec tive offeror's responsibility to check the Internet site for any changes and updates. Telephone requests to be placed on any mailing list will not be honored. The anticipated issuance date of the RFP on the Internet is on or about 10 Dec 99 with a 30-day proposal preparation period for an anticipated proposal due date of 10 Jan 2000. If the solicitation is not issued on 10 Dec 99, then all other anticipated dates will change accordingly except for the site visit date. All proposals, including acknowledgement of amendments, bid bonds and other documentation required for proposal submission shall be submitted in paper medium. Electronic medium for the proposal submittal documents will not be allowed. Specific questions related to this project may be submitted to Ms Beverly Ekimoto in writing to: AFFTC/PKAC, Attn: Beverly Ekimoto, 30 North Wolfe Avenue, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-6351, by FAX:(661) 275-9632 or email: Beverly.Ekimoto@edwards.af.mil . An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call SMSgt Rabbanai Morgan at (661) 277-7850 or send an email to: Rabbanai.Morgan@edwards.af.mil . Posted 11/19/99 (D-SN402344). (0323)

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