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Z -- MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF REAL PROPERTY SOL N68711-00-R-0206 DUE 030800 POC Contract Specialist, Lisa A. Crawford, 619-532-1261 WEB: crawfordla, http://esol.navfac.navy.mil. E-MAIL: crawfordla, crawfordla@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil. PRESOLICITATION NOTICE FOR Small Business Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Construction Contracts (MACC) for Construction and Design-Build for Exterior Utilities Construction and Repairs and Associated Work in San Diego County, California: THIS PROCUREMENT IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. This competitive procurement which consists of one solicitation with the intent to award three or more Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Construction Contracts using the Two-Phase Design-Build approach, in accordance with FAR 36.3, to the responsible proposers whose proposals, conforming to the Request for Proposal (RFP), will be most advantageous to the Government resulting in the Best Value, cost or price and other factors considered. The contracts will be for a base period of one year with four one-year option periods. The Government reserves the right to award fewer than or more than three contracts under this solicitation or to award only one contract covering the seed project identified in the RFP if funds are not available for the minimum guarantee for the additional awards. AWARD MAY BE MADE TO A FIRM OTHER THAN THE ONE SUBMITTING THE LOWER PRICE. OFFERORS ARE ADVISED AWARD MAY BE MADE WITHOUT DISCUSSION OR ANY CONTACT CONCERNING THE PROPOSAL RECEIVED. THEREFORE, OFFERORS INITIAL PROPOSALS SHOULD CONTAIN THE OFFERORS BEST TERMS FOR BOTH PHASE ONE AND TWO. The total maximum value for the base term and all options for the aggregate of all IDIQ contracts awarded, as a result of this RFP shall not exceed $50,000,000. The IDIQ work will consist of Design-Build and/or exterior utility construction and repairs, and associated work. The utilities include electrical distribution systems including primary and secondary service, transformers, and associated appurtenances; water distribution systems including mains, laterals, and associated appurtenances; waste water collection systems including laterals, mains, lift stations, and associated appurtenances; storm water collection systems and associated appurtenances; steam distribution and associated appurtenances; and compressed air systems and associated appurtenances. Associated site work includes, but is not limited to, earthwork paving, curbs and gutters, and landscaping. Projects may require minor design effort including, but is not limited to, demolition plans, utility site plans, plot plans, grading plans, paving plans, utility profiles, soil boring logs, and striping plans at various locations within San Diego County in California. Design/Build in sewer lift station, steam lines, boiler and compressed air installation, telephone and communication, Utility Control System (UCS) and metering, medium voltage (480V to 69KV), natural gas, and high temperature water system. Types of facilities may include, but are not limited to: unit substations, underground (steam, water, sewer, natural gas, communication, telephone), manholes, sewer lift stations, switching stations and other similar facilities. In support of the design-build strategies, the contractor shall employ the services of an architect/engineering professional experienced in the coordination of multi-discipline architectural/engineering design efforts and conducting business from an established professional business office. All discipline coordination shall be accomplished by the Contractor's architect/engineering team. The government will not coordinate the work for the contractor. After award of the initial contracts, each awardee shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for each task order, except under those circumstances. Described in FAR 16.505(b)(2). Award factors will vary depending on the unique requirements for each Task Order and may be competed on the basis of price, best value or technically acceptable, low-price selection procedures. The subsequent task orders may be performance oriented tasks requiring minimal design, may occasionally be complex construction requiring design development for design-build construction, or a combination thereof. A solicitation will be issued on or about February 7, 2000 (date is tentative), and will include evaluation factors for Phase One and Two. Phase One proposals are due March 8, 2000 (date is tentative). The evaluation factors for Phase One are as follows: FACTOR 1: PAST PERFORMANCE: Contractor past performance within the past 3 Years (Prime, A/E, and Major Subcontractors; FACTOR 2: TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT Subfactor 2.1: Experience/Qualifications; Subfactor 2.1.2: Experience & Qualifications of Key Personnel; Subfactor 2.2: Capacity to Accomplish the Work; Subfactor 2.2.1 Bonding/Financial Questionnaire; Subfactor 2.2.2 Organizational Chart & brief description of approach; FACTOR 3: TECHNICAL APPROACH; Subfactor 3.1 Project Work Plan/Schedule; Subfactor 3.2 Experience with Implementing Recycle, Reuse, and Waste Reduction Method for prime, A/E Design Team, and major subcontractors. The number of offerors proceeding to Phase Two will be limited to a maximum of eight firms, therefore, only the most highly qualifiedfirms determined by the government will advance to Phase Two. No pricing information will be accepted for Phase One. Offerors advancing to Phase Two will have approximately 21 days to prepare their technical and price proposals once notified in writing by the government. All criteria and evaluation factors in Phase One will flow down to Phase Two. Source Selection procedures will be used and award may be made to the offeror whose proposal is the most advantageous and offers the best value to the government, price and other factors considered. The evaluation factors for Phase Two are as follows: Factor 4: Project/Technical Management Approach; 4.1: Project Work Plan/Schedule; 4.2: Basis of Design for Facility Program Requirements; 4.3: Submittals; 4.4: System Requirements; 4.5 Waste Management Plan for Seed Project; and FACTOR 5: Price for N68711-00-R-0206, seed project, which will be the first task order of the contract. The seed project provides for REPAIR/REPLACE UNIT SUBSTATION AT BUILDING 497 at the NAVAL AIR STATION, NORTH ISLAND, CORONADO, CALIFORNIA. The cost limitation for the seed project is $306,980.00. Proposals in excess of this amount may not be considered. Successful offerors will receive the following contract awards; Best Value receives the seed project with award 2nd, 3rd, and any additional selected contractor will each receive award with a minimum guarantee of $50,000. Only the selected contractors will be permitted to propose on the task orders. Proposals from other contractors will not be accepted. In accordance with FAR 5.102(a)(7), availability of the solicitation will be available for download free of charge via the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.esol.navfac.navy.mil. -- Hard copies (paper sets) or CD-ROM of solicitation will not be provided by the Government. The official plan holders list will be maintained on and can be printed from the website. -- Plan holders lists will not be faxed and will only be available from the website. Registering offerors and plan rooms must provide a complete name, complete mailing address and area code and phone number, offeror type (prime contractor, subcontractor, supplier or plan room), e-mail address and size (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, women owned small business or other). -- Notification of any changes (amendments) to the solicitation will be made only on the Internet. -- It will be the contractor's responsibility to check the website for any posted changes. -- Electronic bid set (ES) will be available on or about February 7, 2000 (date is tentative). For inquires contact Lisa Crawford, Contract Specialist at EMAIL ADDRESS: crawfordla@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil or by mail to Southwest Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 1220 Pacific Highway, Building 127, San Diego, CA 92321-5190. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR SOLICITATION PACKAGES. In accordance with DFAR 252.204-7004 all firms must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to any award of a contract. To obtain information on registration offerors may call 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. The Standard Industrial Code is 1623 and the annual size standard is $17 million. The date, time, and location of the pre-proposal conference for this solicitation will be established in Section 00201 of the RFP. PLEASE NOTE: ALL DATES STATED ABOVE ARE TENTATIVE.See Numbered Note(s) 1.*** Posted 01/25/00 (D-SN418799). (0025)

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