U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Program Center, 201 Prince Frederick Drive, P. O. Box 2250, Winchester, Virginia 22604-1450

Y -- FY00/01 NAVY MILCON PROJECT, P-903/P-904, OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER, US NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, MANAMA, BAHRAIN SOL DACA78-00-R-0005 DUE 051600 POC Christina Loy, (FAX) (540) 665-4033 WEB: US Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Programs, Christina.W.Loy@usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: US Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Programs, Christina.W.Loy@usace.army.mil. This announcement is for the purpose of soliciting names of United States construction or International construction firms, interested in submitting an offer on the project described below. To be considered, a US construction firm, the firm must: perform construction as a significant portion of its business; be incorporated and have its corporate headquarters in the United States; have filed corporate and employment tax returns in the United States for a minimum of two (2) years; have paid any taxes due as a result of these filings; employ United States citizens in key management positions. Joint Ventures with US construction firms are evaluated as US construction firms. Offerors that do not qualify as US construction firms are evaluated by adding twenty (20) percent to the offer. Project magnitude is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,00.00. Award will be made on a firm-fixed price basis only. PROJECT SCOPE: The project scope includes the construction of the New Operations Control Center at the US Naval Support Activity in Manama, Bahrain. The project consists of two phases to be awarded in a single contract. Phase I will be awarded in the basic contract with Phase II as an optional bid item to be awarded subject to the availability of funds. The Operation Control Center is a multi-story, blast resistant concrete building on pile foundations with blast resistant windows, reinforced concrete floors and roof, backup generator, UPS power system and extensive raised flooring. Exterior work includes roads, adjacent parking, a parking sunshade and connections to existing utilities. CONTRACT PROCEDURES: Hard copies of both a technical proposal and price proposal are required. At a minimum, proposals will be evaluated in the following areas: (1) reasonableness of price IAW. DFARS 252.236.7010, (2) past performance; (3) experience; (4) knowledge of project. This Request for Proposal (RAP) will be issued to construction contractors only. Tentative date for issuance is 16 March 2000. Tentative date for receipt of proposals is 16 May 2000. A site visit will be conducted in Bahrain on or about 16 April 2000. Construction period is approximately 33 months. Construction firms interested in receiving this solicitation are required to send a written request by mail or fax to (540) 665-4033, Attn.: Christina Loy. The request must include, company name, mailing and shipping addresses, telephone and fax numbers, point of contact, and must reference solicitation number. Posted 02/07/00 (W-SN422505). (0038)

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