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Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES DUE 022400 POC Paul Cataldo (301)975-6332; Pauline E. Mallgrave (301)975-6330 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) located in Gaithersburg, Maryland received construction funding for the new Advanced Measurement Laboratory (AML) in FY2000. The magnitude of construction for the AML is between $140,000,000 and $170,000,000 and will require 100% performance bonds. NIST plans to issue a "Best Value" solicitation in May 2000 and to make an award no later than September 2000. NIST is committed to aggressively supporting small business subcontractor participation in the construction of the AML. This "Request for Information" (RFI) is to obtain public comment on the subcontracting plans requirements from prospective offerors. NIST will use this information to establish small business subcontracting goals for the AML solicitation and resultant construction contract. Project Description: See the AML brochure at http://aml.nist.gov Definitions of Business Size Standards: See http://www.sba.gov/regulations/siccodes Of what a prime contractor subcontracts, the percentagegoals NIST is seeking are 55% for small business concerns, 18% for small disadvantaged business concerns (comprised of 12% for small disadvantaged business concerns and 6% for 8(a) business concerns), 9% for women-owned small business concerns and HUBZone percentages of 1.5 for FY2000, 2.0 for FY2001, 2.5 for FY2002, and 3.0 for FY2003 and subsequent years. 1) What is the estimated percentage of the total construction contract value to be subcontracted? State the basis and /or assumptions (i.e. past experience) used to determine this percentage. 2) What is the estimated percentage of subcontracted work that will go to small business? NIST accepts the flow-down process of counting small business subcontracting to meet goals. The reporting of subcontracting continues indefinitely through multiple tiers, as long as the subcontractors are not small business and their subcontracts are over $1 million. State the basis and/or assumptions used to determine this percentage. 3) What areas of work (i.e. roofing, plumbing, electrical, interior painting, etc.) would be subcontracted to small businesses? Also, for the General Conditions for the project, state those items that will be subcontracted. We are encouraging responses from all prospective large business prime contractors. Small Business firms are also encouraged to provide information for this RFI on their past experience(s) as a subcontractor on projects of similar size and value to the AML project. All information shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer within 10 calendar days of issuance of this notice. Posted 02/14/00 (W-SN425130). (0045)

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