Commanding Officer, Southern Division,Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 2155 Eagle Drive, P. O. Box 190010, North Charleston, SC 29419-9010

Y -- JET ENGINE TEST CELL, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, BEAUFORT, SC SOL N62467-99-R-1055 DUE 050800 POC Contract Specialist: Larry R. Fisk, Code 0211; Contracting Officer: Larry R. Fisk, Code 0211. This project involves the site-adapting design and construction of a standard US Navy T-10 aircraft jet engine test cell facility to support intermediate aircraft engine maintenance for F/A 18 squadrons at Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, SC. These test cell facilities more closely resemble a working piece of machinery than a typical brick and mortar type project. They are designed and constructed to operate without failure when subjected to the stresses induced by continuous operation of high-powered aircraft jet engines within the engine run room. The test cell construction involves fabrication and installation of complex facility equipment and instrumentation. The facility equipment and instrumentation to be provided closely integrates with NAVAIR furnished and installed equipment, instrumentation test systems and a variety of aircraft jet engines. The construction of a T-10 jet engine test cell involves modular prefabricated steel and sheet metal type fabrication. The major components of the facility are jet engine run room, primary and secondary air inlets, movable primary air inlet turning vanes, exhaust augmenter and exhaust stack, all constructed with acoustically treated panels and materials. The augmenter will be the US Navy T-10 standard test cell air cooled round type used in other similar facilities around the world. The test facility and especially the augmenter are subjected to continuous vibration, acoustical loading and pressure variations. In addition the augmenter is subjected to a wide range of variations in internal temperatures from ambient up to 2,800+F and airflow velocities in excess of 2,500 feet per second. The quality of the fabrication of the facility and especially the augmenter system is extremely critical to ultimate success of this test facility project. The manufacture and installation of the prefabricated aircraft engine test facility is desired to be performed by a manufacturer with an adequate history of proven successful experience in the fabrication of complex close tolerance prefabricated steel/metal type structures who is regularly engaged in this type of work, has the equipment, tools, technical personnel and experienced shop personnel for the fabrication of close tolerance prefabricated structures, and demonstrates adequate shop space for fabrication and shop assembly/factory demonstration of the test facility indoors. Other complex systems include air start system, fuel and oil preservation systems, engine test trailer restraint system, proof load test system, fire protection, industrial waste, power and lighting. Supporting facilities will involve replacement of the existing air start compressor, installation of 20,000-gallon underground fuel tank, fuel oil separator, civil site work and utilities. The estimated price is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Proposals will be evaluated using Two Phase Design-Build Request for Proposal procedures that will in Phase II result in an award of a firm-fixed price design-build contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, is the "Best Value" to the Government, price and technical factors considered. Phase I is the pre-qualification phase wherein offerors will be evaluated on: FACTOR A Past Performance for Design and Construction; FACTOR B Small Business Subcontracting Effort (applies to small and large business); and FACTOR C -- Technical Qualifications in Design and Construction and Factor D -- Management Approach. The most qualified offerors (not to exceed 5) will be selected to proceed into Phase II . The Phase II Request for Proposals will be issued only to the pre-qualified offerors. Phase II will include the Price Proposal and an additional technical factor Technical Solutions, which will require submission of a limited design solution for the project site work and other sub-factors that define the quality of construction. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals at any time prior to award; to negotiate in Ph II with any or all offerors; to award the contract to other than the offeror submitting the lowest total price; and to award to the offeror submitting the proposal determined by the Government to be the most advantageous to the Government. OFFERORS ARE ADVISED THAT THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO EVALUATE PROPOSALS AND PROCEED WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS OR ANY CONTACT CONCERNING THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED. Offerors should not assume that they will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to qualify, discuss, or revise their proposals. FIRMS SUBMITTING PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED. The Government intends to issue the Phase I request for proposals on the WEB only. Phase I will be issued on or about 06 APRIL 2000. Phase I proposals will be due on or about 08 MAY 2000. The exact date will be stipulated in the RFP posted on the WEB. The Government intends to issue Phase II on the WEB also. Offerors must register themselves on the Internet at http:// esol.navfac.navy.mil/eb/. The official plan holders list will be maintained and can be printed from the web site. Amendments will be posted on the web site for downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments; therefore, IT IS THE OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REGISTER ON THE WEB SITE AND TO CHECK THE WEB SITE PERIODICALLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS TO THIS SOLICITATION. The estimated time for completion is 730 days. For inquiries about the proposals due or the number of amendments, contact Shirley Shumer at (843) 820-5923. Technical inquiries must be submitted in writing no later than 15 days before proposals are due. Questions are to be faxed to ATTN: Larry Fisk (843) 818-6874 or e-mailed to fisklr@efdsouth.navfac.navy.mil. Results of proposals will not be available. The SIC Code is 1541: General Contractors Industrial Buildings and Warehouses. The Size Standard is $17,000,000.00. Posted 03/22/00 (W-SN437163). (0082)

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