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Z -- PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR A-76 STUDY AT MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE, BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA SOL N68711-99-R-6669 POC Sonnya Crook at (619)532-2993 or Lisa Young at (619)532-1181 WEB: Pre-Solicitation Notice: A-76 Study for Marine Corps, http://esol.navfac.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Sonnya Crook, Contract Specialist, crooksg@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil. This is the Pre-Solicitation Notice for an OMB Circular A-76 Cost Comparison Study to provide Real Property Maintenance and Repair (Facilities Maintenance), Base Supply, and Transportation Support for the Installation and Logistics Department at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow, California. There are approximately 343 positions affected by this study. The required services include, but are not limited to, pest control management, refuse collection, hazardous waste handling, recycling, maintenance and repair of real property to include facilities, production equipment, electrical, heating, cooling, air conditioning, structures, grounds and surfaces, operation and maintenance of utility plants and systems to include water, waste water (domestic and industrial), natural gas and electrical distribution, mapping and charting, and technical support services, motor vehicle and rail transportation operations and maintenance, traffic management office (TMO), Base property control. The expected term ofthe contract consists of a two month phase-in, a one year award and three one year options. There is an opportunity to earn up to three additional one year options based on the Award Term provisions. The contract type will be a performance-based combination Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Quantity, with Award Term provisions. In accordance with OMB Circular A-76, the offer determined to represent the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered, will be compared to the Government's proposal to perform said services. A contract will not be awarded unless the costs of contracting are lower than the costs of continued Government performance by a factor equal to or greater than ten percent of the Government's personnel costs. Government personnel adversely affected by conversion of Government performed services to contract have Right of First Refusal for jobs for which they are qualified. In accordance with FAR 15.1, Engineering Field Division Southwest determined it is in the Marine Corps' and Industry's best interest to streamline the acquisition process by utilizing a Three-Step source selection process. Please refer to sections L & M of the RFP for details. All potential offerors are reminded, in accordance with DFARS 252.204-7004, REQUIRED CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (MAR 1998), lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. The Standard Industrial Code is 8744. In accordance with FAR 5.102(a)(7) availability of the solicitation will be limited to the electronic medium; solicitation will be available for download via the NAVFAC website at http://esol.navfac.navy.mil. The official plan holders list will be maintained on and can be printed from the website. All prospective offerors and plan rooms are encouraged to register as plan holders on the website. Plan holders lists 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, sub contractor, supplier or plan room), email address and size (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, woman 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. The RFP will be available on the NAVFAC website on 21 April 2000 with a closing date for Step I proposals on 25 May 2000. A Step I pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled for 02 May 2000 at MCLB Barstow. Interested parties should e-mail Sonnya Crook at crooksg@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil by 28 April 2000 to reserve a seat at the conference. Additional details regarding the Pre-proposal conference will follow under separate CBD announcement.***** Posted 04/04/00 (W-SN441280). (0095)

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