U. S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, P.O. Box 889, Savannah, Georgia 31402-0889

Y -- HEAVY DROP RIGGING FACILITY -- FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA SOL DACA21-00-R-0020 POC Charles Grainger, 912/652-5642 (Technical Questions); Dee Otis Henderson, 912/652-5289 (Contractual Questions) WEB: Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Contracting, http://www.sas.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Dee Otis Henderson, dee.o.henderson@sas02.usace.army.mil. Description of Work: Construct a Heavy Drop Rigging Facility. The facility includes rigging lanes with gravity conveyor rollers, bridge cranes, administrative offices, supply and storage areas, loading docks with load levelers, defuel station with waste oil storage tank, fire sprinkler system, and crane scales. The supporting facilities include utilities, fencing, concrete hardstand, and site improvements. The project will be procured using a Low Price Technically Acceptable Request for Proposals (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15.102. Proposals will be evaluated against the criteria on a Go (acceptable)/No-Go (non-acceptable) basis. Each factor and sub-factor shall be rated either Go or No-Go. All factors and sub-factors are of equal weight. The factors identified as Go/No-Go have been chosen to screen out high-risk proposals. High risk proposals will be those who have not demonstrated ability to perform within very constricted time frames and funding limitations on similar projects. The factors are(1) Experience, (2) Past Performance, (3) Effectiveness of Management, (4) Compliance with Safety Standards. Sub-factors are contained only under factor (2) Past Performance. The sub-factors for (2) Past Performance are (A) Timeliness of Past Performance and (B) Quality of Past Performance. The SIC Code is 1542. Estimated cost range of project is over $10 million. Network Analysis System will be required. THIS SOLICITATION IS ISSUED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS PURSUANT TO THE "BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT REFORM ACT OF 1988" (PUBLIC LAW 100-656). Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will also be available on or about June 16, 2000 on the internet at: http://www.sas.usace.army.mil/ebs/. Amendments to this solicitation will be posted on the internet at the above address unless the total amended compressed files are greater than 5 MBYTES in which case a new CD ROM disk will be issued. For amendments that are only posted on the Internet, SF30, amendment of solicitation/modification of contract, and a list of revised specifications and drawings will be mailed to each bidder. All requests for solicitation must be made in writing and received no later than June 7, 2000. Plans and specifications are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M., 100 West Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, Georgia 31401-3640. Requests must indicate the company's STREET ADDRESS AND NINE DIGIT ZIP CODE, area code and telephone number. A LIMITED NUMBER OF SOLICITATIONS WILL BE PREPARED AND ISSUED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. FIRMS WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE SOLICITATION. Requests may be faxed to (912) 652-582 Posted 05/19/00 (W-SN456620). (0140)

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