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

Y -- DANGEROUS CARGO APRON -- POPE AFB, NORTH CAROLINA SOL DACA21-00-R-0037 POC Mr. Craig Harrell, 912-652-5150 (Technical Questions); Mr. Dee Otis Henderson, 912-652-5289 (Contractual Questions) WEB: Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Contracting, http://ebs.sas.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Dee Otis Henderson, dee.o.henderson@sas02.usace.army.mil. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Construct an aircraft parking apron for large body aircraft at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The project is to provide an approximately 2,000-ft by 650-ft portland cement concrete and asphalt pavement parking apron for loading/marshalling of U.S. Air Force heavy wide body aircraft. The apron includes security and airfield lighting, pavement marking/striping, electrical grounding, and a hydrant refueling pit loop connection to a distribution system. The project is phased and includes major utility relocations, earth surcharging, relocation of an approximately 5,900 linear feet of existing arterial roadway, wetlands and stream mitigation measures, and associated site improvements. Also planned is relocation of existing facility infrastructure for aircraft communication and navigation systems. Also included are repairs to the existing airfield lighting system. The construction drawings are in hard metric dimensions. The project will be solicited and procured using a Low Price/Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.101-2, Lowest Price/Technically Acceptable source selection process. Proposals will be evaluated against criteria stated in the RFP on Go(acceptable)/No-Go(unacceptable) basis. Each factor and sub-factor shall be rated either Go or No-Go. All factors and sub factors are equal weight. The factors identified as Go/No-Go have been chosen to screen out high-risk proposals. High-risk proposals are those who have not demonstrated ability to perform large heavy airfield pavement projects which include Type II/III hydrant refueling systems. The factors are: 1) Experience; 2) Past Performance; 2)(a) Timeliness of Performance, 2)(b) Quality of Performance; 3) Effectiveness of Management; 4) Compliance with Safety Standards. The SIC Code is 1611. Estimated cost range of the project is over $10.0 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 the solicitation will NOT be available. This solicitation will be posted on the Internet at http://ebs.sas.usace.army.mil and issued in electronic format only. It will be available on about 28 July 2000. Amendments to this solicitation will be posted on the Internet at the above address unless the total amended compressed files are less than 5 Mbytes in which case a new CD-ROM will be issued. For amendments posted only on the Internet, Standard Form (SF) 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract, and a list of revised specifications and drawings will be mailed to each offeror. Plans and specifications are available Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm at 100 West Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, Georgia 31401. All requests for this solicitation must be made in writing and received by 21 July 2000. Requests must indicate the company's street address and nine-digit zip code, area code and telephone and facsimile 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 912-652-5828. Posted 06/28/00 (W-SN469432). (0180)

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