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Y -- DESIGN/BUILD OF ADVANCED CHEMICAL SCIENCES LABORATORY SOL 52SBNB5C8804 POC Catherine Poole (301) 975-4154 POC Pauline Mallgrave (301) 975-6330 This is an updated version of the synopsis that appeared in the Commerce Business Daily on June 27, 1995. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to procure the services of a Contractor to design and construct an Advanced Chemical Sciences Laboratory (ACSL) building on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The total requirement for the new building is approximately 18,000 gross square meters, consisting of four floors (three laboratory floors plus a mechanical penthouse), and includes a service corridor for required access to utilities. Preliminary design concept and mandatory requirements of the building will be included in the solicitation package. The Government anticipates that the proposed contract will be a firm-fixed price contract for the design/construction of the building, with options for additional items such as laboratory furnishings, a booster chiller, uninterruptible power system, deionized water system, a nitrogen tank and an adjoining parking lot. The design and construction of the building shall be in metric, and shall use ''Green'' building concept. The Government anticipates commencement of the contract in January 1996 and required completion of the facility by July 1998. The total price is estimated to be between $50,000,000 and $60,000,000. A significant evaluation factor will be the demonstrated experience and past performance of the offeror in designing and constructing research facilities similar to this requirement. THE SOLICITATION AND DRAWINGS WILL BE RELEASED ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 15, 1995. PLEASE SUBMIT A CERTIFIED CHECK, CASHIERS CHECK, OR MONEY ORDER (NO PERSONAL, COMPANY CHECKS, OR CASH) IN THE AMOUNT OF $330.00 FOR THE DRAWINGS, MADE PAYABLE TO NIST AND SUBMIT TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE, ATTENTION: CATHERINE POOLE. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. (0214)

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