U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

Y -- DESIGN/BUILD SERVICES FOR THE FY 2000 MCAF NORAD/USSPACECOM HEADQUARTERS & FY2000 MCA US ARMY SPACE COMMAND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS PROJECT AT PETERSON AFB, CO. SOL DACA45-99-R-0035 POC Technical: Michael Armstrong (402)221-3981 or Vincent Turner (402)221-4561 WEB: Omaha District Advertised Solicitations, http://ebs.nwo.usace.army.mil/ebs/contract.htm. E-MAIL: Michael Armstrong or Vincent Turner, michael.l.armstrong@usace.army.mil or vincent.c.turner@usace.army.mil. PRELIMINARY NOTICE TO PROPOSERS During the approximate November/December 1999 time frame, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Office is planning to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Design/Build Services for the FY 2000 MCAF NORAD/USSPACECOM Headquarters & FY2000 MCA US Army Space Command Operational Headquarters project at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Proposals will be accepted in the approximate January/February 2000 time frame. During the advertisement period of the RFP, a PreProposal Conference shall be scheduled, at or near the project site, to field questions concerning the RFP from perspective proposers. The actual proposal acceptance date shall be contingent on the actual RFP release date. THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE UNRESTRICTED AND OPEN TO BOTH LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. Contractors interested in additional information regarding the upcoming solicitation should contact the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, PM-M Branch and speak with Mr. Michael Armstrong, Telephone: (402) 221-3891, or Mr. Vincent Turner, Telephone: (402) 221-4561. DO NOT submit any requests for plans and specifications at this time to the office listed above, as this is only a preliminary notice. At some period within October 1999 to November 1999, the Omaha District will send out an official notice for the RFP solicitation with final information regarding specific dates, times, and ordering information. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK WITH APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: It is the government's intent through the issuance of this RFP to obtain a design/build deliverable of the two headquarters facilities named above. Drawings and specifications will be issued with the RFP, which convey the full design intent of the facilities and the infrastructure. With respect to this, certain elements of the design have been carried to a level of completion. As part of the design/build RFP package, the architectural designs for both buildings shall be defined for both interior and exterior characteristics, while other areas of design have been carried to less of a level of completion. These lesser areas of design will afford the design/build contractor more latitude and flexibility, within design/build RFP requirements, to consider alternative design actions. The NORAD/USSPACECOM Headquarters facility shall have a designed area of approximately 12,000+ square meters, while the US Army Space Command Operational Headquarters facility is approximately 9,500+ square meters. The facilities shall have controlled access entries and Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) design elements. Aesthetically, both buildings are two story structures with basements and shall portray exterior appearances that are modern and highly technical in nature by utilizing metal and cast stone wall panels and glass in order to create an overall "Space Complex" image. Roofing shall be single-ply elastomeric membrane type except in areas in which height exceeds the general roof line. In this case, standing seam metal roofing shall be utilized. Infrastructure work shall include roads, parking, landscaping, irrigation, security lighting, electrical distribution, gas sanitary sewer and water lines, and storm drainage. Interior walls and partitions shall be a combination of fixed and demountable types with finishes that are to be low maintenance. Interior furnishings will include systems furniture (prewired workstations), designed around a corporate open office setting, as well as freestanding furniture, to be utilized throughout each facility. A central chilled water and heating water plant supporting both facilities shall be part of project. The HVAC system shall be automated by use of Energy Management Control Systems (EMCS). Each of the headquarters facilities shall be fire sprinklered. Backup power supply considerations shall be part of the project. Electrical work will include general interior andlighting, with automated systems for fire alarm detection, intrusion detection, access control, public address,CCTV, communications including local area networks (LANs) and fiber optics. Force protection elements, both involving the project site and facilities, shall be part of this project. Both facilities will utilize TEMPEST filtering requirements for transmission security. The estimated design and construction cost of this project is between $40,000,000 and $60,000,000. Contractor's Quality Control will be a requirement in this contract.Large business concerns submitting bids for services exceeding $500,000 or for construction exceeding $1,000,000, shall comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considers the following goals reasonable and achievable for fiscal year 1999: (a) Small Business: 61.2% of planned subcontracting dollars. (b) Small Disadvantaged Business: 9.1% of planned subcontracting dollars. (c) Women Owned Small Business: 4.5% of planned subcontracting dollars. The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 days after notice to proceed and complete the work within the time period submitted with the proposal after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Provisions will be included for liquidated damages in case of failure to complete the work in the time allowed. Performance and payment bonds will be required.The plans and specifications will be available on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of charge. Posted 08/23/99 (W-SN370993). (0235)

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