U.S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk, Attn: CENAO-CT, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1096

M -- OPERATIONS, IMSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR SERVICES, NATIONAL GROUND INTELLIGENCE CENTER (NGIC), CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA SOL DACA65-00-R-0009 DUE 032400 POC Cheryl Drum, (757)441-7111 WEB: Click here to view, request, and/or download the solicitation, http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Ebs/Asp/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp.. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, cheryl.f.drum@usace.army.mil. This solicitation will result in a contract with a laboratory, central security monitoring station, information resources center, teleconferencing center, and a number of special access rooms and conference/training spaces. The contract encompasses all utility systems, support systems, interior finishes, exterior finishes, exterior grounds maintenance, housekeeping services, trash removal and disposal, and all other associated services. Specifically excluded are base period and up to four option periods. The work will provide for complete operations, inspection, maintenance, and repair services for the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC), Charlottesville, VA. The facility is currently UNDER CONSTRUCTION with an anticipated completion date of January 2001. The facility will include approximately 24,000 gross square meters and includes the site which is approximately 29 acres. The facility will be three stories high on the parking lot side and five stories high on the river side. Of the occupied space in the facility, approximately 50% is allocated to office (administrative) type space with the remainder divided between special and support spaces which include laboratories, auditorium, cafeteria/dining area, fitness center automated data processing center, visual information computer LAN systems, intrusion detection systems, security systems, computer cabling, cable television systems, and internal communication systems of any type. The contractor shall install, staff, and maintain a maintenance office at NGIC to serve as control point for operations and maintenance work under this contract. This office will be located within the NGIC facility at the spaces designated in the solicitation. The contractor will be required to provide staff during the final stages of construction to witness, observe, and participate in the final commissioning and start-up of the facility. All contractor staff working at NGIC will be required to obtain and hold a TOP SECRET security clearance. These clearances must be in place prior to January 2001 when the facility begins its mission. Contract base and option periods may be adjusted to run concurrently with the government's fiscal year. The solicitation will be available on compact disk (CD-ROM), limited to one per firm, and will be provided free of charge. Total number of compact disks available for distribution may be limited. The solicitation will not be available in paper format. Interested firms may view and/or download the solicitation on or after 24 JAN 2000 from the following website: http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Ebs/Asp/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp. (Please note that the site itself will not be operational before 05 JAN 2000.) Telephone, facsimile, and e-mail requests for the compact disk will not be honored. Prospective contractors must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr2000.com. Posted 12/23/99 (W-SN411310). (0357)

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