North Central Contracting Office, Gateway Tower II, 8th Floor, 400 State Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66101

Y -- FIRM-FIXED,DESIGN-BUILD FOR INSTALLATION OF WATER SOFTENER SYSTEM SOL RFP 40020-00014 DUE 063000 POC Contacts Jeff Verhulst, Mechanical Engineer, 913-551-1020 or Victoria Johnson, Contract Specialist, 913-551-1048 The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price Design-Build contract for the design and construction of a Water Softener System at the Federal Correctional Institution(FCI) located in Pekin, Illinois. The scope of work is for a complete Water Softener System with building and related utilities necessary. The work includes: engineering services associated with sizing, constructing building and site preparation. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. The SIC is 1629. For consideration on this project the offeror at a minimum must be a firm or joint venture with experience, individually or as a member of a team, successfully and satisfactorily completing a project of similar size and scope. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. Joint ventures for the architect-engineer work will be considered only if the principal or lead firm of the joint venture has an existing major active office located with the Illinois. The design of the architectural and engineering features of the project shall be accomplished or reviewed and approved by architects and engineers registered to practice in their particular field within the State of Illinois. Participation by consultants and subcontractors located within the State of Illinois is encouraged. Participation by small, small disadvantaged, and small woman-owned business is encouraged. The BOP will be utilizing two-phase Design-Build selection procedures. This notice is not a request for proposals. Interested offerors may request and obtain the Phase One solicitation of the two phase process. Phase One solicitations will be issued on or about May 25,2000. For consideration on this project offerors must respond to the Phase One solicitation by submitting their qualification proposal twenty calendar days after the solicitation is issued. The Phase One proposal due date will be identified in the Phase One Solicitation. The Phase One solicitation will provide the scope of work,evaluation factors, and submission information for interested contractors to prepare their Phase One qualification proposals. Phase One qualification proposals will be evaluated to determine which firms will be selected for Phase Two. Phase Two Participants will submit competitive technical and price proposals as defined in the Phase Two solicitation. Requests for Phase One solicitations should be FAXED and then MAILED to Victoria Johnson, Contracting Officer at the address and phone numbers noted below. Point of contact for inquiries and clarifications is Victoria Johnson, Contracting Officer, North Central Regional Contracting Office, Tower II, 8th Floor, 400 State, Kansas City, Kansas 66101-2421. The primary point of contact can be reached at (913)551-1048 and to receive a fax at (913)551-1074. cc: Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization Attention: Mr. Joseph K. Bryan, Director Department of Justice, National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,(Room 1010) Washington, D.C. 20530 Posted 05/15/00 (W-SN454915). (0136)

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