Z--REALIGN SOIL CONSERVATION ROAD - CONSTRUCTION

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) plans to issue a draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Realignment of Soil Conservation Road. The resultant contract will be a Firm-fixed price contract. The period of performance is 420 days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed, consisting of the basic requirement and additive bid items. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement is a total 100% small business set-aside. See Note 1. The estimated magnitude for this requirement is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The Contractor will be required to perform on the site, and with its own organization, work equivalent to at least 15% of the total amount of work to be performed under the contract. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 237310 and $28.5 million, respectively. The anticipated release date of the draft RFP is on or about September 20, 2004. The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about October 30, 2004 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about November 30, 2004.. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office 97 format and will reside on World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities page to be identified at a later date. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendment (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendment (if any). Any reference notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or fax). Telephone questions will not be accepted.