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In accordance with the Agreement of Defense and Cooperation between the Kingdom of Spain and the United States of America, any contract resulting from this notice/solicitation can only be entered into with companies authorized to carry out these activities in Spain under Spanish law. Companies must meet the requirements established by Spanish legislation for execution of Government works. Obtaining a license or permission to operate your company in Spain may be a long process; therefore, any company anticipating interest in future projects should immediately begin the processes that will be required, by contacting the Delegation of Industry. They have two offices, one in the Madrid province and one in the Andalucia province. The telephone numbers are: 011 34 91 580-2100 (Madrid) and 011 34 95 504-8620 for Andalucia.
The United States Air Force intends to solicit proposals (FA5575-08-R-0006) for Firm-Fixed Price contract for the Construction of a Fire Training Hardstand in Moron AB, Spain. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Morón AB, Spain, approx. 45km south east of or 40 min away from Sevilla, Spain. IMPORTANT: A site visit will be conducted; the time and date of which will be announced in the solicitation document. The complete solicitation package will be available on the Federal Business Opportunity website for download on or after 25 June 08. The contract will consist of a basic period of performance of 210 calendar days. Contract magnitude is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The successful contractor will be selected using Past Performance/Price tradeoff procedures resulting in the best value to the government.
SCOPE OF WORK: The work includes, but is not limited to, the following items:
- Earthwork operations, as indicated in the project specifications and drawings, in order to properly grade the construction site, and to provide positive overland drainage off the area for rainfall water.
- Crushed aggregate road paths and stands for vehicle access, operations, supply and maintenance.
- Circular burn area consisting of a compacted crushed stone layer on a multi-component geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) system with an additional sand protection. Area also includes a weir structure, metal pipe and appurtenances for a controlled water drainage.
- Provision of concrete ramps and steel tracks as indicated to allow for the access and operation into the burn pit of a trailer truck transporting a temporary mobile aircraft mockup for fire training exercises.
- Multi-purpose piping system buried in a lined utility trench.
- Water conservation pond for the collecting of effluent from the burn area and storm rainfall. Pond shall be lined underneath to prevent potential leakage. Area shall be protected with a standard chain-link fence for safety purposes.
- On-grade propane tank, refueling area and supply piping. Ancillary electrical system and connections.
- Final cleaning.
- Delivery of As-Built drawings.
You are requested to notify the following E-Mail addressee if you intend to download the solicitation that will eventually be posted on this posting service; elia.portz@moron.af.mil , it is highly recommended that you register to be notified of any new postings for this solicitation and/or any other postings published by our office. However, failure of the service to notify you of changes cannot be used against the Government in any way, shape or form. Therefore, you should check FedBizOps, https://www.fbo.gov , frequently for any new postings that may have been made. As a last resort if you cannot download the solicitation from the internet FBO site, we will provide a CD ROM Disk, however, you must provide a two working day notice (work days are Monday through Friday except Spanish and American holidays) of your request for a CD ROM Disk to the above E-Mail Addressee or to FAX 34 95-584-8054.
The Government anticipates and reserves the right, to issue all solicitation documents including specifications and drawings in the English language only.
A visit to the site of work will be conducted in English; the date and time of which will be announced in the solicitation documents.
In order to be awarded a contract by the U.S. Government, the company must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR), contracts cannot be awarded to unregistered contractors. Registration can be made on line at www.ccr.gov NOTE: You must have a DUNS number and a NATO Commercial and Government Entity (NCAGE) Code to register. To obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number you can contact Dun and Bradstreet and request one by calling: 902446688. To obtain a NATO CAGE code you must fill out the form found in : http://www.dlis.dla.mil/Forms/Form AC135.asp
Failure to be registered in CCR at the time of award may delay the award and depending on the criticality of the project, may be cause to award to the next qualified best value offeror who is CCR registered. However, do not delay submitting your proposal pending receipt of a DUNS number or CAGE Code.
