38 -- TUNNELING PROJECT AT WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM

Notice Date

August 17, 2001

Contracting Office

Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Albuquerque Field Operations, Acquisitions (AMA), 1680 Texas St., SE, Kirtland, AFB, NM 87117-5669

ZIP Code

87117-5669

Solicitation Number

DTRA02-01-Q-0019

Response Due

August 31, 2001

Point of Contact

Elemita Woods, Purchasing Agent, (505) 853-0865, Patricia M. McDaniel, Contracting Officer, (505) 846-8799

Description

Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Department of Defense (DoD), Albuquerque, NM, is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from interested contractors for a tunneling project on White Sands Missile Range, NM. The work includes establishing portals and driving tunnels in competent granite into steep mountain slopes. Four to eight separate tunnels may be excavated for the project with possible connecting tunnels excavated between. The total length of tunneling may vary from 400 to 3,000 feet. The tunnels will have cross-sectional areas in the range of 200 square feet. The portals and tunnels will be equipped with ground control systems, electric services, lighting, and ventilation. In addition, a concrete bunker-like data-acquisition facility will be constructed at the site. The contractor will furnish all labor, equipment, and supplies for the project. An access road to the portals may be provided by DoD, or included as a part of the tunneling contract. There is currently no road to the tunnel site. Location: The tunnels will be located at a remote site near Capitol Peak on the Northern portion of White Sands Missile Range, about 64 miles by road southeast of Socorro, NM. There are no utilities available at the site. The potential window for beginning construction is the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2002 to the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2003. Depending on the amount of tunneling required, construction could take anywhere from 4 to 10 months. A request for proposal is anticipated to be issued early to mid Fiscal Year 2002. The magnitude of this project is between $500,000 to $10,000,000. Prospective contractors shall be regularly engaged in excavation and construction for tunneling and mining projects, and shall be U.S.-owned companies. Statements of Qualification (SOQ): Contractors are invited to submit an SOQ that includes experience on projects of similar size and scope, tunneling equipment owned, and resumes of key personnel proposed for the project. The SOQ shall be no more than 20 pages in length, including attachments. The SOQ must be submitted by 31 August 2001 and should be mailed and addressed to DTRA-TDTOE, ATTN: MAJ James Horton, 1680 Texas St SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117. The information contained herein is for planning purposes and does not constitute an invitation for bids nor a request for proposal. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notification or otherwise pay for the information provided.

Record

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