Y -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION WORK AT DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORIES

Sources Sought. The Government is seeking to identify sources for work on Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territories, for the design and construction of upgrades to the wharf utilities to accommodate a Land class vessel. The work includes a steam plant, steam line, and steam outlets at the wharf, new power mounts at the wharf, site improvements and incidental related work. Estimated cost is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. This is NOT a request for proposals, quotes, or an invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to identify potential sources to perform the construction work on Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territories. At time of bid, interested parties will have to be a joint-venture between a United States firm (minimum 60%) and a United Kingdom firm (minimum 20%). Interested parties may submit technical qualifications no later than 4 April 2008 to A. Saki-Eli via electronic mail to [email protected]. At a minimum, the technical qualification shall include past experience/performance on construction projects in remote locations such as Diego Garcia. Include contract number, contract title, location, description of work, contract dollar value, customer point of contact, telephone number and performance evaluation, if any. If the Government determines, based on the responses to this notice, that a full and open competition will be conducted, a synopsis will be issued in the Federal Business Opportunities web page announcing the solicitation.