Y--Upgrading of Grit Blast System at Cairo, Egypt.

DESCRIPTION: This announcement is for the purpose of soliciting names of firms interested in submitting an offer for award for the Upgrading of Grit Blast System at Cairo, Egypt. Eligible contractors will be limited to: (1) U.S. firms, or (2) Joint Ventures between U. S. Firms, including at least one U. S. firm, (3) Joint Ventures between U. S. firms and Egyptian firms, including at least one U. S. firm. To be considered a U. S. firm, the firm must perform construction as significant portion of its business; must be incorporated and have its corporate headquarters in the U.S. for a minimum of three years; shall have filed state and federal income tax declarations for a minimum of three corporate years within the preceding four-year period, having paid any applicable taxes determined to be due as a result of such filing; and employ U. S. citizens in key management positions. To be considered an Egyptian firm, the firm must be a minimum of 51 percent Egyptian ownership; and an independently owned firm. Egyptian firms which are partially or wholly owned by or otherwise affiliated with the Government of Egypt or its agencies are ineligible. Performance and payment bonds will be required. The estimated cost of this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. PROJECT SCOPE: The project consist Modification of existing Pangborn 1520 Room at Hawk U.S. Army Depot, Cairo, Egypt. The modification to include the following: Two (2) new airblast tanks to use glass bead and plastic blast media. Each tank suitable to handle two (2) operators for continuous operation. In accordance with FAR 6.302-4 and DFARS 206.302-4, International Agreement, the Ministry of Defense, Egypt Armament Authority has directed the sole source procurement of the Grit Blast Equipment from Pangborn Corporation. Exact specifications of the equipment will be incorporated in the Request for Proposal (RFP). The project site is within the boundaries of a military controlled area in Cairo, Egypt. CONTRACT PROCEDURES: The Request for Proposal (RFP) will only be issued to qualified firms who have responded to this notice indicating interest in submitting a proposal. Copies will not be released to Suppliers or Plan Rooms. Hard copies of both a technical and price proposal will be required. A 'Best Value Tradeoff' Process contracting method will be used to evaluate proposals. Evaluation criteria and other precedence will be stated in the request for proposal (RFP). The procurement is on behalf of the Egyptian Government and does not obligate appropriated funds of the U.S. A pre-proposal site visit is tentatively scheduled for the week of 8 Jun 08. Firms may not have more than two (2) representatives attend the site visit. The following information is required to process base passes for individuals wishing to attend the site visit and MUST be received no later than 12 May 2008 by the Transatlantic Program Center, Egypt Office by fax (011-202-359-6131) or by mail Transatlantic Programs Center, Egypt Office, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Mr. Tamer Kafafi, Unit 64901 Box 41, APO EA 09839-4901. A copy of the application should also be sent to Transatlantic Programs Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 2250, Winchester, VA 22604, ATTN: Kanwal Nain or by fax (+1 (555) 000-0000). PERSONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR BASE PASS REQUEST FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL: ( 1) Name in full (English), (2) Nationality, (3) Religion; (4) Date of Birth; (5). Place of Birth; (6) Marital Status; (7) Occupation/Specialization; (8) Work assigned to do in Cairo; (9) For Americans, a clear and readable copy of passport photo for each individual and for Egyptians, a copy of their Egyptian identification; and (10) A copy of a current AIDS certificate certifying that the individual does not have AIDS. COMPANY INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR BASE PASS REQUEST: (1) Company name; (2) Company nationality; (3) Company address in the U.S; (4) Local (Egypt) address; (5) Address in U.S.; (6) Purpose of visit; (7) Interval of time required (From, To); (8) Places to be visited; (9) Company address in Egypt; (10) Company telephone and fax numbers in U.S.; ( 11) Company telephone numbers and fax in Egypt; (12) Company's American Director's name in Egypt; and (13) Company's American Director's name in U.S. The O&M contract will follow the 'Tentative Milestone Schedule', which is: (1) Issue RFP 15 May 08; (2) Receive Proposals 30 June 08; (3) Award Contract 21 July 08. Qualified firms interested in receiving this solicitation should send a written request to both of the addresses identified below, with the following information provided in its entirety: (1) complete firm name; (2) mailing and shipping addresses; (3) telephone and fax numbers; (4) Point of Contact name and e-mail address; (5) and must reference the solicitation number. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: This is an electronic issued solicitation. The Government shall furnish two (2) copies of the CD-ROM containing the specifications and plans to prospective offerors at no charge. The official solicitation is found on the CD-ROM. Paper copies of the solicitation and additional copies of the CD-ROMs are no t available. Please note that the base pass information must be sent to the Egypt Office of the Transatlantic Programs Center, whereas the request to be included on the plan holders list must be sent to the headquarters office of the Transatlantic Programs Center in Winchester, Virginia. ORIGINAL POINT OF CONTACT: Barbara V. Byam, Contracting Officer, Telephone +1 (555) 000-0000; FAX +1 (555) 000-0000; or E-Mail contact@example.gov REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL & QUESTIONS: E-Mail your Request for Proposal and Questions to US Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Programs Center, to ALL of the following: (1) contact@example.gov; (2) contact@example.gov;(3) contact@example.gov