U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 600 M.L. King, Jr. Pl., Rm 821, Louisville, KY 40202-2230

Y -- MULTI-PURPOSE DIGITAL TRAINING RANGE, FORT KNOX, KY SOL DACA27-99-R-0033 DUE 080999 POC Contract Specialist -- Debra Bruner (502) 582-5926 WEB: Louisville District Home Page, http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil. Project consists of construction of a Multi-Purpose Digital Training Range at the Wilcox Range area providing training facilities for armor vehicles, infantry units, and attack helicopters. The size of the range is 1,000 meters wide by 6,000 meters long. Construction will include clearing and grubbing, temporary seeding, and construction of wetland mitigation area. Construction of the range area will include several miles of tank trail roads and service roads, twelve (12) defensive firing positions, target emplacements with earth berms and timber retaining walls, track systems and target storage areas for six(6)moving armor target systems to be furnished and installed by others, siting for fifty-seven (57) precast concrete stationary armor targets, one hundred-thirty-five (135) precast concrete stationary infantry targets, and seven (7) moving infantry target systems. The roads and parking areas are to be of crushed rock. Drainage course crossings are to be corrugated steel pipe culvert as indicated. Site grading for drainage and line of sight requirements will be included. The support facilities include a Control/After Action Review Building with Digital Communication, two (2) latrines, ammunition loading dock, ammunition breakdown building, nine (9) tent pads with framed tents, covered mess, vehicle holding and maintenance area, vehicle staging and parking areas, walks, primary power, secondary power, data distribution, service roads, limit markers, and site improvements. Supporting facilities to be constructed outside the rage complex perimeter consists of water distribution system, telephone distribution system, and improvements to 191st Tank BN Road which involves rock excavation. Power will be provided by connection to an existing line with service to the site. Proposals will be evaluated on the following evaluation factors: 1) Previous Experience -- Experience in working with high explosive dudded areas. List projects and safety plan to protect personnel. 2) Price Proposal 3) Project Schedule 4) Project Management Plan 5) Subcontracting Plan. Estimated Cost Range for this project is $25,000,000.00 to $100,000.00. SIC for this aquisition is 1541. Solicitation to be issued o/a 07 July 1999. Time for completion will be 720 days. There will be no charge for this solicitation package and it will be available on CD ROM only. Interested offerors MUST register through the Louisville District homepage at http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil in order to receive the CD. Any subsequent amendments to this particular solicitation may be downloable from this same site. Once you have accessed the web site, click on Construction/Environmental Solicitations, and select the referenced solictation number. Telephone requests/faxes WILL NOT be honored. Any Technical questions may be directed to Mr. Mike Haag at: (502) 582-6245 or Fax (502) 582-6763. NOTE: This Project Will Be Incremently Funded. Additional Funds Are Subject To The Passing Of Military Construction Authorization And Appropriation Bills Passed By Congress. Posted 06/22/99 (W-SN345822). (0173)

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