The U.S. Army corps of Engineers, Afghanistan Engineer District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award a Firm Fixed Price contract to design and construct approximately 28 km of 7m wide asphalt paved road with 1.5m gravel shoulders. The project is from Gardez (69.3033 E, 33.5994 N) to Alamgay (69.4592 E, 33.7304 N) in the Paktya Province of Afghanistan.

The final improved state for the road shall consist of a two lane asphalt paved road 7.0 meters wide with 1.5 meter wide gravel shoulders on both sides of the road (10.0 meter wide total). Road design and construction shall be in accordance with the MRRD, MPW, and AASHTO Standards, latest edition. Good drainage and erosion protection shall be constructed along the entire alignment as needed. Bridges, culverts, gabion crossings, concrete low water crossings and other related drainage structures shall be constructed as required over rivers and wadis. Erosion control structures shall be constructed in flood areas to prevent road blockage and wash-out. Mountainous sections of road have steeper and longer grades and may require significant drainage and slope protection and blasting work. The contractor is responsible to verify site conditions.

Oversight of the Engineer/QAR will be coordinated with the closest AED Resident Office. The award for this procurement will be made in accordance with the applicable Federal Acquisition Regulations. The applicable NAICS code is 237310. The contractor shall furnish his own labor, materials, equipment, and security to accomplish the requirements. The estimated value of the contract is between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00. The total schedule for completing the entire work is 540 calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed. The proposed contract will be awarded using lowest price technically acceptable method of selection. Solicitation Number W917PM-08-R-0087 will be available on or about 23 July 2008. Interested parties are advised to submit their proposal 40 days after issuance of the solicitation which will be on or about 01 September 2008.

Point of contact for this procurement is Kathy K. Clemens, Contract Specialist, US Army Corps of Engineers, Afghanistan District, CEAED-CT, Kabul, Afghanistan APO-AE 09356 Phone: 540-542-1186 or via email at [email protected]. The AED Contracting Officer for this solicitation is Ms. Clemens. The media selected for the issuance of solicitation and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the media utilized for this project is the Internet, and CDs. Utilization of the internet is the preferred method. No paper copies will be made available; however, there is a CD with the preliminary plans. Interested parties may download and print the solicitation, at no charge at http://www.aed.usace.army.mil/ and/or ftp://ftp.usace.army.mil/pub/aed/. Bids will not be accepted electronically. Requirements: DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contract registration applies to this procurement. Prospective U. S. contractors must be registered in the Department of Defense CCR database prior to award. It is recommended that all other contractors register in CCR also. Lack of registration in the CCR database may make a U.S. offeror ineligible for award. Information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Electronic copies of the solicitation will not be accepted. Solicitation must be signed.

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