U.S. Property & Fiscal Office for Massachusetts, Contracting Branch, 143 Speen Street, Natick Massachusetts 01760

Z -- REMOVE PAINT IN FOUR AIRCRAFT ALERT HANGARS SOL DAHA19-95-B-0021 DUE 081495 POC Lauren J. Bonneau Krug, Contract Specialist, 508-651-5718. PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE - The project covered by this statement consists of furnishing all plant, labor, supplies, equipment, materials and transportation to properly contain, remove and dispose of all paint on the interior surface of the raised seam, galvanized steel roofing panels inside the hangars (approximately 21,000 SF) and on approximately 8,000 LF of 1/2'' to 1'' galvanized conduits. Some or all of this paint contains lead. All work is at Otis Air National Guard Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Performance period is 90 days after receipt of the Notice To Proceed, prime contractor will be required to perform 75% of all work. Estimated magnitude of construction is between $100,000 and $250,000 and the project is being considered for 100% set-aside for Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) concerns. Interested 8(a), SDB, ESB, and Small Businesses should notify this office, in writing, of their interest to bid the project as a prime contractor as early as possible but no later than 23 June 1995. All written responses must include a positive statement of eligibility as a small socially and economically disadvantaged business concern under SIC Code 1799, ''Miscellaneous Special Trade Contractors''. If adequate interest is not received from SDB concerns, the solicitation will be issued on an unrestricted basis without further notice. Therefore, replies to this office are still requested from all business concerns regardless of business size or status. Solicitation packages are not yet available but are expected to be released on/about 13 July 1995. See Note 6. (0160)

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