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H -- CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SOL DTFH70-96-B-00001 DUE 121495 POC Julee K. McTaggart or Debra L. Buchanan, (360) 696-7520; Contracting Officer, Raymond L. Schadt, (360) 696-7753 Bids sought for three Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contracts designated CONST-96, CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES, for the Federal Highway Administration, Western Federal Lands Highway Division. Contractors will provide highway construction inspectors with vehicles. The majority of the work will be in or near National Forests or National Parks. One contract will be awarded in each of 3 geographical areas. The three AREAs are: AREA A - The State of Oregon (except for the counties of Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Gilliam, Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington, and Yamhill) and the State of Washington (except for the counties of Clark, Cowlitz, Island, King, Klickitat, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom); AREA B - State of Oregon (including counties of Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Gilliam, Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington, and Yamhill) and the State of Washington (including counties of Clark, Cowlitz, Island, King, Klickitat, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom); and AREA C - States of Idaho and Montana, and Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks in Wyoming. The actual places of performance are unknown. The Government has requested wage determinations for all locations within the states of Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington, and Park & Teton Counties in Wyoming. Each contract will have a guaranteed annual minimum of $10,000 and maximums of $1,000,000 (AREA A), $500,000 (AREA B), or $1,000,000 (AREA C). Each contract will be in effect for one year. All work will be ordered by individual Task Orders. This solicitation is a total small business set-aside under SIC Code 8999. For a firm to be considered a small business, the annual average gross revenue of the firm for the last 3 fiscal years must not exceed $5 million. Contract clause 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, requires that at least 50% of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of th contractor. FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilitization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0293)

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