U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Attn: CESWF-CT, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

Y -- FIRE TRAINING FACILITY, RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SOL DACA63-97-B-0037 DUE 060397 POC Contact Point, Ruby Oringderff, Contract Specialist, (817/978-3476) WEB: US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Ruby Oringderff, Contract Specialist, (817/978-3476), ruby.oringderff@swf01.usace.army.mil. Construction of a Fire Training Facility that includes a 100 ft diameter double lined and environmentally acceptable fire training pit, a large frame aircraft mockup, two-story steel frame control stand, 12,000 gallon propane gas tank, pumps, and storage system for gas and water, fencing, and access road. The specifications have been place on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of charge. Specifications will not be provided in a printed paper hard copy format. Notification of amendments shall be made through either 3.5" diskette, CD ROM, and/or the Internet. The Government intends to issue this solicitation through the use of CD ROM and the Internet. However, the Government reserves the right to use only the Internet as notification of any changes to this solicitation. It is therefore the contractors responsibility to check the following address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Contractors may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet at the following Internet address "http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil". Estimated Cost Range: $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Solicitation to be issued on or about 2 May 97. Bid opening on or about 3 Jun 97. Duration of contract 270 days. This is an unrestricted solicitation. Offers from all qualified business concerns are solicited. If a large business firm intends to submit a proposal, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan. The Fort Worth District goals are as follows (expressed as a percentage of the contractor's total planned subcontract amount): Small Business-55%; Small Disadvantaged Business-8.5%; Woman-owned Small Business-3%; Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Minority Institutions (where applicable). Offers from responsible sources will be considered. SIC Code for this procurement is 1542, Small Business Size Standard is $17 million. (0105)

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