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Z -- WHOLE CENTER REPAIRS, NAVY MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER, PLAINVILLE, CT SOL N62472-96-B-0457 DUE 081597 POC Irene Katacinski, Contract Specialist, 610-595-0630. This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice: Bidders/Offerors interested in obtaining plans and specification for this project, must send in their request on company letterhead stating if you are bidding as a prime contractor or sub-contractor/supplier along with a Company Check, Cashier's check, Money Order, Visa and Mastercard in the amount of $65.00 to: DEFENSE AUTOMATED PRINTING OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA NAVAL BUSINESS CENTER, BUILDING 77-L, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19112. Each check must be made payable to the U.S. TREASURY and annotated with the applicable solicitation number. Two sets of plans and specifications will be sent via First Class Mail upon availability to those contractors who have tendered payment. If a contract number is not annotated as requires or your check is not made payable to the U.S. TREASURY, your check will be returned unprocessed. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL PROPER PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. If you would like information on the mailing of the solicitation package via expedited courier service, please contact: MS DONNA SZLENER AT (215) 897-6551. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The work includes the removal and disposal of asbestos material, lead-containing paint, the removal of doors, windows, partition, folding partition, ceilings, flooring, roofing and soffiting, exterior masonry, electric water heaters, toilets, sinks, urinals, water coolers, mechanical equipment, piping, piping insulation, valves, exhaust fans, electrical service entrance and primary feeders, panelboards, light fixtures, and receptacles, asphalt concrete pavement, chain-link fencing; the cleaning of catch basins; the provision of reinforced concrete loading dock extension, infilling of existing mechanical chases, metal stud and gypsum board partitions, windows, exterior vestibule and airlock, exterior insulation and finish system, miscellaneous steel fabrications, shower rooms, EPDM roof repair, metal soffiting, doors, frames and hardware, suspended acoustical and gypsum board ceilings, carpet and vinyl flooring, rubber stair treads, ceramic tile floors and walls, toiler partitions and accessories, cabinets and counters, painting, folding partitions, lockers, interior signage, metal handrails and guardrails, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, CMCS controls, water heater, toiler and shower plumbing fixtures, piping, electrical service entrance equipment, panelboards, wiring, lighting emergency lighting, fire alarm system, paging system, conduit for future computer network, sewer line and connection to town sewer, water line and connection to town water main, wet sprinkler system, asphalt paving, patching; and incidental related work. Estimated cost range is $1,000,000 -- $5,000,000. The SIC code is 1542 and the Small Business Size Standard is $17 million are applicable to this contract. The proposed contract (solicitation) will be issued as unrestricted and is subject to the evaluation criteria set forth in DFAR 252.219-7008 -- Notice of Evaluation Preference forSmall Disadvantaged Business Concerns -- Construction Acquisitions -- Test Program (APR 1996). For technical questions concerning the subject notice, please faxed to Mrs Irene Katacinski at (610)595-0644. (0134)

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