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Z -- REPAIR & ALTERATION OF REAL PROPERTY SOL GS-02P-97-CUD-5012 DUE 072297 POC Harvey Hoffman, Contracting Officer, 201/645-2416 This acquisition is an indefinite quantity contract (Term contract) for Installation of Partitions, Doors, Electrical Work, Hardware, Etc. for Various Federal Buildings throughout New Jersey including one building on Staten Island administered by the New Jersey Building Manager's Office, Newark, NJ. The base contract period will be for 12 months with four (4) 12 month options which the Government will have the unilateral right to exercise. The options will be priced and evaluated as part of the overall proposal submitted. The estimated cost is $500,000 to $1,000,000 per year. A bid bond in the amount of 20% of the base contract period will be required. Additionally, a performance bond in the amount of 100% and a payment bond in the amount of 50% will also be required once award of the contract is made. Instructions for completing these will be included in the supplementary instructions to bidders. This acquisition will be performed under the two-step process. Technical proposals shall not include prices or pricing information. Technical factors and supporting material provided by the offerors will be based on the following Go/No Go factors. These are: Past Performance on Similar Projects, Experience on Similar projects, Key Personnel/Resources. Technical proposals will be requested first. Only one technical proposal may be submitted by each offeror. Technical proposals must be complete in terms of information requested by the solicitation. There will not be extra time and opportunity allowed to correct or add to a deficient proposal. Once a determination has been made concerning prospective offerors who have met the preceding criteria, a notice of unacceptability will be forwarded to the offeror upon completion of the proposal evaluation and final determination of unacceptability. Successful offerors who have met the technical factors will then submit their percentages and prices for step two. This acquisition will be a total small business set-aside. The issue date will be on or about June 19, 1997. (0149)

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