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 -- CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES, B1B 13TH BOMB SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY, DYESS AFB, ABILENE, TEXAS SOL DACA63-98-B-0024 DUE 081898 POC Carla Brawley, 817/978-4504 WEB: U S Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: U S Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, carla.brawley@swf02.usace.army.mil. The project will consist of a new, approximately 5,140 square meter Squadron Operations Facility. Included within the facility are offices, administrative areas, secure briefing room, other secure rooms, ready room, class rooms, conference rooms, tool rooms, maintenance areas, latrines, and mechanical areas. The building will include a concrete foundation, CMU wall with exterior insulation and finish, and standing seam metal roof. Also included are demolition of existing paving, fencing, and utilities, as well as new asphalt and concrete parking areas, new service drives, access roads, site grading, and utilities. The new facility is adjacent to an existing aircraft parking apron and will require acoustic measures. Landscaping is included. Estimated cost range: $5,000,000 -- $10,000,000. Solicitation will issue on or about 14 July 1998 with bid opening on or about 18 August 1998. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. Commencement of work shall begin upon areceipt of Notice to Proceed and be completed within 500 calendar days. SIC code for this project will be 1542. Small Business Size Standard is $17 million. Bids from large business firms must comply with FAR clause 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for submission of a subcontracting plan. The Fort Worth District subcontracting goals are for specified percentages of the contractor's total planned subcontract amount to be placed with the following: 61.2% with small business; 9.1% with small disadvantaged business, 4.5% with women-owned small business, and 5.5% with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs). The plans and specifications have been placed on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of charge. Plans and specifications will not be provided in 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 the contractor's 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 on the Internet after solicitation issuance at the following Internet address: http://ebs.swf.usace.army/mil. Bidders should register themselves on the Internet to receive a copy of this solicitation (CD-ROM). Bidders are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the Bidder's Mailing List (BML). NO EXPRESS PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED ON INITIAL MAILINGS OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. This project will be issued unrestricted. (0173)

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