USPFO for Tennessee, P.O. Box 40748, Powell Ave., Nashville, TN 37204-0748

Y -- CONSTRUCT C-141B FLIGHT SIMULATION FACILITY FOR THE TENNESSEE AIR NATIONAL GUARD, MEMPHIS INT'L AIRPORT, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. Contact SSgt Barry Baxter, Contract Specialist, 615-532-5082, or LTC James L. Coonce, Contracting Officer, 615-532-3220. Provide labor, materials, equipment and other service necessary to construct a C-141B Flight Simulation Facility. This 14,000 square foot building will contain the following: A 50' X 90' X 40' high bay, steel framed, aluminum insulated, panel clad space that will house the flight simulation equipment; a 12' to 20' high-low bay space consisting of brick veneer CMU exterior bearing walls, CMU interior partitions, bar joists and metal roof deck. The entire structure will be constructed for Seismic Zone III; a free-standing, one-store, brick and CMU building housing hydraulic pumps for the simulation equipment. An underground trench system carrying these hydraulic lines will connect into the main building serving the equipment; additional requirements are raised floor computer control rooms, maintenance rooms, briefing rooms, administrative wing, ADA restroom facilities, electrical/communications vault. Communications wiring for all lines will be ducted. Capacity for local area network (LAN) as well as dedicated lines for computers, modems, fire detection system with signal transmitters and public address system. Underground electrical service to pad-mounted transformers will be provided. Operational areas will require specially controlled and filtered electric service. Dedicated circuits for computer use and centrally linked circuits for back-up gererator power will be provided. Also an emergency lighting system will be provided. A complete, zoned, gas-fired heating and air conditioning system will be provided with an emergency back-up ventilation system. Special separte HVAC systems for computer rooms will be provided. In addition to normal plumbing, gas, water, waste and drainage systems, a pre-action sprinkler and fire detection/suppression system will be provided. All of the work described above is to be performed within the confines of the Tennessee Air National Guard, Mephis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee. Performance time is 365 calendar days. The estimated construction cost is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Interested concerns should as early as possible, but not later than 15 calendar days after publication of this notice, indicate interest in bidding as the prime or as a subcontractor on the project, providing evidence of capability to perform including references for similar work with contract numbers, points of contact, and telephone numbers, and if appropriate, a positive statement of elibility as a small socially and economically disadvantaged business concern. In addition, dollar amount of current construction bonding capability is required. The Contracting Officer will utilize the information received to make a decision to issue this solicitation as set-aside for Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) or as "UNRESTRICTED" without further notice. Therefore, replies to this notice requested from all interested business concerns as well as from SDB concerns. Replies must indicate the firms size status such as large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, or 8(a). The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 1542. The applicable small business size standard including affiliates is no more than $17 Million in average annual revenue for the previous three years. (044)

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