Officer in Charge of Construction, Gulfport/Keesler Area, 100 Annex Road, Suite 101, Biloxi, MS 339531-3111

Z -- LIGHTING BALLAST REPLACEMENT, VARIOUS BUILDINGS, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION CENTER, GULFPORT, MS SOL N62467-94-B-5708. DUE 081095. Contact Mary Reed, 601/377-8576/Contracting Officer, D.W. Hawkins 601/377-8577. The work includes replacement of existing fluorescent lighting ballasts with a lesser number of multi-lamp electronic ballasts, and replacement of existing T12 fluorescent lamps with T8 lamps and all incidental related work, including any necessary modification of existing fixtures to handle new ballasts and T8 lamps. Estimated cost range $100,000.00 to $250,000.00. Estimated time for completion 270 calendar days. ``The proposed contract listed here is being considered for 100 percent set-aside for Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) concerns. Interested SDB concerns should, as early as possible but not later than 11 July 1995, indicate interest in the acquisition by providing to the contracting office above evidence of capability to perform the work herein described and a positive statement of eligibility as a small socially and economically disadvantaged business concern. Evidence of capacity to obtain required bonds from an approved surety and specific information which demonstrates the capability to perform projects of this complexity and magnitude. Complete information concerning management experience in similar work and current financial statement shall be submitted with references. Letters of credit from financial institutions will not be considered in lieu of a financial statement. However, letters of credit will be accepted for the purposes of substantiating financial responsibility. If the requested information is not received from an adequate number of SDB concerns, the Solicitation will be issued on an unrestricted basis by amendment. Even if you have sent the above information on a prior contract, you must submit documentation that will become a part of this solicitation file. Therefore replies to this office are requested from all interested business concerns as well as from Small Disadvantaged Business concerns.'' (159)

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