Officer in Charge of Construction, Gulfport/Keesler Area, 100 Annex Road, Suite 101, Biloxi, MS 39531-3111

Z -- REPLACE CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS AT BUILDING 367, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION CENTER, GULFPORT, MS SOL Solicitation N62467-95-B-5706. DUE 081595. Contact Mary Reed 601/377-8576/Contracting Officer D.W.Hawkins 601/377-8577. The work includes all labor, materials, equipment, and incidental related work to accomplish the work items listed below: Remove existing obsolete ``Safety First'' dry chemical extinguishing systems and provide new pre-engineered wet chemical fire extinguishing systems for protection of existing cooking equipment as indicated. Provide electrical connections between the new wet chemical systems and the existing building fire alarm system. Provide electrical modifications to the existing building electrical system to turn off electrical power to the protected appliances in case of fire. Provide the initial 6 month and 1 year maintenance service for the wet chemical systems in accordance with the manufacturer's maintenance manual. Estimated cost range $25,000.00 to $100,000.00. Estimated time for completion ninety (90) 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 15 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 purpose 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. (166)

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