CO ENGFLDACT MW, BUILDING 1A SUITE 120, 2703 SHERIDAN ROAD, GREAT LAKES, IL 60088-5600

Z -- STEAM LINE UPGRADE,DAMAGE CONTROL SCHOOL, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS SOL N68950-95-B-1026 DUE 082495 POC Contract Specialist, PAMELA TSUSAKI, 708-688-2600, PLANS AND SPECS LINE, 708-688-2600, X355 PRE-SOLICITATION #1: THE WORK INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 1,200 LINEAR FEET OF EXISTING UNDERGROUND DIRECT BURIED STEAM AND CONDENSATE PIPING WITH PROPERLY SIZED LINE TO SUPPORT THE INCREASED REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW HT AND DC SCHOOLS. THE PORTIONS OF PIPING TO BE REPLACED ARE FROM THE UTILITY BUILDING, #11, TO THE TOP OF THE BLUFF (STEAM 10'' TO 14'' CONDENSATE 4'' TO 8''), FROM PIT #175 TO PIT #178 (STEAM 10'' TO 14''; CONDENSATE 4'' TO 8''), PIT #178 TO PIT #179 (STEAM 6'' TO 10''; CONDENSATE 4'' TO 6''). THE SIC CODE FOR THIS PROCUREMENT IS 1623 AND THE SIZE STANDARD IS $17.0M. THIS PROCUREMENT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS (SDB) CONCERNS. INTERESTED SDB CONCERNS SHOULD AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT NO LATER THAN JULY 3, 1995, INDICATE INTEREST IN THE ACQUISITION IN WRITING BY PROVIDING THE CONTRACTING OFFICE ABOVE A POSITIVE STATEMENT OF YOUR INTENT TO BID. YOU MUST ALSO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF CAPABILITY TO PERFORM INCLUDING REFERENCES FOR PRIOR CONTRACT WORK OF SIMILAR SIZE AND COMPLEXITY, AND A POSITIVE STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY AS A SMALL, SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS. YOUR ALSO NEED TO FURNISH A LETTER FROM YOUR BONDING COMPANY INDICATING THEIR INTENT TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY BONDING FOR PERFORMING THIS CONTRACT, AND A BANK REFERENCE INCLUDING A POINT OF CONTACT. IF ADEQUATE INTEREST IS NOT RECEIVED FROM SDB CONCERNS, THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ADVERTISED AND ISSUED AS AN UNRESTRICTED PROCUREMENT WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE. ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION(0174)

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