U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, ATTN: CESWF-CT, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

Z -- REPAIR/UPGRADE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PHASE III, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS SOL DACA63-95-B-0143 DUE 091895 POC Bob Fry, Contract Specialist, (817/334-3034). A major water main replacement project to include installation of new water mains, new water meters with box of vault, new fire hydrants with gate valves and boxes, building service lines, and other appurtenances. Service will be maintained with limited outages permitted. Estimated Cost Range: $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 - - Bid sets available at $39.15 for half-size and $73.65 for full-size. No individual sheets of half-size drawings may be purchased. Requests by mail must include payment in the applicable amount by company check or money order made payable to F&A Officer USAED FTW and sent to: USACE, Attn: Room 13A42, Post Office Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300. NO EXPRESS MAIL PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED ON INITIAL MAILINGS OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Requests in person may be paid by cash. No refund will be made and materials need not be returned. If project is cancelled or no award is made, cost of plans and specifications will be refunded only on written request. Solicitation to be issued on or about 17 Aug 95. Bid opening on or about 18 Sep 95. Duration of contract 300 days. If a large business firm is selected for this announcement, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan. The Fort Worth District goals are 60.3% of the contractor's total planned subcontract amount be placed with Small Businesses, of the 60.3% goal, 9.8% should go to Small Disadvantaged Business, and 2.9% should go to Women Owned Small Business. Bids from all responsible sources will be considered. SIC Code for this procurement is 1623, Small Business Size Standard is $17 million. (0209)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0180 19950731\Z-0009.SOL)