Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region, P. O. Box 20636, Attn: ASO-55A, Atlanta, Georgia 30320

Y -- CONSTRUCT MALSR SOL DTFA06-95-B-30067 DUE 092095 POC LaTonia Vickers, Procurement Technician, (404)305-5819, FAX(404)305-5774 Construction of Medium-Intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (MALSR), Runway 05L, McGhee-Tyson Airport, Knoxville,Tennessee.--Work includes, but is not limited to the installation of the MALSR power and control plot and access road, light stations 12+10 through 24+50 and cabling to these stations; installation of casing under Ambrose Lane for the MALSR power and control cables and miscellaneous items. Demolition of the existing rigid-mounted ALS-1 system, including removal of the existing light stations foundations, pole light structures, and substation plot equipment and foundations; installation of semi-flush light bars for the threshold bar (utilizing the existing foundation) through station 4+10, installation of the raised emt-mounted light bars for stations 6+10 and 8+10 in the hard surface area, and emt-mounted station 10+10 in the ground; installation of the ground-to-ground radio and RMS equipment in the Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), with installation of the ground-to-ground and RMS link antennas on the tower cab roof; work shall include miscellaneous items, operational testing of the system, site cleanup and restoration.--Estimated price range $250,000.00-$500,000.00.--Estimated performance time 75 calendar days.--All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered.--NOTE: This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and DisadvantagedBusiness Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT). Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority,women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term workingcapital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Programs enables firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800)532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above.(0212)

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