General Services Administration, Public Utilities Division (PGU), 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 1300, Washington, DC 20405

S -- NATURAL GAS SERVICE Sol GS-OOP-95-BSD-0010 due 112495. Contact Franz N. Stuppard, (202)501-4078 or Lindsey C. Lee, Contracting Officer, (202)501-4267. The General Services Administration (GSA) is preparing to solicit offers for firm natural gas service to be supplied to the main facility of the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), La Tuna, located at approximately 2 (two) miles south of Anthony, Texas. The gas service contract will be for a five-year period, beginning as soon as practicable up to 120 days after contract award. The estimated maximum demand is 240 Mcf per day and the total estimated annual usage is 48,000 Mcf, with no appreciable increases or decreases expected over the five-year period. The gas main leading to the prison site must be of sufficient size to provide the FCI La Tuna's everyday gas usage at a minimum of 21 psi. The solicitation (RFP) will be available 15 days after publication of this notice. The closing date will be 30 days after issuance of the FRP. Interested public utility gas distributors authorized by the Texas Railroad Commission to provide utility gas service for public consumption, or interstate gas companies authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to provide direct retail sales service in Southern Texas must submit a written request for the RFP to GSA. Telephone requests will not be accepted. (279)

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