Federal Aviation Administration, Acquisition Management Branch, AAL55, 222 W 7th #14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587

Y -- CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFA04-96-B-10001 DUE 113095 POC Theresa A Clark, Contracting Officer, (907) 271-5851 Work consists of renovations to the existing Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) System at the Automated Flight Service Station AFSS at the International Airport in Juneau, Alaska. The magnitude of construction is between $100K and $250K. The estimated performance period is 90 days calendar days. The anticipated Notice to Proceed is expected to be on or about December 15, 1995. Solicitation No. DTFA04-96-B-10001 will be issued on or about October 31, 1995, and opened on or about November 30, 1995 at 1:00 PM local time, Anchorage, AK. This acquisition is being solicited in compliance with P.L. 100-656, ''The Small Business Competitive- ness Demonstration Program, Title VII of the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988''. This solicitation is open to both Large and Small Business Concerns. The Agency will consider all responsible sources submitting a bid. Facsimile bids will not be authorized. A Bid Guarantee of at least 20 percent of the bid price is required to be submitted with bids. Perform- ance Bond amount shall be 100 percent of the original contract price. Payment Bond amount shall be 50 percent of the contract price. The Agency will not accept facsimile requests for the solicitation. There is a non-refundable charge of $30.00 for the solicitation documents. Make check payable to the Federal Aviation Administration. For Minority, Women-owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program 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 at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For futher information on theprograms call (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0284)

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