Federal Aviation Administration, 601 E. 12th St., ACE-22B Kansas City, MO 64106

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF REMOTE TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER #3 AND FIBER OPTIC CABLE LOOP AT KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SOL DTFA09-96-B-26016 DUE 011296 POC Steven W. Switzer (816) 426-3401 Contracting Oficer Project generally consists of, but is not limited to the following: 1. Construction of 0.9 acre gravel plot with a 8' chain link security fence. 2. Installation of four Government Furnished 70' antenna towers. Twelve runs of 1/2'' foam coaxial cables shall be installed from equipment building to each tower platform. 3. Construction of 26' x 42' masonry (standing seam metal roof and split faced architectural concrete masonry unit veneer) equipment building including all electrical and mechanical equipment specified. 4. Installation of two - 6 strand fiber optic cables underground in concrete encased duct between RTR building and the existing underground fiber optic cabling, and at the point of juncture, the existing and proposed fiber optic cable shall be fusion spliced in handholes below grade. Two - 6 strand fiber optic cables shall also be installed underground in duct from the 01R Localizer equipment shelter to the RTR #1 equipment building, continuing on the Manhole Airport Control No. 1 (MHAC#1) located on the east side of International Circle, and continuing on in existing duct through Manhole Airport Control No. 2 (MH AC #2) to the Cable Termination Room in the new FAA Base Building. The contractor shall furnish all fiber optic cable, duct, materials, labor, and incidentals. 5. Installation of a lightning protection and grounding system for the towers, equipment building and fencing. The estimated price range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. This procurement is open to both large and small businesses. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. To obtain a copy of this solicitation you should submit you request, along with a certified check or money order in the amount of $50.00 per set of the solicitation to the DOT/Federal Aviation Administration, ACE-22B, 601 E 12th Street, Room 1524, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, Attn: Evelyn Torkildson. The certified check or money order should be made out to the Federal Aviation Administration. The charge for this solicitation is NON-REFUNDABLE. For questions about the availablility of te solicitation documents, please call Evelyn Torkildson at (816) 426-3171. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business 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 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, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% 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. For further information and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0292)

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