Bureau of Indian Affairs, Portland Area Office, Attention: Contracts and Grants, 8th Floor/East Wing, 911 NE 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97232

47 -- CONCRETE PIPE SOL 96-1-1-3 DUE 010396. Contact Linda Nelson, Contracting Officer, 503/231-6763. The Bureau of Indian Affairs requires 1,900 linear foot of 48 inch diameter concrete pipe. Reinforced concrete pressures pipe shall be designed, manufactured, and tested in accordance pipe shall be designed, manufactured, and tested in accordance with Reclamation's standard specifications No. M-1, ``Standard Specifications for Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe,'' dated November 1, 1991, except joints shall be type R-4 only. This is a small business set-aside. Section 7(b) of the P.L. 93-638, (USC) and 41 CFR 14-1.354 require that preference opportunities in employment and training be given to Indian/Alaska Native individuals and that preference in the award of subcontracts be given to Indian/Alaska Native economic enterprises. Failure by the contractor to submit a plan for doing so prior to award or implement same after award shall be sufficient reason for non-award or termination of the contract. (324)

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