FBOP, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

S -- NATURAL GAS SERVICE SOL RFP X00-260 DUE 021596 POC Barry L. Davis, Contracting Officer, (202) 307-0954. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is preparing to solicit offers for interruptible gas service to be supplied to the main facility of the proposed Federal Correctional Institution-Low (FCIL), currently under construction located in Yazoo County on the perimeter of Yazoo City, Mississippi. The gas service contract will be for a three year period, beginning as soon as practicable after contract award but not later than July 1, 1996. The estimated maximum demand is 68,000 cubic feet/hour and the total estimated annual useage is 33,200 MCF, with no appreciable increases or decreases expected over the three year period. The gas main leading to the prison site must be of sufficient size to provide the FCIL Yazoo City's everyday gas useage at a minimum of 10 psi. The solicitation (RFP) will be available fifteen days after publication of this notice. The closing date will be approximately twenty days after issuance of the RFP. Interested public utility gas distributors authorized 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 Mississippi must submit a written request for the RFP to the FBOP. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone calls for solicitations will be accepted. (0011)

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