Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin. (FAA), Contracts and Acquisition Management Branch, AWP-55, P.O., BOX 92007, WWPC., Los Angeles, CA. 90009-2007

Z -- REFURBISH FOUR (4) LIVING QUARTERS LOCATED AT TAFUNA, AMERICAN SAMOA SOL DTFA08-96-R-04637 POC Alice Clark (310) 725-7563 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement to refurbish four (4) living quarters located at Tafuna, American Samoa. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and services necessary to furnish and install condensate pans and drain pipes for the air conditioners, replace all louvered windows with insulating glass windows and hollow tile wall, construct new wall partitions and cover openings above windows, construct new ceilings, replace all bedroom ventilators and new duct, modify hallway door, install sliding glass doors, paint interiors and exteriors of houses, excavate and trim trees and shrubs, repair rock walls, and final clean-up. All site work shall be in strict accordance with FAA plans and specifications. The estimated performance period should not exceed ninety (90) calendar days, however, an actual performance period will be stated in the Request for Offer (RFO). A Screening Information Request (SIR) Process will be performed to pre-qualify offerors before Request for Offer (RFO) #DTFA08-96-R-04637 is issued. Interested Offerors have until May 16, 1996 to submit their request for a pre-qualification document to the attention of Alice Clark, by letter, to the address listed above or FAX your request to (310) 536-8550. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) for this procurement is: 1521. NOTE: Request for Offers (RFO) WILL BE ISSUED TO OFFERORS THAT HAVE BEEN PRE-QUALIFIED FOR THIS PROCUREMENT ONLY. Pre-qualification will be based on the following (3) evaluation criteria. The evaluation criteria to be utilized are listed as follows in descending order: a) Geographic Location (Prospective firm's proximity to the project construction site will be evaluated. Rating will be given to firms based on locality to construction site in descending order: 1) Within Hawaii and American Samoa; and 2) Outside Hawaii and American Samoa). b) Performance Reference (Firms shall provide information on past and present performance on contracts with government agencies and private industries in terms of quality of work and dollar amount and reasons for construction change orders). c) Financial Capability (Credit status of credit references, and banking references). The estimated price range for this procurement is between $50,000.00 and $100,000.00. ADDITIONAL NOTE: Funds are not currently available for this procurement, however funds will be available at time of award. This notice BELOW is for informational purposes 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, 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 Programs (STLP), at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximun line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0129)

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