U.S.P.F.O. for MA, Contracting, 143 Speen St., Natick MA 01760-2599

Z -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY JOC FOR MINOR REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SOL DAAH19-96-R-0004 DUE 082196 POC CW2 Thomas R. Lamont, Contract Specialist, 508-233-5717. PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE - The projects covered in this statement consist of furnishing all plant, labor, supplies, equipment, materials, and transportation to perform various minor construction and repair jobs. THERE ARE NO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. All work is to be performed at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, MA and Worcester Air National Guard Station, Worcester, MA. It is anticipated that the greater percentage of the work should be accomplished at Barnes ANG Base. Job Ordering Contracting (JOC) is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract concept which encompasses a broad range of maintenance, repair and minor construction work on real property with an estimated dollar value of $5,000,000. Minimum guarantee is $5,000. Individual delivery orders shall not exceed $300,000. The project is unrestricted and interested businesses should notify this office, in writing, of their interest to bid the project as a prime contractor as early as possible but no later than 26 April 1996. All responding firms are to identify their status as 8 (a), Small Disadvantaged Business, small Business and large business. All written responses must include a positive statement of eligibility under SIC 1542 ''General Construction''. During the contract period, base civil engineering personnel will identify individual projects. Delivery orders will then be issued by the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) for Massachusetts, Contracting Section. The contractor is required to be located, by virtue of the main office or a satellite operation base, in a county within a 70 mile radius of Barnes ANGB, Massachusetts or be willing to move their operations (manpower and equipment) within this geographic area. This office must maintain an organization and construction equipment sufficient to perform at least twenty percent (20%) of the actual construction work called for in each delivery order. For the purpose of this contract, twenty percent (20%) of work does not include administrative costs. Mobilization, demobilization and the cost of a superintendent will be included in the coefficient. Projects will vary in size, dollar amount and will involve but will not limited to, carpentry, asphalt/concrete paving, roofing, excavation, interior renovation, electrical, plumbing, sewer line work, sheet metal, painting, demolition (to include asbestos containing materials), concrete masonry, welding and HVAC. Interested firms would be submitting Proposals for a coefficient that will be used as a multiplier against the R.S. Means book identified in the solicitation, as well as the city cost index multiplier for Springfield, MA. The contract performance period consists of one (1) base year period, with four (4) additional option years to be utilized at the Government's discretion. Solicitation packages are not yet available but are expected to be released on/about 01 April 1996. (0180)

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