United States Property and Fiscal Office for New Jersey, 131 Eggert Cro ssing Road, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

Y -- CONSTRUCT COMPOSITE RANGE OPERATIONS FACILITY SOL DAHA28-96-B-0005 DUE 020497 POC Contract Specialist -- NICOLE KLCO, (609)530-6762, Base Civil Engineer Project Manager -- Capt Paul Novello, (609)724-6090 E-MAIL: United States Property and Fiscal Office for New Jersey, klco@dmava.state.nj.us. This is a Solicitation notice. The New Jersey National Guard proposes to award a contract for the construction of a Composite Range Operations Facility for the New Jersey Air National Guard located at Warren Grove Gunnery Range, W arren Grove, New Jersey. The facility consists of 8,625 square feet of area. This facility shall be sized and configured to support range operations. Funct ional areas include vehicle maintenance, vehicle operations, supply storage and range operations. This facility shall include reinforced concrete foundations, floor slabs, steel frame and roof, paved access, fire protection, and all nec essary utilities and support. Underground storage tanks require replacement. This award provides for multiple line items and additive bids, all of which mus t be addressed in order to be considered for this solicitation. The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment and materials required to perform the work in strict accordance with the contract documents. The estimated cost range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. It is anticipated that a firm fixed price con tract will be awarded as a result of this solicitation. The applicable Standar d Industrial Classification number is 1542. This solicitation is unrestricted and subject to the evaluation criteria contained in DFAR 252.219-7003, NOTICE O F EVALUATION PREFERENCES, FOR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS CONSTRUCTIO N ACQUISITIONS -- TEST PROGRAM (APR 1996). Women-owned, small and small disadva ntaged businesses are encouraged to compete. All responsible sources may submi t a bid which shall be considered by this agency. A subcontracting plan will b e required if the successful bidder is a large business. Solicitation packages will be available on 3 January 1997. Closing time for receipt of bid response s is 2:00 p.m. on 4 February 1997. The bid opening will be held in the United States Property and Fiscal Office Conference Room located at 131 Eggert Crossin g Road. Lawrenceville, New Jersey. There will be a Pre-Bid Meeting at 2:00 p.m . on 16 January 1997. The location of the Pre-Bid Meeting will be the Base Civ il Engineering Conference Room located in Building 33-12, McGuire AFB, New Jers ey. A non-refundable charge of $150.00 per set is required prior to receipt of bid package. Requests for bid documents must be in writing accompanied by a c heck made payable to the U.S. Treasury. A street mailing address should be inc luded. Please indicate in your written request if contractor's business is a l arge or small business. Facsimile and telephone requests will not be accepted. The bid number should be identified in all correspondence. Requests shall be submitted to the United States Property and Fiscal Office for New Jersey, Atte ntion: Contracting Office, 131 Eggert Crossing Road, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 08648-2898. Technical questions shall be addressed in writing and submitted via facsimile to the USPFO Contracting Office at (609)530-6715. (0347)

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