U.S. Department of Energy, Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), One West Third Street, Williams Center Tower I, Tulsa, OK 74103

Y -- JONESBORO TO WATER VALLEY STATIC WIRE REPLACEMENT PROJECT SOL DE-FB75-975W41063 DUE 021997 POC Scott A. Burns, Contracting Officer, telephone no. (918) 595-6659, or Paula Cheney, Purchasing Agent, telephone no. (918) 595-6661, facsimile no. (918) 595-6656. The principal components of the work include the Contractor's performance of the following: a. Install Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern)-furnished fiber optic ground shield wire (OPGW), b. Install Southwestern-furnished OPGW transmission hardware, c. Install Southwestern-furnished transmission line structure poles, cross-arms, x-braces, knee braces, and vee braces, and d. Furnish and install miscellaneous materials required for a complete installation. The work shall be performed on Southwestern's 161-kV transmission line between Jonesboro Substation, in Jonesboro, Arkansas and Water Valley Substation, near Pocahontas, Arkansas. The estimated magnitude of this proposed acquisition is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The performance completion date is September 30, 1997. A presolicitation notice has been sent to all prospective contractors on Southwestern's mailing list. The solicitation package will be issued without charge to the following plan rooms: Arkansas Procurement Assistance Center (APAC) Office in Malvern, Arkansas; Bid News, F.W. Dodge, and Southwest Construction News Service in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Builders' Association of Missouri in Springfield, Missouri; Builders' Association of Missouri in Kansas City, Missouri; Construction Market Data in Mission, Kansas; Southwest Construction News Service in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Tribal Government Institute in Norman, Oklahoma. The standard classification code is 1623/WATER, SEWER, PIPE LINE, COMMUNICATION, AND POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION under Major Group 16/HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION -- CONTRACTORS. The size standard is $17.0 million. The solicitation, excluding drawings, will be issued on a 3-1/2 inch diskette in WordPerfect for Windows, version 6.0a format. There is no charge for the diskette. A nonrefundable fee of $25 is required for a hard copy of the solicitation. A fee of $50 is required for half-size drawings, and a nonrefundable fee of $75 is required for full-size drawings. A check, money order, or cashier's check must accompany the request and payable to the U.S. Department of Energy. No refund of the return of the solicitation package will be made except if the solicitation is canceled. Copies will be furnished on a first-come-first-service basis until the supply is exhausted. This proposed acquisition is unrestricted and contains no set-aside provisions. Telephone requests will not be accepted. The written request must state the solicitation number, title of project, complete company name, street address (not post office box), telephone number, and facsimile number. There will be a prebid conference. The solicitation package should be available by January 15, 1997. (0365)

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