PRE-QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES This is a notice of the General Services Administration's (GSA's) intent to establish a Pre-qualified Small Business Contractors List for Construction Services for the following geographic locations: All counties of the states of Alabama & Mississippi; Florida Panhandle Counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Gulf, Liberty, Holmes, Bay, Jackson and Calhoun; Mid and West Tennessee Counties: Davidson, Putman, Smith, Maury, Montgomery, Macon, Franklin, Shelby, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Hardin, Lauderdale, Crockett, Carroll, Madison, Dyer, Chester, Henderson, Haywood, Obion, Weakley and Tipton; West Kentucky Counties: Hickman, McCracken, Carlisle, Graves, Ballard, Daves and Warren. The Prequalified Contractors List will be tested by GSA for a two year period (the Test). The two year period will begin on April 1, 1997, and end March 31, 1999. Should the Test of the use of the Prequalified Contractors List prove to be successful, GSA may continue to utilize, update, and maintain the list. ThePrequalified Contractors List will be limited to small business contractors, including small disadvantaged business and small women-owned business concerns, interested in performing building repair and alterations work (construction services) for GSA that have met certain minimum qualification standards regarding experience and past performance, capability to provide bonding or other payment protections for subcontractors, and to meet other requirements regarding conducting business electronically. The Prequalified Contractors List will be used for projects costing more than $2,000 but less than $100,000. General construction contractors as well as major trade contractors ( i.e., electrical, painting, asbestos removal, demolition, etc.) may apply for placement on the Prequalified Contractors List. The Small Business Act requires that purchases between $2,500 and $100,000 be reserved for small business concerns unless a determination is made that there is no reasonable expectation of obtaining quotations fromtwo or more small business concerns that will be competitive in terms of market price, quality and delivery. Therefore, contractors must be a small business concern in order to qualify for placement on the Prequalified Contractors List. Once a requirement for construction services is identified, GSA will only solicit quotes from firms on the Prequalified Contractors List for purposes of performing the individual construction projects. Small businesses placed on the Prequalified Contractors List will receive electronic notification via E-mail or facsimile of contracting opportunities within the above referenced dollar range and will be invited to submit a quote either by E-mail or facsimile. Interested small business concerns should request an Application for Placement on the Prequalified Contractors List by contacting Judy D. Willingham, Contracts Specialist (205)731-0135, Ext 39, or by E-mail judyd.willingham@gsa.gov. Facsimile requests may be submitted to Judy D. Willingham (205)731-0138. Applications willbe available on or about March 3, 1997. Interested small businesses concerns may submit an Application at any time but are strongly encouraged to do so on or before April 1, 1997, as GSA will begin to use the Prequalified Contractors List. Applications will be evaluated by GSA officials and small businesses will be advised within 30 days whether or not they have been placed on the Prequalified Contractors List. WEB: Pre-qualified Small Business Contractors for Construction Services, http://www.gsa.gov. E-MAIL: Pre-qualified Small business Contractors for Construction Services, dorism.hampton@gsa.gov.

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