U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Attn: CESWF-CT, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

Y -- REMOVE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS,VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN TX, LA, AND NM (EXC. SAN ANTONIO,TX AREA) SOL DAC63-97-R-0026 DUE 050997 POC Leslie Guy, Contract Specialist, 817/978-5062 WEB: Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, Contracting Division, http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Leslie Guy, Contract Specialist, leslie.guy@SWF01.usace.army.mil. This will be an Indefinite Quantity Type Contract to remove underground fuel storage tanks and associated pipelines at various locations in the states of Texas and Louisiana, and New Mexico. Work includes excavation, testing of soil and groundwater, removal of contaminated soil and/or groundwater (if required), removal of tanks, disposal of tanks in place, backfilling, replacing tank (if required) placing pavement, and establishment of turf. Actual work performed will be authorized by delivery orders issued independently to the contractor during the term of the contract. Estimated Cost Range: $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. Drawings are bound in the specs and are $15.00 per copy. Requests by mail must include payment in the applicable amount by company check or money order made payable to Finance & Accounting Officer and sent to USACE, ATTN: CESWF-CT-M, Room 1A01, 819 Taylor Street, P.O. Box 17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300. Requests in person may be paid by cash. NO EXPRESS MAIL PROCEDURES WILLBE UTILIZED ON INITIAL MAILINGS OF PLANS AND SPECS. No refund will be made and materials need not be returned. If project is canceled or no award is made, cost of plans and specifications will be refunded only upon written request. Solicitation to be issued on or about 07April 1997. Receipt of Proposal is 9 May 1997. Duration of the contract is 365 calendar days with one option period of 365 days. Offers from all qualified business concerns are solicited. If a large business is selected it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The Fort Worth Districts goals are as follows (expressed as a percentage of the contractor's total planned subcontract amount): Small Business -- 55%;Small Disadvantaged Business -- 8.5%; Woman Owned Small Business -- 3%; Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Minority Institutions (where applicable) -- 5.5%. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this project is 1629. (0079)

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