U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office, 1301 Clay Street, Room 700N, Oakland, CA 94612-5208

R -- MANAGEMENT OF UTILITY AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DE-RP03-97SF21300 POC Gloria Castro, Contracting Officer, (510) 637-1872 The Department of Energy's Oakland Operations Office (DOE/OAK) intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) No. DE-RP03-97SF21300 entitled "Management of Utility and Engineering Support Services." The RFP will solicit proposals from potential offerors to provide for services that will assist DOE/OAK in (a) acquisition and management of utility services, (b) participation in utility regulatory proceedings, and (c) oversight of contractor construction engineering and facility management activities. "Utility" is defined to include electricity, natural gas, potable water, and sanitary sewage. It is anticipated that the RFP will be available on the Internet at http://www.oak.doe.gov on/or about April 4, 1997. After the RFP is issued, DOE/OAK will allow ONLY thirty (30) days for receipt of proposals. Potential offerors may obtain a copy of the solicitation by accessing the Internet using any Web browser, at http://www.oak.doe.gov. No paper copies of the solicitation (RFP) will be made available. Potential offerors that do not have electronic capability to download the solicitation shall submit a written request to Gloria Castro, Contracting Officer, RFP DE-RP03-97SF21300, U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office, 1301 Clay St., Oakland, CA 94612-5208, for a diskette copy of the solicitation. The requestor must include a self-addressed stamped envelope and an MS-DOS formatted high density 3 1/2" virus free diskette suitable for download of the electronic solicitation. The word processing format used for the solicitation is Word Perfect 6.0. Potential offerors who fail to submit an appropriate diskette and self-addressed stamped envelope will not receive the solicitation. All offerors interested in receiving notification of solicitation release should notify DOE/OAK through electronic mail at gloria.castro@oak.doe.gov. The notification must include a point of contact name, company address, electronic mail address (preferred), or facsimile number, and the solicitation number. Notification of solicitation release will be issued through electronic mail or facsimile message only. Amendments to the RFP will also be posted on the Internet. The proposed contract is 100% set aside for small business concerns. (0084)

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