Northern Division, NAVFACENGCOM, 10 Industrial Highway, Mail Stop #82, Lester, PA 19113-2090

Z -- WHOLE CENTER REPAIR, NAVAL RESERVE CENTER, HORSEHEADS, NY SOL N62472-96-B-0456 DUE 061597 POC Andy Donahue, Contract Specialist, 610-595-0626. This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice: Bidders/Offerors interested in obtaining plans and specification for this project, must sent in their request on company letterhead stating if you are bidding as a prime contractor or sub-contractor/supplier along with a Company Check, Cashier's check, Money Order, Visa and Mastercard in the amount of $65.00 to: DEFENSE AUTOMATED PRINTING OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA NAVAL BUSINESS CENTER, BUILDING 77-L, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19112. Each check must be made payable to the U.S. TREASURY and annotated with the applicable solicitation number. Two sets of plans and specifications will be sent via First Class Mail upon availability to those contractors who have tendered payment. If a contract number is not annotated as requires or your check is not made payable to the U.S. TREASURY, your check will be returned unprocessed. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL PROPER PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. If you would like information on the mailing of the solicitation package via expedited courier service, please contact: MS DONNA SZLENER AT (215) 897-6551. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The work includes the removal and disposal of asbestos material, lead-containing paint, PCB containing light fixture ballasts and mercury containing lamps; the removal and disposal of underground septic tank, asphalt concrete and concrete pavement, masonry and metal stud partitions, doors, frames, aluminum storefront entrance, suspended acoustical and plaster ceilings, carpet and vinyl flooring, ceramic tile floors and walls, toiler partitions and accessories, cabinets and counters, metal handrails and guardrails, exterior wood canopies, electric water heater, toilets, sinks, urinals, mechanical equipemnt, piping, exhaust fans, electrical service entrance and distribution feeders, panelboards, motor starters, lighting fixtures, fire alarm panels, paging amplifier and receptacles; the provision of metal stud and gypsum board partitions, doors and frames, exterior vestibule and airlock with reinforced concrete foundations, exterior metal roofing and siding panels, concrete slabs, miscellaneous steel fabrications, metal handrails and guardrails, vinyl and carpet flooring, paint, suspended acoustical ceilings, toilet/locker room accessories, ceramic tile walls and flooring, shower rooms, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, interface with existing building controls, water heater, toilet and shower plumbing fixtures, piping, electrical service entrance equipment, panelboards, wiring, conduit, lighting, emergency lighting, fire alarm system, paging system, conduit and jacks for future computer network, conduit and jacks for telephones, sewer line and connection to town sewer, asphalt paving and patching; and incidental related work. Estimated cost range is $500,000 -- $1,000,000. The SIC code is 1542 and the Small Business Size Standard of $17 million are applicable to this contract. The proposed contract (solicitation) will be issued as unrestricted and is subject to theevaluation criteria set forth in DFAR 252.219-7008 Notice of Evaluation Preference for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns -- Construction Acquisitions -- Test Program (APR 1996). For technical questions concerning the subject notice, please faxed to Mr Andy Donahue at (610) 595-0644. (0100)

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