U.S. Department of Commerce, Acquisition Services, 14th & Constitution Ave., N.W., Room 6516, Washington, D.C. 20230

Z -- OFFICE AND BUILDING ALTERATION SOL 52-SAAA-7-00037 POC Michael Smith WEB: Additional information is available on the OSDBU web site, click here for more information, http://www.osec.doc.gov/osdbu. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer by e-mail, MSmith21@doc.gov. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has a requirement for an 8(a) Contractor to do building and office alterations within the DOC's Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB) at 14th & Constitution Ave., N. W., Washington, DC 20230. This requirement was previously advertized in the "U.S. Department of Commerce Forecast of Contract Opportunities," and is currently listed on the DOC Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization web site located at (www.osec.doc.gov/osdbu). The contract primarily involves remodeling existing offices within the HCHB (SIC Code 1542) on and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) basis. The work generally consists of several small delivery orders for items such as partitions, painting, electrical and carpentry work. The average delivery order amount under this IDIQ contract is approximately $2,000. The estimated range is between $300,000 through $900,000 annually, and includes one base year and four additional option years. The Government will conduct a competitive 8(a) Set-aside procurement to meet this requirement. Those firms that have previously provided a Capability Statement to DOC's Acquisition Services Division, in response to the Contract Forecast, need not respond again to this notice. Other 8(a) firms desiring a copy of the solicitation must submit a written request for the solicitation, to the Contracting Officer, Michael Smith, in one of the following ways: (1) submit an electronic request to the e-mail address below (this is the preferred method); (2) fax a request to (202)482-0546; (3) mail a request to U.S. Department of Commerce, attn: Michael Smith/Room: 6516, 1401 Constitution Ave., N. W., Washington, DC 20230. In addition, questions related to the solicitation may be provided to the Contracting Officer in the same fashion. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released approximately 30 days after this notice, and proposals will then be due approximately 45 days afterwards. There is no additional information available at this time, so telephone requests will not be honored. Potential Contractors are also advised to contact only the Contracting Officer in regarding this requirement. (0112)

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