Federal Aviation Administration, 601 E. 12th St., ACE-55, Kansas City, MO 64106

Y -- RELOCATION OF A LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR ALERT SYSTEM (LLWAS) FACILITY, EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NEBRASKA SOL DTFA09-97-R-27048 DUE 080197 POC Carrie Coffman, Contracting Officer (816) 426-2642 Project generally consists of, but us not limited to the following: Clear, grub, grade, excavate and fill sites for each new LLWAS facility. Furnish competent surveying resources to properly layout the subject sites and provide horizontal and vertical control. Work includes the placement of LLWAS sensor poles and power feeds. Install crushed rock access roads, concrete access roads and surfaced facility plots as indicated. Work includes installation of geotextile membrane. Install individual caisson footings for the sensor poles. Install earth electrode grounding system complete with materials and hardware. Install all required wireways, conduits, fittings and components not specifically noted as installed by others. Trench and install power cables to the LLWAS sites. Work includes splices and termination's. Install GFM steel sensor poles. Trench and install coaxial cable and GFCI circuit from sensor pole to the equipment rack as shown in the contract drawings. Install and maintain erosion control measures to protect ditches and inlets. Implement and maintain a quality control plan to ensure contract compliance. Conduct all required tests and checks to verify contract compliance. This procurement is open to both large and small businesses. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. For a copy of this solicitation, please submit a request to the attention of Susan Chasteen, at 601 E. 12th Steet, ACE-55, Room 1524, Kansas City, Missouri 64106 and fax (816) 426-3694. When requesting, please state solicitation number, name of company, address, and telephone number. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at aany tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the Bonding and Lending Programs, please call DOT of Small and Disadvantaged Business's Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0135)

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