Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin. (FAA), Procurement Branch, AWP-55, P.O., BOX 92007, WWPC., Los Angeles, CA. 90009-2007

Y -- FLOOD WORK AT THE MOLOKAI VOR, RTR & ATCT, ON THE ISLAND OF MOLOKAI SOL DTFA08-97-R-05162 POC Cynthia Alatorre The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Western-Pacific Region, under the FAA Acquisition Management System (FAAAAMS) publicly announces its intention to contract to replace flood damage at Molokai Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), the Molokai RTR, and the Molokai VORTAC, located on the island of Molokai, Hawaii. The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, transportation and materials, that are proposed to be used to successfully repair floor damage incurred at these facilities. Work shall include but is not limited to: roofing, carpentry, asbestos abatement, electrical, painting, and carpet installation and other associated work. All work shall be in strict accordance with all OSHA and local and federal regualtions as well as all FAA regulation. The estimated dollar range for this procurement is between $250,000.00 to $500,000.00. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this procurement is 1791. Since this is an emergency under the Flood Recovery Project, the FAA currently has five (5) pre-qualified sources that it intends to solicit for this procurement. No additional sources are being sought at this time. The solicitation will be issued on or about 9/16/97 with responses due 10 calendar days after the actual date is issuance. Award will be based on the Best Value to the FAA giving due consideration to: (1) Past Performance, utilizing performance lines from Arizona State University; (2) Proposed methods and materials to be utilized for the successful completion of this project; (3) Period of Performance; (4) Technical Competence; (5) Warranty; (6) Cost and Price, and (7) Bonding Capacity -- (a) Total Cost to the FAA, (b) Past Performance/Experience for the same or similar work, and (c) Financial and Bonding Capability. This notice BELOW 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 any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance bonds up to 1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Programs (STLP), at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximun line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0260)

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