Officer In Charge, Navfac Cntracts, Code 495, Building H-29, P.O. Box 2032, Portmsouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH 03801-2032

Z -- CORRECT EGRESS DEFICIENCIES, BUILDINGS 27 AND 75, PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, KITTERY, MAINE SOL N62472-96-B-6601 POC Contracts Office at (207) 438-4600 E-MAIL: The Contracts Office at the e-mail address above., LZCUMMINGS@EFDNORTH.NAVFAC.NAVY.MIL. This is a presolicitation notice for this procurement. The work includes fire rating the existing stair well in Building 29 along with with incidental work in adjacent corridors and bathrooms. In Building 75, remove and replace two existing steel fire escapes to improve current egress requirements. The SIC Code for this procurement is 1542 with a size standard of $17,000,000. The estimated cost range is between $100,000 and $250,000. This solicitation will be issued unrestricted and subject to the evaluation criteria contained in DFARS 252.219-7008 entitled "Notice of Evaluation Preference for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns -- Construction Acquisitions -- Test Program". The response date for this solicitation has not been established. Bidders/Offerors interested in obtaining plans and specifications for this project must submit their request along with a Bank draft, Cashier's check or Money Order in the amount of $45.00 to: Defense Automated Printing Service Building 20 Portsmouth NavalShipyard Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 Each check must be made payable to the U.S. Treasury and annotated with the applicable solicitation number. VISA credit card is the preferred method of payment. Contact DAPS at (207) 438-1605 or 1606 to place orders. One set of plans and specifications will be sent via First Class U.S. Mail, upon availability, to those Contractors who have tendered payment. If a contract number is not annotated as required or your check is not made payable to the U.S. Treasury, your check will be returned unprocessed. NO BUSINESS CHECKS, PERSONAL CHECKS, OR CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED AS PAYMENT. NO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL PROPER PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE. If you would like information on the mailing of the solicitation package via expedited courier service, please contact: Defense Printing Service at (207) 438-1605 or 1606. For technical questions concerning the subject notice, please contact the Contracts Office at (207) 438-4600. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE CONTRACTS OFFICE. (0353)

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