PRE-QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS LIST SOL N/A The General Services Administration (GSA) maintains a Pre-Qualified Small Business Contractor List for Construction Services (Pre-Qualified Contractors List) for the following geographic locations: Terrebone and East Baton Rouge parishes, Louisiana. The Pre-Qualified Contractors List is being used by GSA for a two year test period ending December 31, 1998. Should the Test of the use of the Pre-Qualified Contractors List prove to be successful, GSA may continue to utilize, update, and maintain the list. The Pre-Qualified Contractors List will be limited to small business contractors, including small disadvantaged business and small women-woned business concerns, interested in performing building repair and alterations work (contruction services) for the GSA that have met certain minimum qualification standards regarding experience and past performance, capability to provide bonding or other payment protetions for subcontractors, and to meet other requirements regarding conducting business electronically. The Pre-Qualified Contractor's List is used for projects costing more than $2,000 but less than $100,000. General construction contractors as well as major trade contractors (i.e., electrical, painting, asbestos removal, demolition, etc.) may apply for placement on the Pre-Qualified Contractors List. The Small Business Act on the Pre-Qualified Contractors List. The Small Business Act requires that purchases between $2,500 and $100,000 be reserved for small business concerns unless a determination is made that there is no reasonable expectation of obtaining quotations from two or more small business concers that will be competitive in terms of price, quality and delivery. Therefore, contractors must be a small business concern in order to qualify for placement on the Pre-Qualified Contractors List. Once a requirement for construction services is identified GSA will only solicit quotes from firms on the Pre-Qualified Contractors List for purposes of performing the individual construction projects. Small businesses placed on the Pre-Qualified Contractors List will receive electronic notification via E-mail or facsimile of contracting opportunities within the above referenced dollar range and will be invited to submit a quote either by E-mail or facsimile. Interested small business concerns should request an Application for Placement on the Pre-Qualified Contractors List by contacting Carolyn R. Smith, Contracting Officer, FAX (8170 978-7194, E-mail address: carolyn.smith@gsa.gov. Applications will be evaluated by GSA officials and small business will be advised within 30 days whether or not they have been plaed on the Pre-Qualified Contractors List.

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