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Z -- PAVEMENTS REPAIR, MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION, SOLICITATION NOTICE SOL F30602-98-B-5000 DUE 042298 POC Alan Jones, Contract Specialist, 315-330-2506/E.J. Rena, Contracting Officer, 315-330-7518 Reference Presolicitation Notice #153564 submitted 23 Dec 1997. Furnish all labor, equipment, materials, devices and supervision required for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contrct for pavement repair, maintnance and construction; also to include sidewalks, curbing, storm gutters, catch bains, landscaping, water and sewer lines and all supporting work. Anticipated guaranteed miminmum over life of contract: $50,000. Magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Minimum Delivery Order: 2,500; maximum Delivery Order: $1,000,000. Anticipated contract life is one (1) year with two (2) option years. Solicitation No. F30602-98-B-5000 will be issued on an unrestricted basis on or 23 Mar 98, bid opening is on or about 22 Apr 98. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, E.J. Rena, 315-330-7518. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Deputy Chief, Contracting Division, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Funds are not presently available for this solicitation. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation either before or after the closing date. Written requests only on official company letterhead will be acepted. No verbal requests. FAX No. 315-330-2555. See Note 26. (0050)

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