National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Contracting Office, Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123

Z -- PAINT THE POINT BONITA BRIDGE SOL 1443RQ8140-98-013 POC Point of Contact-Joel Simmons, Contract Specialist, 415-561-4505 WEB: Procurement Opportunities, http://www.nps.gov/goga/procuement. E-MAIL: National Park Service, GGNRA, joel_r_simmons@nps.gov. The National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Ca is soliciting proposals on a full and open competitive basis from qualified organizations to enter into a firm fixed price contract to clean and paint the Point Bonita suspension bridge. The work includes thoroughly preparing the entire structure for painting; containment, removal and proper disposal of all paint debris including some lead contamination. The base proposal will address the painting of the steel portion of the bridge, and the wooden section will be addressed as an additive item. Point Bonita Bridge is located on Fort Barry in Marin County on Golden Gate National Recreation property; is in continued use by the U.S. Coast Guard and spans approximately 150 feet between the east and west towers. Firms interested in receiving Solicitation Number 1443RQ8140-98-013, available o/a 4/17/98, are requested to submit a Letter of Interest to the address contained herein, marked for the attention of the named contact person. Quotations are due o/a 5/18/98. To the fullest extent possible the National Park Service welcomes and encourages the participation of small business concerns including women and minority owned and operated firms. SIC code is 1721. (0086)

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