Federal Emergency Management Agency, Mt. Weather Emergency Assistance Center, 19844 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont, VA 20135

Y -- PREQUALIFIED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS LIST POC Sandi Nixon, Contract Specialist, 540-542-2303 E-MAIL: Prequalified Construction Contractors List, sandi.nixon@fema.gov. This is a notice of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mt. Weather Emergency Assistance Center's (MWEAC) intent to establish a Prequalified Construction Contractors List for Small Businesses for the following geographic location: 19844 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont, Virginia 20135 to include the County of Clarke and the County of Loudoun. The Prequalified Construction Contractors List will be in effect for a two-year period. The two-year period will begin July 1, 1998, and end June 30, 2000. Should the use of the Prequalified Construction Contractors List prove to be successful, FEMA may continue to utilize, update, and maintain the list. The Prequalified Construction Contractors List will be limited to small business concerns, interested in performing building repair and alteration work (construction services) for FEMA MWEAC that have met certain qualifications standards regarding experience and past performance, capability to provide bonding or other payment protection for subcontractors, and to meet other requirements regarding conducting business electronically. The Prequalified Construction Contractors List will be used for projects costing more than $2,000 but less than $25,000. General construction contractors as well as major trade contractors (i.e. electrical, painting, asbestos removal, demolition, etc.) may apply for placement on the Prequalified Construction 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 responsible small business concerns that will be competitive in terms of market price, quality and delivery. Such a determination has not been made by FEMA, therefore, contractors must be a small business concern in order to qualify for placement on the Prequalified Construction Contractors List. Contractors must possess a Virginia Contractor's License; and contractors and their employees must be US citizens and meet MWEAC security requirements as stated in the application. Once a requirement for construction services is identified, FEMA MWEAC, will solicit quotes from firms on the Prequalified Construction Contractors List for purposes of performing the individual construction projects. Small businesses placed on the Prequalified Construction 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 Prequalified Construction Contractors List by contacting Sandi Nixon, contract specialist, 540-542-2303, sandi.nixon@fema.gov. Facsimile requests may be submitted to 540-542-2631 or 540-542-2632. Applications will be available June 1, 1998. Interested small businesses concerns may submit an Application at any time but are strongly encouraged to doso on or before June 30, 1998, as FEMA may begin to use the Prequalified Construction Contractors List on July 1, 1998. Applications will be evaluated by FEMA officials and small businesses will be advised within 30 days whether or not they have been placed on the Prequalified Construction Contractors List. (0124)

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