U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Attn: CESWF-CT, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

Y -- GENERAL INSTRUCTION BUILDING, PHASE I, FORT SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, TX SOL DACA63-98-B-0040 DUE 082698 POC Contract Specialist, Charlotte Cramer, (817)978-2986 WEB: U S Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: U S Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, charlotte.cramer@swf02.usace.army.mil. Project includes construction of a general instruction training facility, Phase I of II. Project includes classrooms, arms room, and access roads and install an intrusion detection system (IDS); Supporting facilities include utilities; electric service; fire protection and alarm systems; paving, walks, curbs and gutters; parking; storm drainage; sanitary sewer; information systems; and site improvements. Access for the handicapped will be provided . Heating will be provided by gas-fired self contained units. Air conditioning: 200 tons. Demolish 22 temporary buildings (90,376SF) to include hazardous material abatement. Special foundation work is required due to expansive soils. Location of this work is FORT SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, TX. Estimated Value: $10,000,000 -- $25,000,000. Commencement of work shall begin upon receipt of Notice to Proceed and be completed within 365 days. SIC Code is 1542. Small Business Size Standard is $17 million. Solicitation to be issued on or about 27 Jul 1998. Proposals due on or about 26 Aug 1998. This project will be issued Unrestricted. Bids from large business firms must comply with FAR clause 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for submission of a subcontracting plan. The Fort Worth District subcontracting goals are for specified percentages of the contractor's total planned subcontract amount to be placed with the following: 61.2% with small business, 9.1% with small disadvantaged business, 4.5 % with women-owned small business, and 5.5% with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/Mis). The plans and specifications have been placed on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of charge. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a paper hard copy format. Notification of amendments shall be made through either 3.5" diskette, CD ROM, and/or the Internet. The Government reserves the right to use only the Internet as notification of any changes to this solicitation. It is the Contractor's responsibility to check the following address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Contractors may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet from the following Internet address: http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil. Offerors should register themselves on the Internet to receive a copy of this solicitation (CD ROM). No express mail procedures will be utilized on initial mailings of plans and specifications. Posted 07/09/98. (0190)

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