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

Z -- ENGINE STAGING FACILITY, LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, DEL RIO, TEXAS SOL DACA63-98-B-0049 DUE 090198 POC Contract Specialist, Lisa Yale, (817)978-7469 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, lisa.yale@swf02.usace.army.mil. The contractor will be responsible for constructing a 2,050 Square Meter addition to an existing Maintenance Facility; providing a storage and work area including some office space. Bid Option 1 requires the contractor to provide a chemical cleaning tank; and Bid Option 2 requires the contractor to construct a 3,000 Square Meter asphalt parking lot. Estimated cost range: $1,000,000 -- $5,000,000. Solicitation will issue on or about 28 July 1998 with bid opening on or about 1 September 1998. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. Commencement of work shall begin upon receipt of Notice to Proceed and be completed within 360 calendar days. SIC code for this project will be 1541. Small Business Size Standard is $17 million. 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 paper hard copy format. Notification of amendments shall be made through either 3.5" diskette, CD ROM, and/or the INTERNET. The Government intends to issue this solicitation through the use of CD ROM and the INTERNET. However, the Government reserves the right to use only the INTERNET as notification of any changes to this solicitation. It is the contractors' 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 on the Internet after solicitation issuance at the following Internet address: http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil. Bidders should register themselves on the Internet to receive a copy of this solicitation (CD ROM). Bidders are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the Bidders Mailing List (BML). NO EXPRESS PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED ON INITIAL MAILINGS OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. This project will be issued Unrestricted. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. Posted 07/09/98. (0190)

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