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 -- BORDER PATROL SECTOR HEADQUARTERS, LAREDO, TX SOL DACW63-98-B-0047 DUE 090998 POC Leslie E. Guy, Contract Specialist, (817/978-5062) WEB: US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Leslie E. Guy, Contract Specialist, (817/978-5062), leslie.e.guy@swf02.usace.army.mil. Construction of a new Sector Headquarters to serve 1,000 Border Patrol Agents and approximately 225 support personnel. In addition to the main sector headquarters building, there will be an anti-smuggling unit, prosecution/communications, emergency response team, armory, covered and uncovered parking, fuel island/fuel tanks, car wash, landscaping, conduit for radio tower, emergency generator/ups, security fence and lights, security systems CCTV. The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format, free of charge, to all registered plan holders. The media through which the Government chooses to issue this solicitation will be in one of the following: compact disk only, compact disk and Internet, Internet only. This solicitation will not be issued in paper. Notification of amendments shall be made either by one of the following, or by any combination of the following: fax, 3.5" floppy disk, compact disk, or posted to the Internet only. Contractors may view and/or download solicitation information from the Internet at "http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil". Estimated Cost Range: $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. Solicitation to be issued on or about 6 Aug 98. Bid opening on or about 9 Sep 98. Duration of contract 450 days. This is an unrestricted solicitation. If a large business firm intends to submit a proposal, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan. The Fort Worth District goals are as follows (expressed as a percentage of the contractor's total planned subcontract amount): Small Business-61.2%; Small Disadvantaged Business-9.1%; Woman-owned Small Business-4.5%; Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Minority Institutions (where applicable)-9.4%. Offers from all responsible sources will be considered. SIC Code for this procurement is 1542, Small Business Size Standard is $17 million. Posted 07/23/98 (W-SN227821). (0204)

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