Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534

S -- NATURAL GAS SERVICE FOR A UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN LEE COUNTY, VIRGINIA SOL x00-0340 DUE 101098 POC Susan Schwalb, Contracting Officer, Construction Contracting Section, at (202) 307-0954 This is an update from a previous announcement dated August 5, 1998. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has a future requirement for Natural Gas Service at a proposed United States Penitentiary to be located eight miles south of Pennington Gap in Lee County, Virginia. The property is located at the junction of US 58 and VA Route 638. The facility will house approximately 1,500 inmates, warehouse space, and other generic institutional elements. The Natural Gas Service connection is required by February 1, 2001. The estimated service commence date is August 1, 2001. The provider shall agree to sell and deliver pipeline quality natural gas at a rate of flow estimated at 17,699 cubic feet (cf)/hour (hr). Firm service (uninterruptible) shall be available for pilot lights, laundry, and food equipment. The provider shall operate and maintain facilities necessary to provide the correctional facility with an estimated total annual volume of 33,000 Mcf of natural gas. The design and development connected load is 51,000 cf/hr. The provider shall design the service to include connected load of 76,000 cf/hr. Actual requirements will not be determined until after the first year of full capacity operation. The estimates provided are for the providers benefit and are not meant as a guarantee of revenue or use. The provider shall deliver the required natural gas service at 5 psig, to the facility through gas regulator(s) and main gas meter(s) at the point of connection which will be shown in the solicitation. The provider shall install gas regulator(s) and meter(s) of a type to record and distinguish the quantity of all natural gas consumed by the facility. The term of this contract shall not exceed ten years. The solicitation will be available on or about October 9, 1998. The bid opening is extended to November 10, 1998. Please fax written requests for the solicitation document to (202) 616-6055. No telephone requests will be accepted. You may mail your written request to the following address: Construction Contracting Section, Procurement and Property Branch, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, NW, Room 500-6, Washington, DC 20534. Attn: Susan Schwalb, Contracting Officer. Posted 10/02/98 (W-SN257908). (0275)

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