Officer In Charge, Navfac Cntracts, Code 495, Building H-29, P.O. Box 2032, Portmsouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH 03801-2032

Z -- CONSTRUCT AIR DRYER ENCLOSURE, BUILDING 72A, PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, KITTERY, MAINE SOL N62472-98-B-6568 DUE 030198 POC The Contracts Office at (207) 438-4600 E-MAIL: Contact the Contracting Officer at the e-mail address, LZCUMMINGS@EFDNORTH.NAVFAC.NAVY.MIL. This is the pre-solicitation notice for this procurement. The work includes constructing a metal building with removal roof panels around existing air dryers in Building 72A, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. The SIC code for this procurement is 1541 with a size standard of $17,000,000. The estimated cost range is between $100,000 and $250,000. This solicitation will be issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The response date shown above is an estimated date. Once the solicitation is issued all firms requesting the solicitation will be given a copy. Bidders/Offerors interested in obtaining plans and specifications for this project must submit their request along with a Bank draft, Business check, Cashier's check, Company check or Money Order in the amount of $78.20 to: Defense Automated Printing Service, Building 20, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000. Each check must be made payable to the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS and annotated with the applicable solicitation number. DO NOT MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE U.S. TREASURY. Use of VISA, MasterCard or Discover credit card is the preferred method of payment. Contact DAPS at (207) 438-1605 or 1606 to place orders. One set of plans and specifications will be sent via First Class U.S. Mail, upon availability, to those Contractors who have tendered payment. If a contract number is not annotated as required or your check is not made payable to the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, your check will be returned unprocessed. NO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL PROPER PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE. If you would like information on the mailing of the solicitation package via expedited courier service, please contact Defense Printing Service at (207) 438-1605 or 1606. For technical questions concerning the subject notice, please submit your questions in writing to the Contracts Office at (207) 438-2916. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE CONTRACTS OFFICE. Posted 12/14/98 (W-SN279994). (0348)

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