Department of the Treasury, U.S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 1310 L Street, Room 730, Washington, DC, 20223

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF A PREENGINEERED METAL BUILDLING SOL RFQ990035 DUE 042799 POC Renea Morton, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 435-6940, Fax (202) 435-7138, Email None WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=RFQ990035&Loc ID=38. E-MAIL: Renea Morton, None. This is a combined solicitation/synopsis for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation No. RFQ 990035 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-10. This action is a 100% small business set-aside. The SIC code is, 1521 and the small business size standard is $17.0 MILLION. Proposals will only be received from small businesses. The USSS has a requirement for the construction of a pre-engineered metal building, to be erected at the James J. Rowley Training Center, located at 9200 Powder Mill Road, Laurel, MD 20708. The building shall meet the following criteria: (1) Tech-Line 2 STEELOX pre-engineered metal building or approved equal, 32'—0" wide x 40' x 0" long and 10' -- 0" to eave. The building shall be MBMA type of structure, design per BOCA 1996 code, 30 psf live load, 80 mph wind, Exp=B, 1=1.00 and AISC certification. (2) The 24 gauge, standing seam, 1/36 gable slope, standard colored roof and the 24 gauge, standard colored wall are of the STEELOX panels or approved equal designed systems, with a 20 color year warranty. (3) The building shall have one back wall (40' long) and two end walls (32' wide). Gable fascia systems on back and end walls shall be in standard STEELOX or approved equal trim color. The contractor shall erect the building on a monolithic foundation, as follows: A 32' -- 0" x 40' -- 0" concrete monolithic foundation utilizing a 4" slab, with 3000 psi concrete, 6" standard gravel, 4 mil vapor barrier, 6 x 6 wire mesh, and standard hard troweled finish. Contractor is responsible for obtaining any necessary building permits/approvals. Contractor is responsible for cleanup and for the removal of excess building materials. F.O.B. Destination. The following FAR provisions are applicable to this RFQ: FAR 51.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. Offerors must include a signed copy of the Representations and Certifications with their offers. Copies of the Representations and Certifications are available on-line at either www.farsite.hill.af.mil or GSA's web page at www.arnet.gove/far. The contract specialist will not accept telephone call requests for copies of the FAR provisions. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the items listed herein, will be the most price advantageous to the Government. Award will be on an all-or-non basis with respect to the listed items. Offerors pricing proposal shall contain all the necessary labor, supplies, materials and equipment necessary to erect and complete the above-referenced metal building. Mandatory site visit has been scheduled for 9 A.M., Thursday, April 15, 1999, at 9200 Powder Mill Road, Laurel, MD 20708. Please FAX name, home address, social security number and date of birth, of company representative to the attention of Renea Morton, Contract Specialist, at 202/435-7138, to confirm attendance, NLT Wednesday, April 13, 1999. Space is limited, only two (2) representatives per company may attend the mandatory site visit. Offers will only be accepted from prospective offers attending the mandatory site visit. Offerors will be required to submit a technical proposal detailing plan of action, drawings (if applicable) to accomplish required effort, and a specifications list for all materials the proposed contractor proposes to utilize. Also, offers shall submit information detailing past performance in providing same or similar equipment, for the past three (3) years, at time of proposal submission. All offers shall include the price proposal, technical proposal and signed copy of the Representations and Certifications. Proposals are due NLT 3:00, local time, on Tuesday, April 27, 1999 and shall be submitted to U. S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 1310 L Street, NW, Suite 730, Washington, DC 20223. Anticipated award date is May 14, 1999. The Government will not be responsible for any costs in the preparation of responses to this announcement. See numbered Note 1. Posted 04/05/99 (D-SN316435). (0095)

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