U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, LPSI, East Side Service Center, Bldg. 307, Room 129, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 20705

Z -- UPGRADE AND PAINT OFFICE AREA/REMOVE EXISTING DUCTWORK/ELECTRICAL WORK SOL 9011265150-00274 DUE 070899 POC John C. Wilkinson, 301/504-5799 Supply all labor, materials, supervision, transportation and equipment to paint and upgrade office area on the second floor of Building 162, off Powdermill Road, BARC-EAST, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705. Contractor shall remove and dispose of existing ductwork and hangers throughout office, area, grilles, light fixtures and lamps(per attached sheet), blinds, three door louvers, vinyl cove base, thermostat and related lines. Contractor shall patch and prepare all damaged plastered wall areas throughout office area. Contractor shall install new 60.96 cm x 60.96 cm, suspended ceiling system in all rooms. Ceiling panels shall be 60.96 cm x 60.96 cm x .625 cm lav-in, fissured acoustical panels with reveal edge. Contractor shall install new, .6096 m x 1.2192 m, 4 tube, fluorescent, 120 volt, energy efficient with electronic ballasts equipped with T8 lamps, light fisctures per the attached drawing. Contractor shall install new, ivory, 3000 wiremold with ivory receptacles and cover plates in offices per the attached drawing. Contractor shall scrape, patch and prepare all entire wall areas, doors, door jambs, windows, and trim for painting. Contractor shall supply two coats of acrylic, latex, semigloss, finish paint to all doors, door jambs, windows, and window trim. Contractor shall verify and relabel all breakers in electronic panel. Contractor shall trace existing electric lines and mark all receptacles and breakers. All work must be performed in accordance with Statement of Work and specifications attached, USDA Special Conditions II, Wage Rate MD990057 Modification 1, applicable drawings, and clauses. This job is to be completed 30 days following receipt of Notice to Proceed. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive/responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the solicitation and the statement of work/drawings and will be most advantageous to the Government based on lowest price using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Magnitude of project is between $25,000 and $100,000. Only one site visit will be conducted. Site visit is scheduled for Wednesday June 23, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. at Building 162, BARC-EAST, Beltsville, Maryland 20705. THIS PROCUREMENT IS SET-ASIDE FOR EMERGING SMALL BUSINESS (ESB) CONCERN/S. To qualify as an ESB, a small business concern's size must be no greater than $3.5 million dollars annually for the last three years. The SIC code is 1542. The Request for Quotations (RFQ) shall be issued on or about June 7, 1999 and can only be obtained by fax to fax # 301-504-8696 (specify the solicitation number 9011265150-00274) or by mail to the above address. Limited amount of copies available on a first come first serve basis. Quotes are due by July 8, 1999. Anticipated award date July 22, 1999. Posted 05/18/99 (W-SN332587). (0138)

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