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

S -- UTILITY NATURAL GAS SERVICE FOR THE DESIGN-BUILD OF A FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND FEDERAL PRISON CAMP TO BE LOCATED IN GLENVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA SOL RFP X00-0390 POC James D. Smith, Contracting Officer, at (202) 307-0954 The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has a future requirement for natural gas service at a proposed Federal Correctional Institution to be located in Gilmer County, WV. The facility will house approximately 1,500 inmates, warehouse space and other generic institutional elements. The natural gas service is presently estimated to be required by July 1, 2001. Permanent service connection shall be completed by January 1, 2001 for testing purposes. The contractor shall operate and maintain facilities necessary to provide the correctional facility an estimated annual volume of 22,490 MCF, including transmission and distribution to the burner tip. Actual usage requirements may not be determined until after the first year of full capacity operation. The estimates provided are for the contractors benefit and are not meant as a guarantee of revenue or use. The provider shall deliver the required natural gas service at an estimated maximum of 11,301 cubic feet(cf)/hour(hr) at an estimated 15 psi, to support the design of the Federal Correctional Institution. The provider shall deliver the required natural gas service through a gas regulator(s) and main gas meter(s) of a type to record the quantity of all natural gas consumed by the facility. The provider shall provide and install the meter at the point of connection which will be shown in the solicitation document. The solicitation is estimated to be available on November 1, 1999. The bid opening is tentatively scheduled for December 1, 1999. Please fax written request 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: James Smith, Contracting Officer. Sic Code: 4932 Posted 10/18/99 (W-SN392330). (0291)

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