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Z -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY -- ROAD CONSTRUCTION/REPAIR -- SAM RAYBURN AND TOWN BLUFF LAKES, TX SOL DACW63-00-B-0009 DUE 031600 POC Beverly Johnson, 817-978-3576 WEB: US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, beverly.a.johnson@SWF02.usace.army.mil. This will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Type Contract to furnish all equipment, personnel, supplies, fuel, maintenance, and supervision to perform various paving construction and repair activities at and around Sam Rayburn and Town Bluff Lakes, TX. Work includes preparation of raw subgrade, repair and /or construction of road shoulders; traffic control marking, linear pavement marking and various other paving activities. Actual work performed will be authorized by task orders issued independently to the contractor during the term of the contract. The plans and specifications will be placed on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of charge. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a paper hard copy format. Notification of amendments shall be made through either 3.5" diskette, CD-ROM, and/or the Internet. The Government intends to issue this solicitation through the use of CD-Rom and the Internet. However, the Government reserves the right to use only the Internet as notification of any changes to this solicitation. It is, therefore, the contractor's responsibility to check the following address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Contractors may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet after solicitation issuance at the following Internet address: "http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil". Bidders should register at this Internet address to receive a copy of this solicitation (CD-ROM). Estimated Cost Range: $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00 for the base and four option years. NO EXPRESS MAIL PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED ON INITIAL MAILING OF PLANS AND SPECS. Solicitation to be issued on or about 15 February 2000. Bids will be opened on or about 16 March 2000. Duration of the contract is from the date of award through 365 days with four option periods of 365 days each. Bids from all qualified small business concerns are solicited. This solicitation is 100% set aside for small business. Standard Industrial Classification ( SIC) code for this project is 1611 and the size standard is $17 million per year. Posted 01/25/00 (W-SN418896). (0025)

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