Officer in Charge NAVFAC Contracts, Naval Support Activity, Building 305, Code M081C, P.O. Box 2020, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0788

Z -- REPAIR AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF RAILROAD TRACKS, NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, MECHANICSBURG, PA SOL N62472-00-B-4103 DUE 053100 POC L. L. Wheeler (717) 605-5501, fax (717) 605-2529/Contracting Officer, J. M. Nihoff WEB: NORTHNAVFACENGCOM, HTTP://WWW.EFDNORTH.NAVFAC.NAVY.MIL. E-MAIL: NORTHNAVFACENGCOM, wheelerll@efdnorth.navfac.navy.mil. Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, tools, material, equipment and transportation for repair and maintenance railroad and crane rail. Estimated price range: $25,100.00 Minimum Indefinite Quantity. Number of days in contract: 365. Number of bid items: One with four option years. SIC Code 1629, Heavy Construction, N.E.C., $17.0 Million. Prospective Contractors must register in the Central Contractor Registration Database prior to award of a contract. Bidders are further advised that failure to register in the DoD Central Contractor Registration Database may render your firm uneligible for award. Specifications will not be directly provided in a paper hard copy format or CD-ROM. The addresses for downloading this solicitation from the Internet is: http://www.efdnorth.navfac.navy.mil. All prospective offerors are encouraged to register on the above web site for this procurement when specifications become available. Plan holders will be maintained on and can be printed from the web site. Notification of any changes to this solicitation (i.e. amendments) shall be made only on the web site. It is therefore the offeror's responsibility to check the web site daily for any posted change to the solicitation. This acquisition will be issued as Unrestricted with a 10% preference for HUB Zone Small Business Concerns. Posted 04/07/00 (D-SN442303). (0098)

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