Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Finance, Assessment and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21207-5279

Y -- CABLE INSTALLATION, RELOCATION, TERMINATION AND REMOVAL SOL SSA-RFP-00-0252 DUE 060100 POC Gina Dulaney, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659508, Fax 4109669310, Email gina.dulaney@ssa.gov -- Jacqueline Lessig, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109651284, Fax 4109669310, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=SSA-RFP-0 0-0252&LocID=2422. E-MAIL: Gina Dulaney, gina.dulaney@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to issue a solicitation for a competitive 8(a) acquisition for cable installation, relocation, termination and removal at SSA Headquarters in Baltimore County and Baltimore City, Maryland and the Washington D.C. area. The contractor shall furnish all management, supervision, labor and equipment necessary for the safe, organized, and timely installation, relocation, termination, and removal of cable. All contractor personnel shall be required to undergo complete background investigations to determine suitability for work on a government installation. The estimated price range for this procurement shall be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The solicitation (SSA-RFP-00-0252) is to be issued on or about May 2, 2000 with proposals being due 30 days later. The acquisition will be subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 15 and 36, contracting by negotiation for construction contracts. The Standard Industrial Classification code for this requirement is 1731 and the size standard is $7 million. This procurement is a 100 percent set-aside for 8(a) small and disadvantaged business concerns. Offers from other than 8(a) small and disadvantaged business concerns will not be considered. In order to be considered eligible for award, an offeror must be an eligible participant in the 8(a) program for the specified SIC code on the date set for receipt of proposals. Any responsible and certified 8(a) source may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. In accordance with FAR 5.102(a)(7), availability of the solicitation will be limited to the electronic medium. The address for downloading this solicitation from the Internet is http://www.eps.gov. The Request for Proposal package will NOT be directly provided in a paper hard copy format. Notification of any changes to this solicitation (Amendments) shall be made only on the Internet. It is therefore the contractor's responsibility to check the internet site listed daily for any posted changes to the solicitations. The SSA intends to award a firm, fixed price contract for a base year of 12 months with four 1-year option periods as a result of the solicitation with an expected start date of September 23, 2000. See Note 4. Posted 04/12/00 (D-SN444055). (0103)

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