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Z -- REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF ELECTRICAL UTILITIES SOL FA4416-00-R0036 DUE 063000 POC Kerry Callahan, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 981-1902, Fax (301) 981-1912, Email callahank@andrews.af.mil -- Jimmie Campbell, Contracting Officer, Phone 3019811904, Fax 3019811912, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=FA4416-00-R0036&LocID=250. E-MAIL: Kerry Callahan, callahank@andrews.af.mil. 17. ESTIMATED ISSUE DATE: 30 MAY 2000. ESTIMATED COST RANGE: Between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. PROJECT AJXF 99-1559 and 99-4017 consists of providing all plant, labor, equipment, and materials and performing all operations necessary to replace and repair electrical utilities. Major items of work include, but are not limited to: Primary distribution lines: Provide either overhead or underground 13,200 volt lines and all necessary hardware required to make a complete and acceptable circuit. Secondary distribution lines: Provide either overhead or underground secondary distribution lines and all necessary hardware required to make a complete and acceptable circuit. Transformers: Provide pad-mounted transformers, concrete pads with stub ups, ground rods, and all necessary hardware required for connection to primary and secondary cables. Communication lines: Subcontract C&P telephone for the installation of overhead or underground communication lines and all necessary hardware required to make complete and acceptable circuits. Cable television lines: Subcontract Comcast for the installation of overhead or underground cable television lines all necessary hardware required to make complete and acceptable circuits. Overhead wooden poles: Provide overhead wooden poles and all necessary hardware required to make overhead to underground cable transitions or support spans of cable. Underground ducts: Provide concrete encased ducts and precast manholes for all communication lines and 13,200-volt lines. Power and communication lines will be in separate ducts and manholes. Some secondary lines will be in a concrete encased duct bank, but most will be direct buried ducts. Total contract performance period is 1 year (365 calendar days) with 4 option years. The proposed procurement is being issued as a competitive 8(a) set-aside. Competition will be limited to those 8(a) firms serviced by the Washington District Office, and/or with an office located in the Washington District Office area. All other firms aredeemed ineligible to submit offers for this Local Buy requirement. An award will be made to the offeror who the Government determines can best accomplish the necessary work to satisfy the requirements set forth in the RFP in a manner most advantageous to the Government. The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the low offeror. Offer guarantee required when requested by the Contracting Officer. For information purposes, the applicable Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 1731. Copies of the solicitation, blueprints and specifications, can be downloaded from http://www.eps.gov the Electronic Posting System (EPS). Written or facsimile requests will no longer be accepted. It will be the responsibility of the contractor to download a copy of the solicitation from the web site listed above. The prospective offerors are responsible for obtaining the solicitation and all amendments off the EPS web page. Technical questions regarding the solicitation must be e-mailed to CallahanK@andrews.af.mil no later than ten (10) days prior to closing to ensure proper and timely responses. Please ensure that your firm is registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). The web site is www.ccr2000.com. If your firm is not registered, you will not be able to download the solicitation. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, it does not restrict the Government in its ultimate acquisition approach, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. Posted 04/27/00 (D-SN449113). (0118)

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