Federal Aviation Administration, Acquisition Management Branch, AAL55, 222 W 7th #14, Anchorage, AK 99513

Y -- CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFA04-95-B-10012 DUE 072195 POC Theresa A Clark, Contracting Officer, (907) 271-5851 The project consists of installation of a prime power plant and associated fuel storage to provide electric power to FAA Air Traffic Control facilities located on Middleton Island, Alaska. Included in the project are improvements to the road system and marine docking facility to facilitate access for construction of the NEXRAD facility. The mag- nitude of construction is between $1M and $5M. The estimated completion date is May 1, 1996. The anticipated Notice to Proceed is o/a August 21, 1995. Sol DTFA04-95-B-10012 will be issued o/a June 21, 1995 and bid opening o/a July 21, 1995 at 1:00 PM local time, Anchorage, AK. This acquisition is being solicited in compliance with P.L. 100-656, ''The Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Title VII of the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988''. This solicitation is open to both large and small business concerns. The agency will con- sider all responsible sources submitting a bid. Facsimile bids will not be authorized. A Bid Guarantee of 20 percent of the bid price required to be submitted with bids. Performance Bond amount shall be 100 percent of the original contract price. Payment Bond amount shall be 40 percent of the contract price. The agency will not accept facsimile requests for the solicitation. There is a non-refundable charge of $75.00 for the solicitation documents. Make check payable to Federal Aviation Administra- tion. For Minority, Women-owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has pro- grams to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enter- prises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For futher information on the programs call (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0152)

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