Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 400 Railroad Ave, Boulder City, NV 89005-2422

J -- RECONDITION GENERATOR HEAT EXCHANGERS, HOOVER DAM POWERPLANT, BOULDER CANYON PROJECT, ARIZONA-NEVADA SOL 00-SQ-30-0024 POC Ms. Caryn Rotheim, Procurement Technician, Tel: (702) 293-8588; E-mail: crotheim@lc.usbr.gov WEB: Visit our web site for the latest project status, http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/svc0024.html. E-MAIL: Contact us via e-mail, crotheim@lc.usbr.gov. The work to be performed under this solicitation consists of reconditioning six (6) heat exchangers from various generators at the Hoover Dam Powerplant. The heat exchangers are located in storage at the Hoover Dam Central Warehouse Yard, approximately 7 miles northeast of Boulder City, Nevada, in Clark County. The principal features of the work include the following: (a) Loading and transporting the heat exchangers from the Hoover Dam Central Warehouse to the Contractor's facilities and return upon completion of the work; (b) Replacing all cooling tubes and fins; (c) Replacing the tube sheets (General Electric (G.E.) coolers only); (d) Cleaning and reconditioning the heat exchanger water boxes, cover plates, and fixed and floating tube sheets; (e) Removing existing paint from the exterior portion of the heat exchanger water boxes and cover plates and from all structural support framing and bracing. Applying new coats of paint as specified for the exterior of the heat exchanger water boxes and cover plates, and for all structural support framing and bracing; (f) Furnishing and installing all gaskets; (g) Reassembling units; and (h) Performing pressure tests at the Hoover Dam facility prior to final acceptance. Acquisition of the preceding items will be pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The estimated issuance date of the solicitation is February 10, 2000. The estimated date for receipt of quotes is February 24, 2000. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. For this acquisition the standard industrial classification code is 3443 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. Solicitation copies can be viewed without charge from our web site at the following address: http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/svc0024.html and at our office located at the Bureau of Reclamation, Management Services Office, Nevada Highway and Park Street, Annex Building, Room AA-104, Boulder City, Nevada 89005. There is no charge for one hard copy of thesolicitation; additional copies are $5.00 each (nonrefundable). Copies of the solicitation may be requested as follows: (1) In writing from the following address: Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Attention: LC-3116, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470; (2) by e-mail to crotheim@lc.usbr.gov; or (3) by fax to (702) 293-8499. Please provide a physical mailing address, contact name, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if available), and state business size and/or if the business is women- or minority-owned. Only written, faxed, or e-mailed requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted. Posted 02/02/00 (W-SN421129). (0033)

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