[SIZE="2"][FONT="Verdana"][FONT=Verdana]THIS PROJECT IS ADVERTISED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS PURSUANT TO THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE FOR THIS PROJECT IS 236220. The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, supervision, tools, materials, and equipment necessary to perform Renovation, Repair and Minor Construction for DOD Army Medical Facilities Nationwide, including [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Alaska[/FONT][FONT=Verdana], [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Hawaii[/FONT][FONT=Verdana] and [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Puerto Rico[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]. The Government contemplates awards of two to five (2-5) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts resulting from this solicitation which will include a base year and four one-year options. Firm Fixed-Price Task Orders will be issued against the contracts. The total maximum value to be shared amongst all contracts awarded under this solicitation is $250,000,000.00 over five years. There is no guarantee that this maximum value will be distributed equally. Awardees will share this total value through a competitive task order award process. The requirement is handled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, AL. Solicitation documents should be available for download on or around 8 June 06. Contracting Officer for this project is Mr. Leo J. Hickman. Questions specific to this solicitation may be answered by sending an email to [email]Cynthia.Dunham@us.army.mil[/email], [email]Kristie.Brock@us.army.mil[/email], and [email]Jacalyn.Jenkins@us.army.mil[/email], or facsimile: 251-690-2675. There is no cost for this solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer that shall be considered. Note No. 1: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is implementing a new procedure for posting all NEW solicitations. The Mobile District Electronic Bid Solicitations (EBS) system will no longer be used to post solicitations. The new system, called Federal Technical Data System (FedTeDS), is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. All prospective contractors and their subcontractors and suppliers must b e registered in FedTeDS before they will be allowed to download solicitation information. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Technical Data Solution FedTeDS Homepage https://www.fedteds.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via FedTeDS.gov Internet Homepage. The information listed is required to register: Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN); DUNS Number or CAG E Code; and Telephone Number. d. E-Mail address. If you are not registered, the [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]United States[/FONT][FONT=Verdana] government is not responsible for providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation. Bidders, subcontractors and Dodge/Plan Rooms are required to self-register their firm or office on the FedTeDS system in order to be able to download the electronic files. The solicitation will be available only as a direct download. This solicitation will not be issued on CD-ROM. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor faxed requests will be accepted. Registration should be completed one week prior to the issue date. It is therefore the Contractors responsibility to check this web page daily for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments to t his solicitation. The plans and specifications and all notifications of changes to this solicitation shall only be made through this posting and modifications hereto. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a printed-paper format; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. NOTE: This solicitation is in .pdf format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free of charge at http://tsn.wes.army.mil/ComSoftware.asp. Note No. 2: All bid forms, bid bonds, and other normal documents required for the bid submittal, including amendments to the bid submittal, shall be in paper medium. Electronic medium for the bid submittal documents will not be allowed. Note No.3: For this job, a small business is defined as having average annual receipts of less than $31,000,000 for the past three years. Note No. 4: All advertisements of Mobile District projects will be through the FedBizOpps and/or the Federal Technical Data System (FedTeDS). DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS AND OTHER MOBILE DISTRICT PROJECTS (Ordering Solicitations, Points of Contact, Synopsis is of Work, etc.) ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT: https://www.fedteds.gov/. Note No. 5: A pre-proposal conference will be held at [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]109 St. Joseph Street[/FONT][FONT=Verdana], [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Mobile[/FONT][FONT=Verdana], [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Alabama[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]. Offerors should refer to Section L, Contract Clause 952.000-4133, PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE, in the solicitation for details regarding date and time. The purpose of the conference is to familiarize the offerors with the scope of work, address questions concerning the project, and familiarize the bidders with the Best Value process. Attendance at the conference is strongly recommended. Minutes of the pre-proposal conference will be prepared by the Government and placed on the internet at http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/. It is requested that a representative of each offeror attend the pre-proposal conference. Number of attendees is limited to four from each firm. Name s of individuals from each company who will attend the conference should reach the following addressees no later than (5) working days prior to the conference. Attendees may register via fax (251-690-2675) or email [EMAIL="Cynthia.Dunham@us.army.mil"]Cynthia.Dunham@us.army.mil[/EMAIL] [email]Kristie.Brock@us.army.mil[/email] and [email]Jacalyn.Jenkins@us.army.mil[/email] All attendees must bring a photo ID (such as valid drivers license) the day of the pre-proposal conference. All individuals will be issued a temporary badge the day of the conference. Please allow plenty of time at the badging office. The Government shall assume no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers or agents prior to the execution of the contract, unless included in the Request For Proposals, the specifications, or related documents.[/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE]