The contractor shall complete road construction on numerous roads in Perry, Dubois, Crawford, and Orange Counties on the Tell City Ranger District and in Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange, Jackson, and Brown Counties on the Brownstown Ranger District of the Hoosier National Forest in Indiana. The project includes, but is not limited to the following work: blading, cleaning, reshaping, rocking, water bar reconstruction, culvert cleaning and replacement, compaction, and brushing roads and parking areas. The Technical Contact for this project is Russ Christensen at 812-547-7051. This solicitation will be advertised using a request for proposal, best-value format and a 20% bid bond is required for a firm fixed price, construction contract. This solicitation is set-aside 100% for Small Businesses and award will be issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. A single or multiple award contract may be issued for the Tell City and/or Brownstown Ranger Districts. This solicitation will be available ONLY electronically at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website: http://www.eps.gov/, on approximately March 18, 2005. This project is estimated at between $100,000 and 250,000 for the base period and 2 options, all inclusive. Solicitation number: AG-56A1-S-05-3061. NAICS: 237310, Size Standard: $28.5M. Projected Start Date: approximately May 16, 2005. Performance Period: Date of award through 30 September 2005 for base period. Option periods, if awarded will be performed 01 October through the following yearto 30 September, for a total of 12 months each. Change (4/25/05): This project will NOT be set-aside 100% for small business concerns. This solicitation is unrestricted full and open competition, with HUBZone Small Business Concern and Small Disadvantaged Business Concern preferences. Also, project will be for a performance period of a base period and 3 options.

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