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The Army Engineer District in Tulsa, OK, plans to award several set-aside IDIQ contracts to support the tactical infrastructure development for Customs and Border Protection on the U.S.-Mexico border. The NAICS code is 237310. Typical projects include construction and major maintenance/repair of reinforced fencing, vehicle and pedestrian barriers, gates, light-compaction patrol roads, heavy paving, bridges, construction access roads, area/spot lighting, high and low voltage electrical distribution, electronics/sensor towers, general site work, and other horizontal construction work.  Pre-solicitation notices are available on FedBizOpps:

8(a) solicitations: W912BV-07-R-2029, W912BV-07-R-2036, W912BV-07-R-2025, W912BV-07-R-2023.

HUBZone solicitations: W912BV-07-R-2034, W912BV-07-R-2031, W912BV-07-R-2027.

Solicitations will be issued around April 30. Send questions to tact-infrastruct@usace.army.mil.

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The Small Business Administration is seeking sources to modernize its Loan Management and Loan Accounting Systems. In its notice, the agency said the 50-year-old systems are mainframe-based, “are inflexible and use obsolete technology.” SBA is seeking commercial off-the-shelf solutions. The market research will help the agency determine whether to set aside the requirement. The NAICS code is 518210. The notice is number 07LMAS in FedBizOpps. Responses must be submitted by April 30 to brenda.mealer@sba.gov.

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The Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Public Debt plans to award one or more IDIQ contracts for ongoing end-user software training courses. This requirement is set aside for service disabled veteran owned businesses. The NAICS code is 611420. Training will occur in Parkersburg, WV and, less frequently, in Washington, DC. Solicitation number BPD-BPD-07-CI-0003 will be posted on FedBizOpps. Contact Brent Burns at 304-480-7207.

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The Army Research Development Engineering Command plans a solicitation for administrative and program management support services. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541611. The contractor will manage, coordinate, and execute administrative portions of certain Army Small Business Innovative Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. Solicitation number W911NF-07-R-0010 will be posted around April 20 at www.arl.army.mil/main/main/default.cfm?Action=6&Page=8.   Contact vonetta.goodson@us.army.mil.

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The Air Combat Command plans a solicitation for Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements at Cannon AFB, NM, and Melrose Bombing Range.  This is an 8(a) set-aside. The NAICS code is 236220. The IDIQ contract will cover a broad range of maintenance, repair, and minor construction work. Solicitation number FA4855-07-R-0006 will be posted on FedBizOpps around May 7. Contact Gina Walker at 505-784-4690.

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The Drug Enforcement Administration intends to award a fixed-price contract for employee assistance services nationwide. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 624190. Solicitation number DEA-07-R-0020 will be posted on FedBizOpps around May 3. Contact Eliana Zavala at 202-307-7812.

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HHS’s Indian Health Service plans a solicitation for a wireless on-campus paging system via the deployment of a wireless LAN-based Voice Communications Application. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541512. The system must allow mobile workers to instantly communicate with one another while roaming away from wired telephones at the Hopi Health Care Center on the Hopi Reservation in Polacca, AZ. To receive a copy of solicitation number RFP1017, write to santiago.almaraz@ihs.gov. 

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The Air Mobility Command at Fairchild AFB, WA, plans to award up to three IDIQ construction contracts. This is an 8(a) set-aside in NAICS sector 23. Contractors will provide a broad range of maintenance, repair, minor and/or new construction. Task order limits will be $2,000 to $650,000. Solicitation number FA4620-07-R-B001 will be posted on FedBizOpps around May 24. Contact Richard Hedrick at 509-247-5767.

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The Army Corps of Engineers in Louisville, KY, plans to award IDIQ contracts for timely analysis and reporting of results from laboratory services for environmental projects.  This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541380. The estimated value of this RFQ is $750,000. Solicitation number W912QR-07-T-0025 was due to be released around April 16 on FedTeDS. Contact gloria.r.ritter@lrl02.usace.army.mil.

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The Labor Department’s Office of Worker’s Compensation Program plans a solicitation for data entry, imaging and clerical/mailroom services at eighteen locations. This is an 8(a) set-aside. The NAICS code is 518210. Solicitation number DOL079RP20355 will be available around April 30 on FedBizOpps. Contact Tonya McClinton at 202-693-4593.


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