Forrester Construction seeking small business subcontractors for DC Courts - C Street Addition, Washington, DC Value : $85,000,000 Approx start date 1/5/2016 Bid due: 10/20/2015 10:00 am. Contact Michelle Evans, mevans@forresterconstruction.com

VIP Technical Solutions is an SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB company that offers services in: Office automation; computer systems integration design; Local area network computer systems integration; Systems integration design consulting; Computer hardware and software consulting; Computer systems integration; and Network systems integration. We are looking to work with a Prime Contractor to assist them in reaching their goals. NAICS Code: 541512 Contact: Princess Halliday, 105 Sage Brush Trail, Covington GA 30014 Phone: 888-410-8370 Fax: 678-712-7746 princeshalliday@vtstek.com

Education Development Center invites prospective offerors to submit quotations for hardware, specifically portable speakers and spare parts that will be used to play audio recordings within Ministry of Education schools. EDC will be recording audio lessons onto Secure Digital (SD) cards in MP3 format which will be used with the speakers. The speakers will be positioned for playing in the classroom setting to learners. Contact: Jane Akinyi Oduor, c/o Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Ave., Waltham MA 02453 Tel: 617-618-2141 Fax: 781-790-2141 Email: jakinyi@edc.org NAICS Codes: 334310/423620/443142 Sol. Number: 9292015 LIBERIA SPEAKERS

Jacobs Technology seeking contractor with experience at NASA Armstrong tech publications, technical editing, and data warehousing, retrieval, and analysis for support of the Office of Internal Controls and Management System. Must have on-site presence at AFRC and able to start with NASA Armstrong experienced people on day one. Contact: Penny Stroud 1030 Titan Court, Fort Walton Beach FL 32547 Tel: 850-337-2710 Fax: 850-337-2530 penny.stroud@jacobs.com . NAICS Code: 541712 Subcontract NASA ETS-15-004 Closing: Oct. 16 at 3 p.m.

CDT Caddell Construction Co. is seeking subcontractors and material suppliers in the construction industry interested in quoting on work and/or materials for Operational Training Facility, Mayport, FL. Estimated magnitude of project is $15-$20 million. Contact: Cindy Casebere, PO Box 210099, Montgomery AL 36121. Tel: 334-272-7723 ext 127 Fax: 334-272-8844 cindy.casebere@caddell.com NAICS Code: 236220 Sol. Number: N69450-15-R-1111 Subcontract 2427. Closing: Oct. 27 at 12 p.m. CDT.

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