56--Crushed Limestone For Roads

Furnish a total of 4,000 tons of CA-6 crushed limestone, to be delivered via "tailgate spread" method, on sections of approximately three miles of roadway within the Calhoun Division of the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge near Brussels, Illinois and sections of approximately three miles of roadway near Gilbert Lake in Jersey County, Illinois. The NAICS code for this "total small business set-aside" acquisition is 327999 "All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing," which is assigned a Small Business size standard of no more than 500 employees. A copy of the solicitation may be ordered by facsimile at (612) 713-5151 but telephone requests will not be accepted. A Request For Quotations (RFQ) will be issued for this acquisition on or about April 15, 2002 and quotes will be due by close of business on or about April 29, 2002.