Z--Pens and Fencing for the Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center, Wellington, CO

The contractor shall provide all plant, labor, tools, parts, equipment, transportation and incidentals necessary to construct a 48 pen enclosure to contain Black Footed Ferrets at the Black Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Wellington, CO. Pen enclosures shall be made of woven wire and wood post supports with a raptor netting over the top to preclude predators from attacking ferrets or captive prairie dogs. The foundation shall be eight foot deep concrete walls to prevent escape of ferrets or prairie dogs. The contractor shall also provide a perimeter security fence and a four strand barbed wire cattle enclosure fence. All work including clean-up and demobilization shall be accomplished within the 60 calendar day performance period. The project magnitude of this acquisition is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The solicitation will be issued on/or about May 14, 2002 with a closing date on/or about June 18, 2002. This acquisition is a Competitive Hubzone Set-Aside. The North American Classification System Code for this acquisition is 235990 and the Small Business Size Standard is $28.5M. All interested parties shall submit a request for the solicitation to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Derek Reed, P.O. Box 25486, Mail Stop 60181, DFC, Denver, CO 80225. Requests may be faxed to 303-236-4791. Please include the solicitation number, your company name, address, telephone number, contact name, and fax number. If you want the solicitation package sent to you via Federal Express, please include your Federal Express Account Number on your request. See Note 27.