EL PASO BORDER PATROL STATION, EL PASO, TEXAS. The proposed procurement is  unrestricted, open to both large and small business concerns. NAICS is  236220/SIC 1542, with a size standard of $31,000,000.00. The magnitude of  construction is greater than $ 10,000,000.00. Bonding will be required for  this acquisition. Offerors attention is directed to Section 00100 in the  Solicitation for information regarding the tour of the site. Plans will be  issued on or about 12 June 2006, with proposals due on or about 12 July 2006.  Large business firms are required to submit a subcontracting plan with the  following minimum goals: 51.2% for small business; 8.8% for small  disadvantaged business; 7.3% for women-owned small business; 3.1% for HUBZone  small business; and 1.5 % for service-disabled veteran-owned small business.  Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or  revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process, and is  subject to the availability of funds. THE PROJECT cons ists of the  construction of an approximately 150,000 sq. ft. Border Patrol Station with  standing seam metal roof, structural steel framing, reinforced CMU walls,  exterior deco masonry and rock veneer wainscot. The project facilities  include a sally port, dog kennels, parking, seized vehicle temporary storage  area, fuel island, wash station, training pavilion and helipad. Site work  includes grading, aggregate subbase and base course, flexible pavement and  pavement marking, curb and gutter, sidewalks, utili ties, fencing, drainage  structures, area lighting, irrigation, seeding, and landscaping. THE PROJECT  will be advertised as a Request for Proposal. Competitive proposals will be  evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation pack  age. Evaluation by the Government will result in selection of a firm that  represents the best overall value to the Government. Proposed procurement  will result in a firm-fixed price contract. Questions of a technical nature  should be addressed to Jeffery Firebaugh at (505) 342-3490 or e-mail at:  [Please use the link below]. OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED with  Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government  Contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.c  cr.gov. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the  DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. This  solicitation will be issued via Internet only. Notification of amendments  shall be made via Internet only, as well. It is therefore the contractors  responsibility to check the following address daily for any posted changes to  this solicitation. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data  related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Federal Technical  Data Solutions (FedTeDS) system. FedTeDS is a web-based dissemination tool  designed to safeguard acquisition-related informat ion for all Federal  agencies. Interested bidders must register with FedTeDS before accessing the  system. Registration instructions can be found on the FedTeDS website  (https://www.fedteds.gov) by clicking on the Register with FedTeDS  hyperlink. Contra ctors registered with the Federal Technical Data Solutions  (FedTeDS) may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from  the Internet after solicitation issuance at the following Internet address:  http://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/fr m.vendorlogin? openform&SolicitationNumber=W912PP-06-R-0016. All offerors are encouraged to  visit the Armys Single Face to Industry Website at  https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi to view other business opportunities.