Cover_Letter_08-02-13.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT

PARKERSBURG, WV 26106-1328

August 2, 2013

Dear Potential Offerors:

Attached is a copy of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service Request for Proposal (RFP) Number TBPDAFRW13R0004 Construction of a Smoke Shelter for The Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) in Washington, DC.

Interested Contractors shall attend a site visit at the AFRH, 3700 North Capitol Street, Northwest, Washington, DC 20011-8400 to gain a better understanding of the work to be required. GPS Users:

Enter "140 Rock Creek Church Road NW, Washington, D.C. 20011" to map the approximate location of Eagle Gate entrance. No questions shall be asked or addressed at the site visit. All questions shall be submitted in writing by the time designated below. The site visit is scheduled for Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 10:00 am EST. Contractors shall contact Mr. Patrick Benjamin, COTR upon arrival at (202) 541- 7547. Vendors will need to be able to provide a current form of identification (i.e. Drivers License) at the guard station in order to gain access to the campus.

All questions must be submitted in electronic format, a Microsoft Word attachment is preferred, to David Dayton, no later than Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 2:00 pm EST. Questions shall be emailed to PSB1@bpd.treas.gov. In the subject line of your email please reference solicitation number TBPDAFRW13R0001 ATTN: David Dayton. We cannot assure an answer to questions submitted after this deadline. You are prohibited from communicating directly with AFRH personnel regarding this procurement action.

Please submit your proposal by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on September 3, 2013, in response to this RFP. Please note that the method of proposal submission is in electronic format, when submitting your proposal please adhere to the following instructions:

The e-mail address for submission of the proposal is PSB1@bpd.treas.gov. In the subject line of your e-mail please reference solicitation number TBPDAFRW13R0001 ATTN: David Dayton. The offeror assumes full responsibility for ensuring that the electronically submitted proposal is in accordance with BPD Security Requirements. The following file extensions are not allowable and proposal materials and/or data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered:

.bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, and .cpl

Files may be “zipped”, however, the file must be renamed as .zip extensions will be quarantined by BPD Security and we cannot guarantee that they will be delivered by the date and time listed in Block 13 of the Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442).

We appreciate your interest in participating in this procurement and look forward to receiving your proposal.

Sincerely, Harry Scott Contracting Officer

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