Defense Supply Center Richmond, 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA 23297-5000

B -- IMPROVED CARGO METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES SOL SPO410-99-I-0001 DUE 010799 POC sarah spain 804-279-6820 E-MAIL: click her to contact the contract specialist via e-mail, sspain@dscr.dla.mil. This synopsis is neither a solicitation nor award. It is a Request for Information (RFI). The Defense Supply Center, Richmond (DSCR), a Supply and Service Center for Defense Logistics Agency, located in Richmond, Virginia, is conducting a RFI to receive input from not-for-profit foundations on the ability of third-party logistics providers to meet the military requirements and ways to improve commercial cargo security procedures across different distribution networks. This is not the RFI. To receive a copy of the RFI, please contact Sarah Spain (804) 279-6820. Any written questions or suggestions are to be faxed to the following number: (804) 279-3715 by close of business January 7, 1999. DSCR will conduct a conference on January 14, 1999 in Richmond, Virginia to discuss the RFI, provide additional information and to answer questions. The conference will be held at DSCR. The exact time and location will be provided to interested parties prior to close of business January 7, 1999 by contacting Sarah Spain (804) 279-6820. There is potential for an award of a Time and Materials contract not to exceed $2,000,000. The contract duration will be one year. A number of taskings will be identified and documented against the contract using delivery orders. Each delivery order will be priced separately by the contractor and will be based on the estimated time and materials needed to complete the task. Fixed staff-hours rates, which are negotiated and agreed to under the terms of the basic contract, will be used to calculate the estimated delivery order price. The RFI discusses DLA background information wherein DLA is a logistics combat support agency whose primary role is to provide supplies and services to America's military forces worldwide. DLA's mission includes managing over four million consumable items, processing more than 30 million annual distribution actions and administering over $900 billion of DoD and other agency contracts. The Defense Logistics Support Command (DLSC),DLA's supply-chain manager, is responsible for several supply and service centers and a distribution center. DLSC procures, manages, stores, and distributes over four million items for all U.S. military customers, other U.S. federal agencies, and allied forces throughout the world. For a faxed/e-mailed copy of the RFI, please contact Sarah Spain at (804) 279-6820. Posted 12/16/98 (W-SN280753). (0350)

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