Department of Veterans Affairs, Acquisition Opeations Service (93A), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420

10 -- FIREARMS SOL RFP 101-03-99 DUE 061199 POC Brian E. Staples, Sr. 202-273-8770 WEB: VA Business Opportunities, http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp.htm. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, stabri@mail.va.gov. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is soliciting offers for a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to purchase firearms (handguns) for use by VA Police Officers at selected VA facilities nationwide. The VA has a need for the 9mm semiautomatic pistol. The pistol shall have the following safety features as a minimum; (1) double action only (DAO); (2) have a magazine disconnect type safety be constructed of a durable material with a finish that is highly resistant to corrosion. All contractors responding should indicate whether they are a Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, Veterans-Owned, or a Women-Owned Business. Any information submitted in response to this notice should be sent to Mr. Brian E. Staples, Sr., Contracting Officer (93A1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420. Requests for the forthcoming solicitation should be forwarded directly to the Contracting Officer via email address, stabri@mail.va.gov or upon written request. Upon the VA releasing the Request for Proposals, vendors are to submit their technical proposal and price proposal on separate microdisk to the above address or to VA's WEB page no later than 2:00PM on June 11, 1999 Posted 05/07/99 (W-SN329080). (0127)

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