DLA, Defense National Stockpile Center, Directorate of Stockpile Contracts, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 4616, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6223

99 -- TIN SOL SPO833-00-Q-0127 DUE 041800 POC Cynthia F. Brown (703) 767-5346 WEB: dnsc homepage, http://www.dnsc.dla.mil. E-MAIL: richard_talbott@hq.dla.mil, richard_talbott@hq.dla.mil. DNSC- DEFENSE NATIONAL STOCKPILE CENTER is soliciting quotes to furnish all necessary Labor, Supervision, Materials, Equipment, and Supplies to band, weigh, and crimp TIN and move approximately 4,568 metric Tons (MT) from the current storage location on the New Haven, Indiana Depot, transport to a government supplied scale, and return to a designated storage location in accordance with the solicitation. Period of performance is 45 calendar days. This is a 100% small business set-aside under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 8999. The small business size standard is $5 million. Quotes may be submitted to the following address: ATTN: DNSC-L (Bid Custodian), Defense National Stockpile Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 4616 (Mail) or Suite 4528 (Hand Delivered), Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5541. Telephonic, telegraphic or faxed quotes will not be accepted. Quotes must be received by 1:00 pm April 18, 2000. A Pre-Quote conference will be held Tuesday, April 4, 2000 10:00 a.m. (EST) at New Haven Depot, Indiana. The Government contemplates making one award to the responsible quoter subject to evaluation of the best value to the Government. Evaluation will be based on experience, past performance, and price. Experience and past performance are equal in importance and when combined are significantly more important than price. However, as offers become more equal in these areas, price becomes more important. A copy of the solicitation may be obtained by calling Cynthia F. Brown at (703) 767-5346 or fax your request to (703) 767-5411. Posted 02/22/00 (W-SN427244). (0053)

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