Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), I.R.S. Midstates Procurement Branch (A:P:R:MS), 4050 Alpha Road, 1800 MSRO, 9th Floor, Dallas, TX, 75244-4203

R -- COURIER SERVICE SOL TIRMS-00-B-00001 DUE 100500 POC Vica Mowery, Contract Specialist, Phone 972-308-1974, Fax 972-308-1928, Email vica.m.mowery@m1.irs.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=TIRMS-00-B-00001&LocID=2125. E-MAIL: Vica Mowery, vica.m.mowery@m1.irs.gov. The Internal Revenue Service intends to issue Invitation for Bids (IFB) TIRMS-00-B-00001 for courier service to transport daily deposits from the IRS Service Center in Austin, Texas, to the Federal Reserve Bank in San Antonio, Texas. the requirement is for dedicated service two times daily from January 15 through May 14, and once daily for all other months. Liability insurance in the amount of $350,000 per incident is required for reconstruction of lost or stolen securities. shipments do not contain cash. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small businesses. The applicable SIC is 4215. The IRS anticipates award of a firm fixed-price contract for a base year beginning November 1, 2000, and four option years. The IFB will be issued on or about September 5, 2000. the exact bid opening date will be stated in the IFB. all responsible samll business sources may request the solicitation in writing. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. Requests may be faxed to 972-308-1928. Posted 08/22/00 (D-SN488646). (0235)

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