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W -- LEASE/RENTAL OF COPIER EQUIPMENT Sol DAHA39-95-B-0002. Due 033195. Contact Point: Ms. Patricia K. Zolnowsky, Contracting Officer, (605/399-6739). Solicitation. Requirement consisting of Alternate 1: Lease/rental of approximately 69 black & white plain paper copiers, complete wit maintenance and repair services; as well as maintenance and repair services for 18 Government-owned copiers of various brands and models; Alternate 2: Lease/rental of 87 Contractor-owned copiers with maintenance; or Alternate 3: Lease/rental of 69 Contractor-owned copiers with maintenance. Contractor to provide all consumables for the Contractor-owned and Government-owned copiers (except paper, transparencies, and staples). No subcontractor shall be utilized for the lease/rental or for the maintenance of the estimated 69 Contractor owned copiers. A subcontractor, meeting the standards set forth by the contract, may be utilized for the maintenance and repair of the 18 Government owned copiers. Anticipate a firm fixed price, cost-per-copy contract for one year with four option years. The consolidated copy count for one year period is estimated not to exeed 4 million copies for all machines. Potential grand total of contract (contract year plus 4 option years) is estimated between $100,000 to $500,000. The basis for pricing shall be cost per copy. Bid documents, IFB DAHA39-95-B-0002, will be available o/a 31 March 1995. Although this procurement action is unrestricted, replies MUST indicate the firm's size status such as Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business or Woman-Owned Business in order be placed on the Bidder's Mailing List. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 7359. The applicable small business size standard including affiliates is no more than $3.5 million average annual revenue for the previous three years. Note, there is a limited number of bid documents and they will absolutely be issued on a first request first issued basis. All requests must be provided in writing; absolutely no telephonic requests will be accepted. (062)

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