Commander, Rock Island Arsenal, Attn: SMCRI-CT, Rock Island, IL, 61299-5000

75 -- OFFICE SUPPLIES POC Contact Terry Kraker, (309) 782-8570, Contract Specialist The Rock Island Arsenal is seeking possible sources of supply and COST estimates for possible issuance of a Solicitation for a vendor to provide various office supplies, Brand name and generic, on an as needed basis to be stocked in the self service supply store located at Rock Island Arsenal over a 12 month period. Currently the store stocks approximately 800 various types of office supplies. Approximately 50% of these are purchased through mandatory sources of supply. The remaining 50% are usually purchased by issuing purchase orders, delivery orders against Federal supply contracts, and calls against blanket purchase agreements. Listed below are samples of the types of supplies the Government would include in a Solicitation and may require avendor to deliver during a 12 month period. Also included is the quantity purchased in calendar year 94. Pendaflex-hanging file folders, lettersize, assorted colors-426 boxes; 3M-Post-It NOTE special fanfoldcolor yellow, unruled, 100 Sheets to a pad-388 packages; 3M-removableindex tags, assorted colors-192 packages; 3M-Post-It tape Green Signal flag (50 to a package)-556 packages; 3M-Post-It tape blue Signal flag (50 to a package)-628 packages; 3M-Post-It tape yellow Signal flag (50 to a package)-608 packages; 3M-flag, Post-It ''NOTE''(50 per dispenser)-318 each ; 3M-flag Signal, ''sign here'', Post-ittape (50 flags per dispenser)-815 each; rolodex-rotary file, holds 2-1/4'' X 4'' refill cards-59 each. Liquid paper-White correctionfluid, part 564-01-253 dozen Parker-Black roller ball PEN, PA 03722-761 each faber Castel-uniblazer yellow highlighter-1 dozen faber Castel-uniblazer Green highlighter-132 dozen faber Castel-uniblazer blue highlighter-121 dozen faber Castel-uniblazer orangehighlighter-134 dozen; faber Castel-uniblazer pink highlighter-177 dozen; universal dust cover for keyboards-44 each; grey MOUSE mat, 8-3/4'' X 11-3/4''-211 each; diskette file, holds 30 3.5'' disks, security Lock W/2 keys, 4-7/8'' W X 4-7/8'' H X 8-1/2'' D-320 each; transparency film for plain paper copier, 8-1/2'' X 11'', 100 films per box-372 boxes; canned air for cleaning keyboards, typewriters, 3.5OZ-167 each; protector, document, top loading, sealed bottom-154 boxes; Board, dry erase type, 18'' X 24''-100 each; non-Aerosol furniture Polish,16OZ.-68 each; file folders, letter size, assorted colors, 100 per box-47 boxes; and self adhesive sheeted labels for use in laser printers with vertical perforations between columns-165 packages. The type of contract contemplated is a firm fixed price with all prices firm for a 12 month period from date of award with a 20 Day delivery schedule after notification by the Government. Any vendor responding to this notice should provide a brief background/history of Company and provide answers to the following questions: Will you be able to supply all of the supplies listed?; can you meet the Government'S deliveryschedule, and should the Government decide to issue a Solicitation, do you want to be on the bidder'S list?. Please NOTE: There is NO firm requirement for these supplies and funds are not available. This action has NO relationship to any formal Solicitation. NO formal Solicitation will be issued at this time. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with NO COST or obligation to be incurred by the Government. The Government will in NO way be obligated to purchase all or any part of the supplies described above. Any of the information stated above concerning the supplies is subject to change. All information obtained from this request shall be made available for competitive biddingpurposes, should the need arise. Only information pertaining to standard catalog data and standard catalog pricing is requested. Any information to be provided should be in written or published form and submitted to: Commander, Rock Island Arsenal, Attn: SMCRI-CTA/Terry Kraker, rockisland, IL 61299-5000. Please refer to our tracing number 95-CTA-01. Any information to be provided should be submitted within 15 days of the publication date of this announcement. POC in this office is Terry Kraker at (309) 782-8570.(0132)

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