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

58 -- REPLACEMENT TELEPHONE SYSTEM SOL RFP 101-06-96 POC Contracting Officer, Deborah M. Martinez, (301)427-3958 The Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Acquisition Operations Service intends to issue a request for proposal for a Replacement Telephone System at the VA Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri, RFP 101-06-96. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this procurement is 1731. This procurement is being offered for competition limited to Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) firms serviced by the following SBA District Offices: Cedar Rapids, IA; Des Moines, IA; Kansas City, MO; Omaha, NE; St. Louis, MO and Wichita, KS. Interested 8(a) firms must have 1731 among their approved SIC codes. This procurement will include Davis Bacon Act and Miller Act provisions. The solicitation package will be available through the VA Bulletin Board System (BBS). There are two ways to logon to VA OnLine BBS, from VA World BBS or direct dial. If you are logged onto VA World, just use the Internet option at the main menu. Then go to the telnet menu and select ''v'' for VA OnLine or dial direct (800) 871-8387 @ 14.4 bds. To reach the VA WWW Server, you must have access to a commercial Internet account and specific WWW software. Access the VA WWW site at http://www.va.gov/ to download the solicitation to your PC. It is anticipated the solicitation document will be issued on or after April 1, 1996. Prospective offerors should check the VA BBS on a periodic basis in the event the solicitation is issued earlier. Questions regarding this procurement must be directed to the Contracting Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Metro Plaza II, Suite 850, 8403 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3368, facsimile number 301-427-3960. (0052)

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