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S -- SIC CODE 0782. GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AT NEWPORT TEST ANNEXES SOL F3060296Q0622 DUE 052996 POC Ginny Brady, Contract Specialist, Written Requests Only. Fax number (315) 330-2555. Nonpersonal Services to furnish all labor, tools, supervision, equipment, materials and transportation necessary to provide grounds maintenance service at Newport Test Annexes located in Newport NY. Solicitation No. F3060296Q0622 will be issued on or about 20 May 1996. Award will be made on or about 5 Jun 1996. Award will include a basic plus one (1) option period. All responsible small business sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Solicitation requests may be made by faxing a written request to (315) 330-2555. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be significant concerns and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, E.J. Rena (315) 330-7518. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer or Program Manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division at (315) 330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of quotes or in the source selection process. This Request for Quotation is to read 100% set-aside for small business. This procurement shall be awarded under Simplified Acquistion Procedures (SAP) thru the use of a written request for quotation. (0128)

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