Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, Rm. 4210, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20229

D -- D- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR U.S. CUSTOMS C3I EQUIPMENT SOL CS-96-100 DUE 090196 POC Michael Rebain, Contracting Officer, 202-927-0598. The U.S. Customs Service (Customs) intends to issue a solicitation for operation and maintenance support for equipment located at its Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I) Center in Riverside, California, and at the Customs National Aviation Center (CNAC) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Customs anticipates the negotiation and award of a firm-fixed-price-award fee contract with a base period of one year and options to extend the term of the contract for four additional one year periods. This procurement will be 100% set-aside for small businesses. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this requirement is 4899, Communications Services, N.E.C., and the small business size standard is $ll.0 million. Requests for the solicitation must be submitted in writing to the address identified above or by fax to (202) 927-1190. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0213)

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