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J -- MAINTENANCE ON A CHILLED WATER SYSTEM SOL RFP-OO-96-R-26 DUE 090496 POC LaTonya Richardson, Contract Specialist, 202-720-8057. THE USDA, NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER (NITC) LOCATED IN KANSAS CITY, MO IS RE-SOLICITING ITS REQUIREMENT FOR A REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT TO ENSURE THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF ITS CHILLED WATER SYSTEM (CWS) CONSISTING OF TWO (2) CARRIER MODEL 30GB110 CHILLERS CONNECTED TO A COMMON CLOSED WATER LOOP. THE SCOPE OF THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES MONTHLY INSPECTIONS, PREVENTIVE AND REMEDIAL MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT OF PARTS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, AS REQUIRED, IN ORDER TO ENSURE DEPENDABLE OPERATION OF THE CWS, 24 HOURS PER DAY, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK. THE PERFORMACE PERIOD IS FROM DATE OF AWARD TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 WITH 4 OPTION RENEWAL YEARS. SIC CODE: 7623. SIZE STANDARD: $5.0 MILLION. SET-ASIDE: TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS. FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES, THE SERVICES ARE TO BE PERFORMED IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. No telephone calls will be accepted. (0226)

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