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66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL FCGS-Y5-95-0042-2-N DUE 120396 POC Dena Gross (703)305-6630 John Terrell (703)305-5956 The Scientific Equipment Division invites you to participate in a special second open Season covering federal supply schedule FSC group 66, part II, section H, instruments and laboratory equipment for the period of February 1, 1997(or date of award, whichever is later) through July 31, 1999. The solicitation will be issued on or about October 29, 1996 and the closing date will be on or about December 3, 1996, 3:30 PM EST. this will be an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, FOB destination. Use of the schedule will be on a non-mandatory basis. Anyone considering submitting an offer is advised to review the entire solicitation and its amendments thoroughly. The Scientific Equipment Division is pleased to announce that for the first timeoffers will be solicited for product support options for government owned equipment/accessories covered by contract under this federal supply schedule. The product support options will be covered by the following SINS: 602-3000 - equipment maintenance, 602-3001 - pre-purchase calibration, 602-3002 - post purchase calibration 602-3003 - extended warranty, 602-3004 - service agreements, 602-3005 - technical training, 602-3006 - technical/application development support. In order to provide product support options, an offeror must be an original equipment manufacturer(OEM) or be OEM approved and certified. Offers will be accepted for product support options only; however, only one contract (with the lowest government price) will be awarded for any single model. An offer must comply with any regulatory requirements, guidelines, and/or standards which govern the particular equipment/accessory/part, and are of commercial practice. Also, the offers willbe solicited on the basis that the offeror must, at a minimum, provide coverage to the 48 contiguous states and the district of Columbia. offers will also be accepted additionally for coverage to AK, HI, and PR. All additional terms and conditions for product support options will be contained in the special open Season amendment No. 4. Please NOTE: if you are a current contractor, you will be given the opportunity to offer the above SINS through contract modification. there is no need to respond to this notice.(0263)

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