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H -- QUALITY ASSURANCE, ACCEPTANCE TESTING, AND TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DAEA32-96-R-0015 DUE 111596 POC Barbara J. Trujillo, Contract Specialist, (520) 538-7472; Sandra K. Wilde, Contracting Officer, (520) 533-2232 (Site Code DAEA32) Additional Information: This action originally published in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) dated 19 August 1996 is modified as follows. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code assigned to this action is changed from 4813, Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone, Small Business (SB) size standard 1,500 employees; to 8711, Engineering Services, SB size standard (Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons) $20M annual receipts. The Government intends to offer this acquisition for competition limited to eligible SBA Section 8(a) concerns in the transitional stage. To ensure that competition will not be inversely restricted, we request industry comments regarding this limitation. Files currently available for downloading off of the ISCCO EBBS, file library ''96R0015'', are: Draft Statement of Work (DSOW), file name ''DSOW.doc''; Bidder's Mailing List (BML), file name ''BML.doc''. The BML will continue to be updated on a weekly basis, as required. Vendors will automatically be added to the BML upon downloading of the DSOW and will remain an interested party unless this office is notified otherwise. Request new users identify their business size (LB-Large Business, SB-Small Business, SDB-Small Disadvantaged Business, WO-Women Owned, and 8(a)) in the ''Addr 4:'' cell of the log-in screen. The government intends to release a revised DSOW on or about October 1, 1996, under file library ''96R0015'', file name ''DSOW1.doc''. Industry is encouraged to provide comments on the revised DSOW. All comments, and questions should be submitted via the ISCCO EBBS electronic mail system to user id ''96R0015''. Comments will be accepted through the release of the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP); anticipated release date of on or about November 15, 1996. The government intends to release responses to industries' comments on or about October 1, 1996, under file library ''96R0015'', file name ''Response.doc''. This file will be updated on a weekly-basis, as required. REMINDER: The ISCCO EBBS can be accessed by dialing, using any communications program, ANSI VT100 or RIPGRAPHIC, (520) 533-0132. Modems should be 28800 bps. The EBBS can also be accessed at TELNET 138.27.160.159 or 138.27.160.150 (ISCCO WEB Page), or via the Internet at http://138.27.160.159 or http://138.27.160.150. All communications between industry and ISCCO will be conducted via the EBBS. Hard(0267)

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