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65 -- NEW ITEM INTRODUCTORY SCHEUDLE - VARIOUS ITEMS SOL M3-Q1-97 DUE 111596 POC M.E. Haefner-Harris - (708) 786-5174 - Adrienne A. Klytta - 1-800-877-8339 (FIRS) - (708) 786-5172 (TDD) New Item Introductory Schedule FSC Group 65, New Item Introductory Schedule for the following products -- (1) Pharmaceutical Specialty Medical Packaging Bags; (2) Environmental Control System; (3) Trackless Robotic Courier System -- F.O.B. Destination 48 contiguous states and District of Columbia, point of exportation to Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska -- Fixed Price Multiple Awards with Economic Price Adjustment, Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery Type Contracts with Estimated Quantities -- Negotiated procurements -- Multiple awards -- SIC#3841 -- Small Business Size Standard 500 applies -- Contract Period: date of award three (3) years later -- Effective immediately this Schedule will no longer have prescribed beginning and ending dates. The Schedule period will be continuous and will contain contracts with contract periods that commence on the Date of Award (DOA) and expire three (3) years from the DOA. In addition, the Solicitation will become a ''standing'' opportunity for new offers. This mean that new offers may be forwarded to the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Acquisition Center at any time. -- See Note 12 (0302)

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