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R -- SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 52-EATA-7-00032 DUE 020797 POC William D. Privott, Contracting Officer, (757) 441-6561, Linda Jacobs, Contract Specialist, (757) 441-6563 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via e-mail, Linda.L.Jacobs@NOAA.gov. Provide support and report to the director of Commerce's Eastern Region Office in Baltimore, Maryland. Contractor shall be assigned newly delegated "National Leadership" program functions, within the overall Office of Domestic Operations (ODO) Decentralization Initiative. Such functions, generally under the direction of our Regional Management officers, represent either broad national areas formerly managed from ODO/HQ, or new initiatives defined by ODO's present activity and environment. Included will be development and implementation of management and programmatic information systems; operation of national public-private partnership programs; leadership of national, internationl and multi-agency team and partner initiatives; operation of the National ODO Program Review and Evaluation effort involving Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Interagency Pervormance Measures; and other. Contractor shall be proficient in the following software: LOTUS 123/LOTUS Notes, Word Perfect/windows, PC Anywhere, Harvard Graphics, BANYAN VINES WAN/LAN systems software. Contractor shall provide services at the U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Eastern Region Office, World Trade Center, Baltimore, Maryland, for the period January 15, 1997, or date of award, whichever is later, thru September 30, 1997, with two one year options. Estimated level of effort is 1,480 man hours. The contractor shall work 40 hours per week, 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday except Federal holidays. Compensation will not be provided for absences due to sickness or other purposes. The applicable SIC code for this requirement is 7299. This is a 100% Set Aside for Small Businesses. All responsible sources may submit a offer which shall be considered by the agency. Award will be made to the lowest responsible, responsive offeror who can meet the specific requirements contained in the solicitation and is most advantageous to the government considering technical requirements and price related factors. Copies of the solicitation will only be provided in response to written or faxed requests received dirctly from the requestor. Telephone requests will NOT be honored. Requests for copies of the solicitation may be faxed to (757) 441-3786 or 3735. Numbered Notes 1 and 26 apply to this requirement. (0362)

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