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Z -- INSTALL VENTILATION CURTAINS FOR SHEEP BARN SOL 05-3K47-97 DUE 022597 POC Janice Speth, Contract Specialist, 301/504-6071 Furnish labor and materials to install ventilation curtains in Building 203C (Sheep Barn) in accordance with the Statement of Work and Drawings. All work is to be completed within 75 calendar days following receipt of the Notice to Proceed. This requirement is being procured under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13. Magnitude of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. Only one site visit is scheduled to be conducted. The site visit is scheduled for February 13, 1997, 10:00 a.m. at Building 426A, Conference Room, Powdermill Road, Beltsville, MD. This procurement is set-aside for Emerging Small Business (ESB) concerns. To qualify as an ESB, a small business concern's size must be $8.5 million or less annually. The RFQ is scheduled to be issued on or about February 5, 1997. Offerors desiring a copy of the RFQ should submit a written request to the above address (Contracting) or requests may be faxed to 301/504-5009. No telephone request for the RFQ package will be accepted. Anticipated award date is February 28, 1997. (0016)

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