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R -- WEATHER OBSERVATIONS AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT SOL 51EANW-7-00036 DUE 031397 POC Michele McCoy, (757) 441-6879 E-MAIL: EASC homepage, http://www.easc.noaa.gov. Contractor to provide services to take, disseminate and record surface observations to include record, special, and record specials. Services also include preventative maintenance of equipment, administrative and climatic duties. After ASOS is commissioned contractor shall provide services to augment and backup the ASOS, to disseminate and record backup observations as required, perform preventative maintenance of equipment to carry out administrative duties and climatic duties as needed at Washington National Airport, Arlington, VA. Contractor shall provide certified weather observers who shall not work more than 12 hours in a 24 hour period. Contractor shall operate site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The period of performance is April 1, 1997 to March 31, 1998, with option to extend for two additional years. This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside. All responsible small business sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. All solicitation requests MUST be in writing. No telephone requests will be accepted. Faxed requests are acceptable. Fax number 757-441-3735 or 757-441-3786. See numbered Notes 1 nad 26. (0030)

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