US Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), PGAS, Procurement Operations Division, 1325 East West Highway, Station 4301, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283

R -- WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 52-DGNC-7-90033 DUE 041897 POC Eleanor E. Kaul, Contract Specialist or John O. Thompson, Contracting Officer, 301/713-0823x135 or fax 301/713-0808 Contractor to perform warehousing and distribution operations to pickup, receive, store, issue, and account for Government products and material. Contractor is responsible for receiving and storing navigational maps, charts, publications and miscellaneous items; generating order invoices and shipping labels from electronically transmitted data; filling, packing, marking, labeling, metering, and shipping orders; conducting periodic inventories; removing and disposing of obsolete stock; tracking storage locations; recordkeeping and reporting warehousing and distribution activities; folding, inserting, metering, and mailing provided or transmitted and generated statements, subscription renewals, invoices, and miscellaneous items; and production and distribution of digital diskettes. Many requirements must be performed to rigid schedules. This contract is for a base year plus four (4) option years. The contractor must provide a warehouse facility within an one (1) hour trucking radius of Riverdale, MD. Estimated annual quantities for this procurement are as follows: 10,100 line items, 5.1 million units of stock stored; 161,000 orders, 4.2 million units shipped; 12 inventories, 885 items; 1 inventory, 10,100 items; 450 skids prepared; 250 mailings totaling 600,000 addresses; 6,700 diskettes produced; 104 skid pick-ups. Daily pick-up in Washington, DC and Riverdale, MD shall be required. Two-day shipment of daily orders, and same day shipment of expedited orders is required. Contractor is required to electronically receive and/or generate material to specifications; Contractor required to electronically transmit shipping details to confirm completed shipments and to provide package tracking data. The SIC code for this procurement is 4226 with a $18.5 million size standard applying. This contract is subject to the Service Contract Act and the place of performance is unknown. Wage determinations have been requested for Washington, DC area; additional localities will be requested if the Contracting Officer is askedto do so in writing by March 20, 1997. There will be a site visit approximately ten (10) days after issue of the Request for Proposal (RFP). Call Eleanor E. Kaul on 301/713-0823x135 for arrangements. Estimated start time for this procurement is August 21, 1997, preceded by a phase-in period. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. (0047)

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