Department of Veterans Affairs, Acquisition Operations & Analysis Service (93A1), Washington, DC

36 -- LAUNDRY SYSTEM ACQUISITION SOL IFB 101-03-97 DUE 031897 POC Dennis R. Maloney, Contracting Officer (202) 273-8765 This is a Two-Step Invitation For Bid. The technical proposals will open on March 18, 1997 and will close April 18, 1997 at 10:00am EST. In accordance with the Federal Acquisition regulation, the Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting for a commercial laundry system replacing the existing system at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Battle Creek, MI. The project includes demolition of the existing plant, removal of the existing equipment, incidental construction, providing the new equipment required by the solicitation, installation and maintaining the system. NOTE: This is a IFB Two-Step Procurement. Interested parties will submit a technical proposal without pricing on or by April 28, 1997 at 10:00 am EST in the first step of the solicitation. Proposals will be evaluated by the technical requirements establiahed in Chapter B, Section C, of this solicitation and will be evaluated on a Pass/Fail Basis. Please do not include any pricing with the technical proposals in the first step ofthis solicitation. This CBD announcement changes the previous pre-solicitation announcement from RFP to IFB Two-Step. Pricing will be submitted in the second step of the solicitation, which will also include your final technical proposal, upon being notified by the contracting officer who will provide the date and time for the bid submission. Award will be made in accordance to provisions established in FAR Part 14, Invitation for Bid, to the vendor who is found responsive, responsible and provides the lowest price. The information provided in this synopsis is for information only and does not replace or substitute for the solicitation. Interested parties are cautioned to carefully review the solicitation to ensure compliance with all of its requirements. This solicitation is on the internet at: http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp.htm (0072)

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