Department of Veterans Affairs, Acquisition Operations Service (93C), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420-0000

58 -- REPLACEMENT TELEPHONE SYSTEM SOL RFP 101-22-97 POC Contracting Officer, Deborah M. Martinez, (301)427-3958 The Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Acquisition Operations Service intends to issue a request for proposal for a Replacement Telephone System at the VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, RFP 101-22-97. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this procurement is 1731. This procurement is being offered for competition limited to Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) firms serviced by the following SBA District Offices: Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Detroit, MI; Indianapolis, IN; Madison, WI; and Minneapolis, MN. Interested 8(a) firms must have 1731 among their approved SIC codes. This procurement will include David Bacon Act and Miller Act provisions. The solicitation package will be available through the Internet on both the Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management's (OA&MM) Home Page and Telecommunications Support Service (TSS) Home Page. The Internet addresses are http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp.htm and http://www.va.gov.tss.tss0.htm. It is anticipated the solicitation document will be issued on or about April 21, 1997. Prospective offerors should check the Internet on a periodic basis in the event the solicitation is issued earlier. Questions regarding this procurement must be directed to the Contracting Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Metro Plaza II, Suite 850, 8403 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3368, facsimile number 301-427-3960, E-Mail address: Martinez, Deborah M@FORUM.VA.GOV. (0087)

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