Rural Development, USDA, PPMMB, FC-702, 1520 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri, 63103

M -- GOVERNMENT OWNED-CONTRACTOR OPERATED (GO-CO) WAREHOUSE FACILITY SOL RD-97-01 DUE 070397 POC Point of Contact -- Beverly L. Jones, Contracting Officer, or Joyce Muckensturm, Contract Specialist, (314-539- 3827, FAX (314) 539-2480 Government Owned-Contractor Operated Warehouse facility distributes forms,supplies,equipment and furniture: supports approximately 1,350 field offices nationwideand the FinanceOffice in St. Louis, Missouri. Contractor to provide personnel, equipment andother itemsnecessary to perform warehouse operation. Period of performance October 1,1997 throughSeptember 30, 1998, with four option years. A preproposal conference will beheld at GraniteCity, Illinois, site of the warehouse; date and time to be specified in thesolicitation. Converted tocontractor-operated, based on OMB A-76, March 1985. Request for copies of thisRFP shall bein writing. No phone requests will be accepted. Fax requests are permissible. See NumberedNote 1. (AC0597032-02) (0133)

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