General Services Administration, Acquisition Division, 10FTP-S 400 15TH Street S.W., Auburn, WA 98001-6599

68 -- DEICERS AND WATER CONDITIONERS SOL TFTP-97-HB-681A DUE 071597 POC Debbi ginther 253/931-7484 Deicers & water conditioners, solicitation TFTP-97-HB-681A. POC debbi ginther, 253-931-7484. Items on this schedule will replace the previous 681A schedule. 681A is currently being converted to a non-mandatory schedule for useby ordering agencies. The new 681A schedule will contain the following: commercial non-hazardous chemicals/formulations (EG, calcium chloride, technical CID-A-A-169); sodium chloride, technical (for snow and ice removal)(CID-A-A-1545); and deicing compound(calcium Magnesium acetate)(TPD497-5)) designed primarily for, but not necessarily limited to, roadstabilization and/or to safely melt/remove ice from roadways, walkways, runways, and/or roofs, with minimal negative environmental impact; commercial chemicals or formulations designed to remove ice from aircraft wings or fuselage; sodium chloride (water conditioning SALT) that is marketed commercially for the conditioning of residential drinking water or fish hatchery water and chemicals, formulations, or products that are technologically new in the field of ice melting, ice removal, or fish hatchery water treatment. Contracts will be negotiated for standard commercial chemicals under the multiple award schedule Mas) program and will be entered into with more than one firm offering similar type items. The contracts awarded will be indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity, fixed price with economic price adjustment, $100.OO guarantee minimum. Contract period is 5 years; October 1, 1997, or date of award, through September 30, 2002, and the solicitation will include an option to extend the term of the contract for 5 years. Delivery is FOB destination zonal; zones 1-10 comprising the 48 contiguous states and the district of Columbia. Competition will be full and open and all responsible sources may request a copy of the solicitation which will be issued on or about June 15, 1997. Written requests are preferred. Mail requests to: General Services Administration, Acquisition Division, 10FTP-S, 400 15TH Street S.W., Auburn, WA 98001-6599.FAX requests to 206/931-7544 OR 206/931-7039. Email requests to DEBBI.GINTHER@GSA.GOV. (0143)

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