Defense Reutilization And Marketing Service, DRMS-PO, 74 Washington Avenue North, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3092

99 -- SALES OF SURPLUS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT GROUP DUE 081297 POC Point of Contact is Cheri Reece, DRMS-M, (616)961-4162 or e-mail creece@drms.dla.mil WEB: www.drms.dla.mil, http://www.drms.dla.mil. E-MAIL: creece@drms.dla.mil, creece@drms.dla.mil. Request for expression of interest: Long-term sale of a variety of industrial product-type excess property (equipment, materials and electrical). The Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), a primary-level activity of the Defense Logistics Agency, is planning to offer future generations of surplus property that are in an industrial product grouping for sale on a multi-year basis. This sale will be conducted using a two-step formal process consisting of two distinct steps: (1) solicitation, submission and evaluation of technical proposals to determine acceptability; and (2) issuance of a formal Invitation for Bids (IFB) to only those firms who have submitted acceptable technical proposals under step 1. The technical proposals will be evaluated and determined to be either: (A) Acceptable; (B) Reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable by additional information; or (C) Unacceptable. Any proposal which modifies or fails to conform to the essential requirements or speciifications of this request for technical proposals may be considered unacceptable. The intent of this IFB is to enter a proceeds-sharing sale relationship with the Government to resell and add value to the surplus property. The IFB will be issued to bidders who have been rated technically acceptable on step 1. Bidders are advised to submit proposals which are fully and clearly acceptable based solely on the proposal as submitted. The Government may proceed directly with the second step of this sale without requesting or permitting the submission of further information from any bidder. If the Government deems it necessary to assure adequate bid competition in the second step, or otherwise finds it desirable and in its best interest, the Government may, in its sole discretion, request additional information from bidders after initial technical proposal submission. Such information will only be requested from bidders whose proposals are considered reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable. The adiditonal information requested on such proposals will only be submitted to clarify or supplement, but not basically change the proposal as initially submitted. For this purpose, the Government may discuss any such proposal with the bidder. Firms submitting proposals determined to be unacceptable within step 1 will be notified. It is anticipated that the IFB (step 2) will be issued in approximately 30 days or less from the date designated for receipt of the technical proposals, but only to those firms whose technical proposals have been determined acceptable in step 1. No other firms will be invited to bid or be considered for award. Each bid in step 2 must be based on the bidder's acceptable technical proposal submitted in step 1. Award will be made to the highest responsive/responsible bidder, and the awardee's technical proposal will be incorporated as part of the contract. The request for technical proposals is not binding on items involved. A preproposal meeting regarding this action will be held at the Clarion Hotel, July 23, 1997. Interested parties should contact Cheri Reece at DRMS-M, Federal Center, 74 Washington Avenue, North, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3092, by facsimile at (616)961-4162, or by e-mail at creece@drms.dla.mil, to attend the Preprosal Conference or to request a copy of the IFB. Submission of wirtten questions and comments prior to the industry conference regarding the IFB are encouraged. (0178)

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