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G -- EMPLOYEES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SOL RFQ 19-82HW-97 DUE 091097 POC Stew Penrod, Procurement Technician, fax 970-229-5531. Employees Assistance Program services are required at the USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Northern Plains Area. The program includes approximately 900 employees located in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. It is anticipated a contract will be issued for the base year beginning October 1, 1997, with four one year options. Best Value acquisition procedures will be used and the evaluation factors are: (1) price, (2) quality of service, (3) expertise, and (4) past performance. (0218)

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