Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Healthcare Systems, Contract Service Center, Bldg. 5, 5000 West National Ave., Milwaukee WI 53295

83 -- REMOVE OLD, FURNISH & INSTALL NEW CARPET SOL RFQ 69D-374-97 DUE 092397 POC Willie Forrest, Contracting Officer, (414) 902-5425 E-MAIL: Great Lakes Healthcare System Acquisition Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Willie Forest@sc.visn12.med.va.gov. Contractor to furnish all tools, labor, and material necessary to remove old, purchase and install new carpet, at the VA Medical Center, Hines, Illinois, Building #17, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, floors. Contractor will be required to move and/or lift furniture (freestanding and systems without disassembly). Contractor shall provide approximately 1,964 sq. yards of J & J Industries (Manufacturer) carpet, style "Jubilee", color "confetti", stock # 3140-629 or equal, color-loc patented dye method, 100% Antron Legacy pile fiber, bulked continuous filament, plied, heat set with permanent anti-stat color-loc yarn constructions; 1/10 gauge, 11 tufted stitched per inch, tufted pile ht., 187 inch, 30 oz./sq. yd. yarn weight, dense patterned loop, technoweave II patented manufacturing process, with endure high performance plus patented backing system, 6 foot roll goods, 10 year limited warranty on abrasive wear and static generation less than 3.0 KV for the life of the carpet; Flammability: Class 1; Smoke less than 450; Static generation: Less than 3.0KV. Performance time is 60-calendar days. All work is to be done during weekends, or holidays. This is a small business set-aside. (0254)

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