U.S. Marshals Service, Business Services Division, 600 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202

R -- TITLE SERVICES FOR SEIZED/FORFEITED PROPERTY SOL MS-98-R-0002 DUE 101797 POC Janet R. Hall (703)416-8983 R -- The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has a requirement for title services for seized/forfeited property in the Southern District of Florida. The contractor shall provide Ownership and Encumbrance (O&E) reports, Initial and Updated Abstracts of Titles, and Title Insurance Commitments. A competitive, requirements type contract is anticipated with a base year and four one year opions. Solicitation number MS-98-R-0002 will be issued on/about October 10, 1997. Telephonic requests will not be honored. This is a request for Market Research. (Please fax your response to (703)603-0636 or mail to the address above) Your assistance in this effort is requested and appreciated. Please review and answer the following questions. Also submit any additional information that you consider pertinent or will result in cost savings to the USMS. 1. Whether the USM's needs can be met by (a) These services are of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace -YES- or -NO-; (b) Available in the commercial marketplace with modifications -YES- or -NO-; (c) Used exclusively for government purposes -YES- or -NO-;(Please explain your answer on a separate sheet of paper) 2. List customary practices regarding customizing, modifying or tailoring of items to meet customer needs add associated cost; 3. List customary practices, including warranty, buyer financing, discounts, etc., under which commercial services are made; 4. List requirements of any laws and regulations unique to the services being acquired; 5. Provide commercial pricing information. 6. What impact would there be if there were multiple awards vs. a single award; and the Standard Industial Classification for this procurement is 8999 and the sized is $5,000,000.00. What is the size of your company -SMALL- OR -LARGE-. (0266)

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