Directorate Of Contracting/Oo-Alc Pko, 6038 Aspen Avenue Bldg 1289 Ne, Hill air Force Base, Ut 84056-5000

J -- ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM SOL F42650-97-R-A374 DUE 111297 POC For copy, PKOA/Evelyn Stoltz/(FAX)801-777-6528, For additional information contact Jim Braddock/Pkoss/[801]775-2365 Contractor shall be required to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, parts, materials, supervision, and any other items and/or services necessary to perform preventative and remedial maintenance of the Access Control System, located in Building 1515, OO-ALC. Only offerors who satisfy specific technical requirements and be able to respond to on site, on-call remedial maintenance calls within four hours of notification by the government will be considered for award. This procurement will be conducted using lowest cost (price) technically acceptable, negotiated procedures. Offerors shall be required to submit evidence of their ability to perform with their price proposal. Qualification requirements may consist of an approved technical proposal in addition to approved certifications demonstrating that required training to maintain specific access control type equipment has been met. Period of performance is expected to begin from the date of award through 30 Sep 98, with four option years. A fifth option period may be added making the total potential life of the contract five years. The approximate issue/response date will be 10 Oct 97. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources solicited may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered. Request for copies of solicitations must reference the entire solicitation number, including purchasing office identification number. To expedite your request, limit the number of individual solicitation numbers requested per letter to not more than 10. Don't request information on this requirement until after the issue date. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor, concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Jack S. Jones if your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer (801)777-6991. (0268)

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