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J -- MAINTENANCE ON NOAA WEATHER RADIOS IN OHIO SOL 52-EANW-8-00009 DUE 120297 POC Karen McElheney, Contract Specialist, (757) 441-6889; William D. Privott, Contracting Officer, (757) 441-6561 E-MAIL: Karen.A.McElheney@noaa.gov, The e-mail address of an agency point of contact is:. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with the State of Ohio, Emergency Management Agency, in Columbus, Ohio, for services to provide routine and emergency maintenance for NOAA Weather Radio transmitters at seven locations in Ohio. Access to these sites is state-restricted and the State of Ohio, Emergency Management Agency is the only known source capable of performing this requirement with the necesary approval to work on restricted sites. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normaly be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Evidence must be provided of acceptance by the State of Ohio to work at state facilities on state property. Maintenance will be required on narrow-band, VHF-FM transmitting equipment (100-1000 watts) on one or seven frequencies, ranging from 162.400 to 162.550 MHz. Contractor shall furnish all normal hand tools and fundamental test equipment used in the maintenance of VHF-FM transmitting equipment. The period of performance will be January 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998 with four one-year options. Copies of solicitation 52-EANW-8-00009 will only be provided in response to written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor. Telephone requests will not be honored. Requests for copies of this solicitation may be faxed to (757) 441-3786. Numbered Note 26 applies. (0290)

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