Department of the Treasury, U. S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 1310 L Street, N. W., Suite 730, Washington, DC 20223

P -- DESTRUCTION OF SENSITIVE WASTE POC Renea Morton, 202/435-6940 The U S Secret Service intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Secure Destruction Systems, Inc., 2700 Marble Court, Forestville, MD, 20747, for the collection and destruction of confidential and sensitive waste. Services shall be provided once per week at seven (7) different locations within the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. Charges shall be based on weight of collected waste per pound. The period of services shall commence on or about December 14, 1997 through September 30, 1998. F.O.B. Destination, Inspection and Acceptance shall be at destination. Solicitation package is not available. This is a notice of intent to sole source and is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement, on a full and open competitive basis upon receipt of responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested firms must submit a capability statement and provide written pricing information. Only written responses will be accepted and must be received within 15 calendar days of this notice. Prospective offers must also provide information detailing past performance in providing similar or like services, for the past three years, at time of proposal submission. The Government anticipates an award date on or about December 11, 1997. Please note: Quotes submitted by FAX will not be accepted. All responsible offerors shall mail quotes to the U S Secret Service, Procurement Division, 1310 L Street, NW, Suite 730, Washington, DC 20223, ATTN: Renea Morton before 3:00 PM, December 11, 1997. The Government will not be responsible for any costs in the preparation of responses to this announcement. See Note 22 and Note 26. (0322)

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