DOT/RSPA/VOLPE National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142

R -- TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES SOL DTRS57-98-Q-80031 DUE 121897 POC Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, (617) 494-2437 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division Home Page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Purchasing Agent, marinok@volpe1.dot.gov. The Volpe Center plans to procure through Simplified Acquisition Procedures qualified company's to provide, on-site at the Center, administrative temporary help functions, individual task orders for brief or intermittent use of the skills of private sector temporaries to perform the work of a Volpe Center employee who is on leave for a temporary period. The number of actual labor hours ordered per category will vary according to the governments needs. The following categories of secretary and clerical support positions may be requested of the Contractor on a task order basis: Secretary, Receptionist/Office Automation and Accounting Technician. The contractor will assure compliance with all Federal, State and Local laws and regulations pertaining to work eligibility, compensation, overtime and other employment related statutes. Small Business firms classified under SIC Code 7363 that are interested in proposing on this requirement and maintain a Boston office must request a Request for Quotation (RFQ)in writing. Quotation issuance date will be on or about December 18, 1997. A single award will result from this solicitation. NO telephone requests will be accepted, however, we will accept requests via facsimile at 617/494-3649, ATTN: Karen Marino, DTS-853. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available on the Internet, these documents will be available on a WWW server which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is: "http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html". Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation's posting and availability for downloading may register at the Volpe Center site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. Requests for a hardcopy of the solicitation may be mailed or sent via e-mail to marinok@volpe1.dot.gov. Telephone requests will not be honored. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above (0337)

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