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V -- PACKING, CRATING AND LOCAL DRAYAGE SERVICES, FT. LEWIS AND MCCHORD, WASHINGTON SOL DAKF57-98-R-0001 DUE 123097 POC Contract Specialist Steve Dawson 253-967-2151 extension 253 (Site Code DAKF57) Furnish personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, services and material, except as specified Government-furnished, for preparation of personal property of military members and civilian employees for movement or drayage and related services. Services include premove survey, servicing appliances, disassembly of furniture, packaging, inventorying, tagging, wrapping, padding, packing and bracing household goods in Government-owned and furnished shipping containers, properly secured and sealed for shipment, weighing, obliterating old markings, marking, strapping and drayage of container with in area of performance, loading shipments on line-haul carrier's equipment at contractor's facility. Services for expensive and valuable items include inventorying each item, packing in Government-approved, Contractor furnished container(s), marking, banding and cubing at owner's residence. Storage of containerized articles will be furnished when ordered by the Contracting Officer. Other services include furnishing new containers or specially constructed wooden crates; remarking shipments for reconsignment; repair of containers; assembly/disassembly of Government-owned containers; reweighing and partial removal of items from outer container. Contract period consists of Base Period (1 April 1998 through 31 December 1998) and two (2) one year option periods. Estimated issue date of this solicitation is 15 January 1998. All requests for the solicitation must be either in writing or FAX request (253) 967-2772; telephonic requests are not accepted. There will be a charge for this solicitation. Each bidder requesting a solicitation package will be notified by this office, prior to actual issuance of the package to when, where and how much and the acceptable payment method. Please request prior contract information (FOIA) separately from the solicitation. This solicitation will result in a requirements type contract and delivery orders will be issued. The proposed procurement listed here is being considered for 100 percent set-aside for small business (SB) concerns. Interested SB concerns should, as early as possible but not later than 15 days of this notice, indicate interest in the acquisition by providing to the contracting office above, evidence of capability to perform. If adequate interest is not received from SB concerns, the solicitation will be issued as unrestricted without further notice. Therefore, replies to this notice are requested from all business concerns as well as from SB concerns. Concern means any business entity organized for profit with a place of business located in the United States, including, but not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, or cooperative. The size standard for any concern including its affiliates with an average annual sales or receipts for its preceding three fiscal years shall not be in excess of $18.5 million. SIC Code: 4783. Numbered Note #26 Applies. (0344)

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