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J -- MAINTENANCE REPAIR & REBUILDING OF LOW & MEDIUM VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SOL S-FBOAD-98-R-0068 DUE 072498 POC Marshall Pittman, 703/875-6293 WEB: STATE DE[AART,EMT ACQUISITION WEB SITE, HTTP:WWW.STATEBUY.INTER.NET/HOME.HTM. E-MAIL: MAINTENANCE REPAIR & REBUILDING OF LOW & MEDIUM VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, PITTMANWM@STATE.GOV. The Department of State has a requirement for the contractor to provide all labor, materials and equipment required to perform engineering consulting, testing, and repair tasks for preventive maintenance of low & medium voltage electrical equipment (PMLMVEE). Typical low and medium voltage electrical equipment includes switches, transformers, cables, terminations, switchgear, and protective relays. The contractor shall travel to designated foreign facilities to assist Department of State teams in performing the initial PMLMVEE, or to perform in its entirety the initial PMLMVEE. Testing shall be performed in accordance with the electrical equipment manufacturer's instructions, the appendices to the statement of work, and applicable NEMA, ASA, ANSI and ASTM standards. The contractor shall be required to prepare a trip report following the initial PMLMVEE. The contractor shall be required to travel to designated foreign facilities to correct the deficiencies reported in the initial report and to prepare a report of all corrected deficiencies. The contractor shall provide all hand tools, meters, supplies, cameras, and any other apparatus necessary for PMLMVEE, including transportation of equipment to and from the designated site. The contractor's team shall include a managing registered professional engineer, and certified testing/repair technicians or equivalent. The successful contractor will be required to have or be able to obtain U. S. Department of Defense security clearances, SECRET level or higher for all personnel. If calssified documents are generated as a result of the PMLMVEE, the contractor shall store, handle, transmit, and mark them in accordance with DOS requirements. The period of performance will be one year with two one-year options. The estimated date for release of the solicitation is thirty days from the date this notice is published and proposals will be due 30 days after solicitation release. SIC code: 1731. Size standard $7.0 million. The proposed contract is 100% set-aside for small business concerns.***** (0146)

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