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70 -- CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS CBD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IBM MAINTENANCE SERVICE SOL SSA-RFP-98-3506 DUE 061298 POC MONICA YANKLE, 410-965-9591 WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, MONICA.YANKLE@ssa.gov. Correction: This action (SSA-RFQ-98-3506) was originally published in the CBD dated March 13, 1998. This requirement is now a total small business set-aside. Only small businesses who meet the pertinent SIC Code and size standard and who can perform the required remedial and preventive maintenance services NATIONWIDE on Government- owned IBM equipment (IBM 3745, Model Nos. 31A and 61A Communication Controllers and IBM 3746 Model 900 Expansion Units with associated features and terminals) are eligible to compete. The applicable size standard is $18 million and the SIC code is 7378. Additionally, this requirement has been determined to be subject to Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) regarding the acquisition of Commercial Items; and therefore, will be issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document is scheduled for release on or about June 5, 1998. (0149)

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