ASC/PKW, Bldg 1, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-5309

B -- LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES SOL F33601 98 R9017 DUE 083198 POC Sandra Dugan (937) 257-6147 ext. 4225 WEB: pixs, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil. E-MAIL: dugansl, dugansl@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) OH has a requirement for nonpersonal services to provide laboratory analytical testing services on a variety of environmental samples and sample matrices collected at or for WPAFB. Acquisition will be UNRESTRICTED. Anticipated period of performance 1 Oct 98 through 30 Sep 99. Four one-year options may be awarded. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8734. This Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on the ASC PreAward Information Exchange System (PIXS) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil). NO HARD COPIES WILL BE SENT. Description: Perform all operations necessary for the handling, packaging, shipping, and analysis of gas, liquid, or solid samples, or combination of each, collected by WPAFB personnel. Must also provide emergency sample pickup and analysis on an as needed basis, 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. "Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of an Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact [Sandra Dugan (937) 257-6147 ext. 4225]. When requested the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Mr. Plaisted can be reached at (937) 255-9095, extension 232." Contractor must be registered in CCR prior to award for solicitations issued after 31 May 1998. Tel: 1-888-CCR-2423 Fax: 1-703-696-0213 Every solicitation issued after 31 May 1998 must include the clause at DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration". Duns/CCR Website: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccr/cgi-bin/query.pl (0168)

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