Department of Veterans Affairs, Acquisition Opeations Service (93A), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420

S -- LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT AT VAMC LEBANON, PA SOL 101-22-98 DUE 091798 POC Jan Flakowicz, Contracting Officer (202)273-8757 WEB: VA Business Opportunities Website, www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp/sols.htm. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, Jan.Flakowicz@mail.va.gov. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a requirement for the purchase, delivery, and installation of new laundry equipment for the Lebanon, PA VA Medical Center. This equipment consists of three (3) dryer/tumblers and lint collection systems that are capable of producing 1000 LBS per hour and one (1) 120 LB dryer/tumbler. The above capacities are stated at a minimum and additional requirements and specifications for the new equipment are stated in the Solicitation. A site visit by offerors is necessary to assess installation circumstances for the new equipment and the trade-in value of the existing equipment. The VA anticipates release of a Solicitation on or about August 20, 1998. It is anticipated that proposals in response to this Solicitation will be due no later than 3:00 PM September 17, 1998 with award of a contract being made on or about September 25. Delivery and installation of the equipment shall completed within 60 days after contract award. This procurement will be a 100% set-aside for Small Business. A Small Business is defined as a business having less than 500 employees. The SIC Code for this procurement is 3582. All requests for a copy of this Solicitation should reference RFP 101-22-98 and be made in writing to the contracting officer at the above street address, via fax at (202) 273-7448, or by email (Jan Flakowicz@mail.va.gov). The Solicitation will also be made available for review and down-loading from the VA Website at: www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp/sols.htm on or about August 20, 1998. Should you have any further questions regarding this procurement, please contact the contracting officer, Jan Flakowicz, at 202-273-8757. Posted 08/14/98 (W-SN237141). (0226)

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