Supply Department Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 101 Strauss Ave, Indian Head, MD 20640-5035

14 -- SHIPPING CONTAINERS SOL N00174-98-R-0097 POC Karen Tindley, Contract Specialist, (301) 743-6385 This solicitation will be available for downloading from our website beginning approximately 15 September 1998. Prior to this date you will not be able to access this solicitation. When available, copies of this solicitation can ONLY BE OBTAINED FROM THE NSWC, INDIAN HEAD DIVISION INTERNET WEB PAGE. Address: http://www.ih.navy.mil/contracts. Requests for copies of this solicitation, other than through the Internet, WILL NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED. NSWC/IHD shall not receive or accept any form of electronic or faxed proposals must be received in hard copy and are subject to FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors Competitive Acquisition (OCT 1997). Note: all offerors will be ineligible for award unless they have registered in DOD's Central Contractors Registration database. Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. This requirement is for a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under SIC Code 2499, FSC 8145, and Size Standard 500 employees. The Government intends to award on initials a Fixed Price supply contract with a First Article and stepladder quantities for Shipping Containers -- drawing 13350000. THE DRAWING WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET, THE DRAWING WILL ONLY BE MAILED TO CONTRACTORS BASED ON FAXED OR E-MAIL REQUESTS FOR THE DRAWING. Evaluation factors: Past Performance and Price. Any questions should be addressed to Karen A. Tindley via fax (301) 743-6547 or e-mail KarenTindley@supply.ih.navy.mil. See Notes: 1 and 9. DO NOT SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR MAILED/FAXED/E-MAIL COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION, ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET. Posted 08/31/98 (W-SN243567). (0243)

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