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R -- A76 TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTING POC Colette Dalton, Contract Specialist, 703-607-5708 In accordance with FAR 5.205(e) this is the first of three publishings of this requirement. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) has the following announcement: Interested sources are sought to perform accounting in support of the DoD Transportation Accounting Operation currently performed in Omaha, NE; Washington DC; Virginia Beach, VA and San Diego, CA. The contractor shall provide the full ranger of services necessary to account for transportation funds and to report the status of funds. These services include billing activities, preparing general and subsidiary ledgers, using automated financial management systems to account for working capital funds, performing reconciliation of accounts, conducting analysis of accounts, and preparing accounting reports. This procurement will be conducted as part of a cost comparison under the Commercial Activity OMB Circular A-76 Guidelines. A Firm Fixed Price contract will be used for a base year and four option years. The solicitation issue date istentatively planned for October 7, 1998. A pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled in Arlington, VA on October 15, 1998 at a site to be determined. A draft statement of word (Section C), instructions to offerors (Section L); and evaluation factors for award (Section M) will be posted to the DFAS web site (www.dfas.mil) the week of September 13, 1998, for review and comment. Interested parties should respond in writing to the above address, Attn: Colette Dalton for via facsimile 703-602-8773. Interested parties should reference the DFAS Web site for further information. Posted 09/03/98 (W-SN245202). (0246)

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