U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Contracting and General Services, P.O Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306

T -- PROVIDE INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS SOL 201819R003 POC Joseph B. Grainey, Contract Specialist (505) 248-6793 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2, seeks proposals to furnish all facilities, labor, materials, equipment to fabricate and deliver miscellaneous exhibits. Region 2 encompasses the four states of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Exhibits is defined as including but not limited to dioramas and associated cabinet-work, interpretive panels, audio/visual programs, graphics photomurals, fixtures, background painting and audio mechanical. The solicitation is for an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC). The resulting contract will be awarded as a commercial item purchase. Ordering will be by separate task order for actual requirements. The solicitation will contain a 12 month base period and two 12 month option periods. The solicitation is set aside for 100% small business. The SIC is 7389 size standard is $5.0 million. The place of performance is unknown. A wage determination has been requested for Tallahassee, Florida in Leon County, Layfette, Colorado in Boulder County, Salt Lake City, Utahin Salt Lake County, Hagerstown, Maryland in Washington County, Cumberland Maryland in Allegheny County, Cave Creek, Arizona in Maricdopa County, and Santa FE, NM in Santa Fe County. The contracting officer will request additional wage determinations if requested to do so in writing within 20 calendar days before the solicitation due date. The solicitation will allow for and it is anticipated that multiple awards will be made from this solicitation. Award will be made to the responsive, responsible offeror after evaluation of price and technical proposals. It is estimated that the solicitation will be issued by November 16, 1998. A response due date has not yet been established. It estimated that evaluation and award will be made by January 5, 1999. Requests for the solicitation package must be made in writing and are acceptable by FAX to (505)248-6791, or by mail to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Contracting and General Services, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306. Reference solicitation No. 201819R003 when requesting the solicitation. No telephone requests will be accepted. Posted 11/02/98 (W-SN267310). (0306)

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