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J -- MAINTENANCE OF A PHILLIPS HIGH RESOLUTION MATERIALS RESEARCH DIFFRACTOMETER (MRD) SOL F33601-98-QX662 DUE 121598 POC Robin J. Tipton (937)257-6146 ext 4205 WEB: Pre-Award Information Exchange System, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil. E-MAIL: Robin J. Tipton, tiptonrj@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil. Period of Performance is Date of Award -- 30 Sep 99. SIC 7699, Size Standard $5 million. See Numbered Note 22. A purchase order with four one-year options may be awarded. A sole source award is contemplated to Philips Electronic Instruments Co., Mahwah, NJ. Non-personal service to provide preventive and remedial maintenance for 1 ea Philips High Resolution Materials Research Diffractometer (MRD) System located at AFRL/MLPO, Bldg 652, Rm 127, WPAFB, OH (http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil). The RFQ will be issued on or about 23 Nov 98 on PIXS. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE SENT. Facsimile or alternate proposals are not acceptable. Closing date to submit quotes is 15 Dec 98. 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 "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 [insert the buyer or contracting officer's name and telephone number]. 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." Posted 11/09/98 (W-SN269640). (0313)

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