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R -- MILITARY RETIRED & ANNUITANT PAYROLL OPERATIONS!! SOL MDA220-99-R-6001 POC Mr. James S. Lee, Contracting Officer and Mr. Ken Arena, Contract Specialist at (703) 602-9226. In accordance with FAR 5.205(e), this announcement is the third and final notice of this requirement. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) has the following announcement: Interested sources are sought to perform payroll services in support of the Department of Defense Military Retired & Annuitant Payroll operations currently performed in Denver, CO and Cleveland, OH. The contractor shall provide the full range of services necessary to pay the military retiree or the annuitant. These services include personnel, systems(s), data processing support for system operations, a communications network and the necessary facilities. This procurement will be conducted as part of a cost comparison under the commercial activity OMB Circular A-76 guidelines. A release of the draft solicitation is anticipated for January 1999. A combination Fixed Price/Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract is anticipated. The period of performance will be a base year and four one-year options plus an option to extend the contract for six months in accordance with FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. This requirement will be competed as an unrestricted procurement. The solicitation will be issued via CD-ROM. To receive a copy of the solicitation, submit a written request to the above address, Attn: Ken Arena or via facsimile (703) 602-8773. See Note 26. Posted 12/14/98 (W-SN279878). (0348)

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