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51 -- TOOLS, TOOLS SETS AND TOOL KITS, INDUSTRIAL QUALITY, HAND PRECISION MEASURING TOOLS, ELECTRIC TOOLS, PNEUMATIC TOOLS, WOODWORKING AND METAL WORKING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, AND ACCESSORIES SOL 6FES-980203-R1 POC Jay Willingham, Contract Specialist, Phone (816) 823-1285, Fax (816) 926-3678, Email jay.willingham@gsa.gov -- Arlene Tittle, Contract Specialist, Phone (816) 926-7588, Fax (816) 926-3678, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://eps.arnet.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=6FES-980203 -R1&LocID=7. E-MAIL: Jay Willingham, jay.willingham@gsa.gov. Solicitation 6FES-980203-N will be reissued as a "refreshed" solicitation under Solicitation Number 6FES-980203-R1, on or about January 5, 1999. This solicitation will provide for variable contract periods, with a contract duration of five years. Offers may be submitted at any time. This solicitation will combine Schedule Group 51, Tools, Tool Sets, and Tool Kits, Industrial Quality; Hand Precision Measuring, 51 Part VI, Portable Powered Hand Tools, FSC 5130 items under Commercial Acquisition of Multiple Products (CAMP), Power Driven Portable Hand Tools and Accessories, FSC Group 32/34, Woodworking and Metalcrafting Machinery and Equipment, and Group 51 Part VII, Portable Tools Boxes, Cabinets and Chests. Special Item Numbers (SINS) will be reduced to eight SINS, as follows: 550-001 -- Hand Held Tools, Powered 577-001 -- Woodworking Machinery and Equipment 577-005 -- Metal Working Machinery & Equipment 600-001 -- Portable Tool Boxes, Cabinets, and Chests 612-209 -- Tool Kits 612-173—Introduction of New Products 613-001 -- Hand Held Tools, Nonpowered 614-001 -- Accessories This will be an unrestricted acquisition. Contract periods will be from date of award through five years. Included in this solicitation will be provisions for Worldwide Coverage, including Clause I-FSS-103, Scope of Contract -- Worldwide, I-FSS-108, Clauses for Overseas coverage, and I-FSS-109, English Language and U.S. Dollar Requirements. Also included will be an Option to extend the contract for five years, Clause I-FSS-164-D, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (AUG 1995). This solicitation will issue over the Electronic Posting System (EPS). Vendors wishing to obtain a copy of this solicitation may download it from the internet by accessing http://eps.arnet.gov. Posted 12/21/98 (D-SN282255). (0355)

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