Chief, Centralized Contracting Division (402D3), National Cemetery Administration Operations Support Center, 5101 Russell Rd., Quantico, VA 22134

99 -- GRANITE NICHE COVERS SOL RFQ 786-107-99 DUE 050799 POC Cheryl L. Harding, 703-441-3080 (voice); 703-441-3070 (fax) WEB: Click here to download a FREE COPY OF THE RFQ, http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp/sols.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, charding@cem.va.gov. Contractor shall furnish a combined total of 5,025 granite niche covers, F.O.B. Destination Within Consignee's Premises, to three consignees: Calverton National Cemetery, 210 Princeton Blvd., Calverton (Long Island), NY; Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, 10175 Rawiga Road, Rittman, OH; and Deleware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear, DE 19701. Granite niche cover requirements to be delivered to each cemetery no later than August 6, 1999. This acquisition is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 3281 and a size standard of 500 employees is applicable to this acquisition. All responsible small business concerns may submit a quote. The contractor will be required to furnish a sample of granite to be used in satisfying these requirements to verify compliance with the specifications. In addition, the contractor will be required to submit preproduction samples as well. Requests for a hard copy of the solicitation must be in writing to Ms. Cheryl Harding and accompanied by a check or money order in the amount of Five dollars ($5.00) (non-refundable) payable to "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs." No telephone requests will be accepted. Hard copy solicitations will be issued via the ordinary mails on or about April 16, 1999. Electronic solicitations may be obtained FREE OF CHARGE on or about April 16, 1999, at the following URL: http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp/sols.htm. Any amendments to the solicitation will also be available at the URL address. Quoters are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. If you are downloading the solicitation and would like to be included on the mailing list, please e-mail the contracting officer with your company name, point of contact, mailing address and telephone numbers (voice and facsimile). See Note No. 1. Posted 04/08/99 (W-SN317807). (0098)

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