U.S Customs Service, 6026 Lakeside BLVD ATTN: FPSG, Indianapolis, IN 46278

P -- DESTRUCTION & STORAGE OF RECORDS FOR U.S. CUSTOMS SOL CS-I-99-24767 DUE 080299 POC Contract Specialist, Ron Tweedy, (317) 298-1180 x1124 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation that will be released. Solicitation number CS-I-99-24767 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. The standard industrial classification code (SIC) is 4225. The small business size standard is 18.5 million. This requirement will result in a firm fixed price purchase order with three one year options. The services are described as follows: One hundred eleven (111) pallets, 4' x 4', each holding 50 boxes. Boxes will be indexed, palletized and wrapped by Records Section Staff. Pallets will be numbered to correspond with index. Vendor will pick-up pallets at 6 World Trade Center, West Street Garage, New York, NY. Truck must be less than 12 feet in height. Vendor will load pallets into vendor-provided weather tight and fire proof containers. The containers must be locked and accessible only to USCS employees presenting proper identification Vendor will creat a listing to indicate the numbered pallets within each container for possible retrieival and future destruction. If retrieval is required, vendor will be present to unlock and remove pallet from container. Vendor will provide hi-lo or any other equipment required to make pallet accessible to USCS employee. Manifests from January, 1997 to December, 1997, approximately 78 boxes, will be destroyed on a month to month basis beginning January, 2000. Manifests from January, 1998 to December,1998, approximately 33 boxes, will be destroyed on a month to month basis beginning, January, 2001 ****Destruction on a yearly rather than a monthly basis may prove to be more economical since one pallet may hold several different months. The yearly destruction does meet destruction requirements. Upon notification by a USCS official, vendor will cart pallets to recycling site or public dump for destruction. The following FAR clauses and provisions apply: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial items, 52,212-5, Contact terms and conditions required to implement Statues or Executive Offerors -- Commercial Items will apply to the resultant contract: 52.203-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.222-26,52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52-222-37, 52.225-3, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-43 and 52.217-9. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the government to exercise the option (s). The proposal should include the cost for the base period and each option period. Offerors should include a completed copy of the provisions at 52.212-3, Offeror representations and Certification-Commercial Items, with their proposals. The government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all option periods to the total price for the base period. The government will make a purchase order award to the offeror who is technically acceptable and offers the lowest price. The contractors responsibility will be pursuant to FAR 9.104-1. The government may evaluate proposals and make award without discussions. Proposal are due Monday, August 2, 1999 at 3:30 p.m., local time. Facsimile proposals (317) 298-1344, are acceptable. Late proposals will not be considered. Proposals shall be addressed as follows: U.S. Customs Service, Field Procurement Services Group, Attention: Ron Tweedy, 6026 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278. Posted 07/27/99 (I-SN359363). (0208)

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