U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home, RMD/Contracting Division, 3700 N. Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20317-0002

T -- PRINTING OF TABLOID NEWSPAPER SOL 843100-00-Q-1000 DUE 081399 POC Irvin Jahn 202-722-3558 Provide pre-press and printing of APX 3000 copies of one Tabloid Newspaper,APX 9x per year for the UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME (USSAH) FOR ONE BASE YEAR PLUS THREE ONE-YEAR OPTIONS. THE USSAH IS A CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY OF APPROXIMATELY 1150 RETIRED AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH AN AVERAGE AGE OF SEVENTY-FOUR. THE AWARD WILL BE BASED UPON BEST VALUE (DEFINED IN THE SOLICITATION). OFFER'S TECHNICAL PROPOSAL IS LIMITED TO FIVE PAGES. THE THREE EVALUATION FACTORS ARE: 1) EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE NEWSPAPER PRINTING SERVICES, 2) MANAGEMENT/TECHNICAL APPROACH, 3) PRICE. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS UP TO FIVE MILLION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR PART 12 AND PART 13 (1997 EDITION WITH UPDATED FACS). OFFERS WILL REQUEST A COPY OF THE 8 PAGE SOLICITATION BY FAX @ 202-722-3506, OR E-MAIL (USSAH13@EROLS.COM). OFFERS WILL PROVIDE COMPANY NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, E-MAIL AND POC WITH THEIR REQUEST. THIS SOLICITATION IS A 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS, NTE SEVEN MILLION. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO MAKE ONE AWARD FOR THIS REQUIREMENT. THIS REQUIREMENT IS SUBJECT TO FAR 52.232-18 "AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS" FOR FY00. THE SOLICITATION IS NOW AVAILABLE. THE OFFER'S PROPOSALS ARE DUE 13 AUGUST @ 2PM LOCAL TIME. Posted 07/29/99 (W-SN360387). (0210)

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