Acquisition Management Department, Building 54, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889-5600

65 -- BLOOD BANK TEST KITS SOL N00168-00-Q-L031 DUE 092499 POC Sandra A. Musgrove, Contracting Officer (301)295-6755 This is a notice of contract action 15 days before an issuance of a solicitation. Solicitation number N00168-00-Q-L031 will be issued 9 September 1999 for the Blood Bank Division, Laboratory Medicine Department, National Naval Medical Center. The standard industrial (SIC)code for this acquisition is 2835. The small business size standard is 500 employees. NNMC has a requirement for a standing order for various blood bank test kits. Award will be made in the form of a purchase order for a base year effective 1 October 1999 through 30 September 2000 with two (2) option years. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). Requests for a copy of the solicitation shall be by facsimile to the attention of Sandra A. Musgrove, Contracting Officer (301)295-0286 (no telephone requests please). Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor's Registration (CCR)database to be able to receive an award. This acquisition is being conducted under the guidelines as set forth in the Simpplied Acquisitions Procedures (SAP) Award will be contingent upon availability of FY00 funding. Posted 08/23/99 (W-SN370932). (0235)

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