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C -- FURNISH AND ERECT ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCE, REMOVE CONCRETE WALL SOL 27-3K47-99 DUE 092499 POC Karen Chapman, Contract Specialist, (301)504-5073 Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision to furnish and erect approximately 352 linear feet of ornamental iron fence and remove 252 linear feet of concrete wall at the U.S. National Arboretum, 3501 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002-1958. All work is to be completed within 90 calendar days following receipt of Notice to Proceed. The applicable SIC Code is 1799 with a small business standard of $7.0 M. This requirement is solicited on an unrestricted basis pursuant to the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. The magnitude of the project is between $25,000.00 to $100,000.00. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in accordance with Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13, and incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. A reasonable number of copies of the solicitation package are available, on a first-come-first-served basis, and will be available on or about September 10, 1999. Written request only, specifying the RFQ number (27-3K47-99) submitted to the address above or faxed to 301/504-5009. Only one site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, September 15, 1999 at 10:30 a.m., meeting in the lobby of the Administration Building, U.S. National Arboretum, Washington D.C. Written quotations by facsimile are acceptable on or before September 24, 1999 at 4:30 p.m. (EST). This project is subject to the Availability of Funds. A firm fixed price purchase order to be awarded when funding becomes available, to the responsive/responsible offeror at a fair and reasonable price. Posted 08/25/99 (W-SN372212). (0237)

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