Immigration & Naturalization Service, Procurement Division, 425 I St., NW, Room 2208, Washington, DC 20536

84 -- IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE (INS) UNIFORM PROGRAM SOL HQ-99-12 DUE 120799 POC Marina Atchison 202-305-7494 E-MAIL: Marina Atchison, Marina.E.Atchison@usdoj.gov. Solicitation/RFP HQ-99-12, for providing uniforms and related Law Enforcement items (e.g., leather goods, insignia, buttons, embroidered items, etc.) for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), will be issued on or about October 20, 1999. A single, negotiated contract will be awarded to supply uniforms and related Law Enforcement items for the agency's uniformed officers. During the contract term, there will be approximately sixteen thousand (16,000) or more officers wearing five (5) distinct uniforms. The five distinct uniforms are: (1) Immigration Inspector (includes official, rough duty, Inspections Response Team (IRT) uniforms); (2) Inspections Assistant (official uniform only); (3) U.S. Border Patrol Division (includes official, rough duty, and bicycle patrol uniforms); (4) Immigration Information Officer; and (5) Detention and Deportation Officer. This program provides uniforms and related items nation-wide for INS uniformed officers, men and women. The contract will be awarded for a period of one (1) year with the unilateral option to extend for four (4) additional one-year option periods. The successful contractor will be required to satisfy uniform item specifications, delivery requirements (to multiple addresses), inventory requirements, reporting requirements, and other requirements. Technically qualified offerors may be required to submit proposal samples. The successful contractor may be required to provide first article test items. Issue date is on or about October 20, 1999. Closing date is on or about December 7, 1999. This procurement is open to all responsible sources. For a copy of the solicitation, write to U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Headquarters Procurement Division, 425 I Street NW, Room 2208, Washington, DC 20536, Attn: Marina Atchison or by facsimile to (202) 514-3353, Attn: Marina Atchison. All requests for solicitation must be received no later than October 13, 1999. Requests for solicitation must be in writing. Posted 09/17/99 (W-SN381528). (0260)

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