Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Retuilization & Marketing Service, National Sales Office, 74 Washington Avenue North, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3094

MULTI-YEAR TERM SALE OF DOD SURPLUS USABLE PROPERTY SALE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) SURPLUS USEABLE PROPERTY. Point of contact is Cheri' Reece-Calkins, DRMS-LMC, (616)961-7220 or email creece@drms.dla.mil. This is a request for expression of interest as well as notification of a pre-proposal conference. The Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) intends on soliciting bids for a multi-year term sale of a variety of DoD surplus property (e.g. aircraft parts, electrical and electronics, household, medical, office machines, clothing and textiles, vehicles, equipment). The estimated annual resale value of this property is in excess of $60 million annually. DRMS, a primary-level field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency, is planning to offer future generations of useable surplus property for sale. The contract will result in a proceeds sharing relationship with the Government. This sale will be conducted using a two-step formal process consisting of two distinct steps: (1) Request for Technical Proposal (RFTP): solicitation, submission and evaluation of technical proposals to determine acceptability; and (2) issuance of an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to only those firms who have submitted acceptable technical proposals under step 1. The technical proposals will be evaluated and determined to be either: (A) Acceptable; (B) Reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable by additional information, or (C) Unacceptable. Any proposal which modifies or fails to conform to the essential requirements or specifications of this request for technical proposals may be considered unacceptable. An IFB will be issued to bidders who have been rated technically acceptable on step 1. Bidders are advised to submit proposals which are fully and clearly acceptable based solely on the proposal as submitted. The government may proceed directly with the second step of this sale without requesting or permitting the submission of further information from any bidder. If the Government deems it necessary to assure adequate bid competition in the second step or otherwise finds it desirable and in its best interest, the Government may in its sole discretion, request additional information from bidders after initial technical proposal submission. Such information will only be requested from bidders whose proposals are considered reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable. The additional information requested on such proposals will only be submitted to clarify or supplement, but not basically change the proposal as initially submitted. Firms submitting proposals determined to be unacceptable within step 1 will be notified. The IFB (step 2) will be issued only to those firms whose technical proposals have been determined acceptable in step 1. No other firms will be invited to bid or be considered for award. Each bid in step 2 must be based on the bidder's acceptable technical proposal submitted in step 1. Award will be made to the highest responsive/responsible bidder. A pre-proposal conference regarding this action will be held at the Raddison Hotel O'Hare, Rosemont, IL on November 10, 1999. Interested parties should contact Cheri' Reece-Calkins at DRMS-LMC, Federal Center, 74 Washington Avenue North, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3092, by facsimile at (616)961-7568 or by email at creece@drms.dla.mil to request a copy of the RFTP package. Additionally, a copy of the RFTP can be obtained from the DRMS web site at www.drms.dla.mil. Submission of written questions and comments prior to the industry conference regarding the RFTP/IFB are encouraged. WEB: Defense Reutilization & Marketing Service; National, http://www.drms.com/Special Sales. E-MAIL: Cheri' Reece-Calkins, Property Specialist, creece@drms.dla.mil. Posted 10/08/99 (W-SN390267). (0281)

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