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M -- M-VISITOR CENTER OPERATION AND INTERPRETIVE TOURS, HIRAM M. CHITTENDEN LOCKS, LWSC, SEATTLE WASHINGTON!! SOL DACW67-00-B-0008 DUE 121799 POC Contract Specialist Sharon Gonzalez (206) 764-3635 (Site Code DACA67) WEB: http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/cntrct/, http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/cntrct/. E-MAIL: sharon.j.gonzalez@usace.army.mil, sharon.j.gonzalez@usace.army.mil. Requirements include the continued operation of the Government-owned Visitor Center at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks located at 3505 Northwest 54th Street, Seattle, WA. Contractor shall provide all labor, materials and equipment necessary to operate the Visitor Center and provide Interpretive Tours. The period of performance shall begin on 3 January 2000 and shall include the base period thru 30 September 2000, and 4 option years beginning 1 October through 30 September for each option period. Availability: This Solicitation will be issued as an Electronic Bid Set (EBS) on CD-Rom format only. EBS CD-ROM disks with plans and specs will be available on or about 3 November 1999 at no charge per set. EBS CD-ROM disks will be issued on a first come, first served basis until supply is exhausted. No phone requests accepted. Refer to IFB No. DACW67-00-B-0008 when ordering. Requests must be in writing and be received before bid documents will be mailed. Requests may be made: (1) by fax to (206)764-6817, (2) bycompleting the web request form for the solicitation listed at http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/cntrct an additional confirmation copy of your request need not be mailed. Please be sure to include if you are a Prime, Sub, or a Plans Room. EBS CD-ROM's may be picked up from the Plans Room Monday thru Friday between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 9999. This project is 100% set aside for small business concerns. For the purposes of this procurement, a concern is considered a small business if its average annual gross revenue taken for the last three fiscal years does not exceed $5 million or less. Visit the Corps of Engineers web site at http://www.nws.usace.army.mil for additional contracting opportunities.**** Posted 10/20/99 (A-SN393438). (0293)

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