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R -- RECORDING, TRANSCRIBING AND FURNISHING OF TRANSCRIPTIONS SOL CC-99-Q-0005 POC Thora Stanwood, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 874-4716, Fax (202) 874-5625, Email thora.stanwood@occ.treas.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=CC-99-Q-0005& LocID=1765. E-MAIL: Thora Stanwood, thora.stanwood@occ.treas.gov. SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) requires the services of a qualified contractor to record, transcribe and furnish transcriptions on a nationwide basis. These tasks will be required at advisory board and committee meetings, conferences, courthouse and/or legal proceedings, depositions, arbitration hearings, personnel grievance and appeal hearings, as well as other administrative hearings. The contractor may be required to work overtime hours and/or weekends and holidays. Authorized travel expenses will be paid in accordance with OCC travel regulations. SIC CODE/SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE/WAGE DETERMINATION -- The SIC Code is 7338 and size standard is $5.0 (based on average annual receipts for the three most recent fiscal years). This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside and is subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended. The exact places of performance are unknown; however, wage determinations have been requested for OCC_s headquarters, Washington, DC, and six district locations: Atlanta, New York City, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas and San Francisco. The contracting officer will request wage determinations for additional possible places of performance, when they become known, if asked to do so in writing. HOW TO ACQUIRE A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION -- The OCC anticipates issuing the solicitation on or about November 4, 1999. The solicitation document will contain the details of OCC_s court reporting requirements, the instructions for submitting a quotation, and how the quotations will be evaluated. FAX your request for solicitation #CC-99-Q-0005 to the attention of Thora Stanwood at 202-874-5625. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the OCC. OCC anticipates awarding a contract on or about December 15, 1999 using the simplified acquisition process under the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items in Subpart 13.5. ##### Posted 10/21/99 (D-SN393498). (0294)

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