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S -- FULL FOOD SERVICE SOL DTCG89-00-R-JNE264 DUE 012500 POC Jocelyn Brox-Chester, Contract Specialist, 510/437-5913 A firm-fixed price, unrestricted, commercial item solicitation will be issued for Full Food Service, in support of Commander, Naval Forces Alaska's Harbor Defense Training Exercise "Northern Edge 00" located in Sitka, Alaska. PLEASE NOTE: SITAA, ALASKA IS A REMOTE COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE BY WATER (BOAT) OR PLANE ONLY. The policies contained in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations shall be used. The Contractor shall provide all services, management, food, labor, equipment, transportation, materials and supplies to feed 400 people, three meals daily, seven days a week for a twelve day period. The period of performance is 28 February 2000 through 10 March 2000. Meals will be prepared and served at the Harrigan Centennial Hall, located in Sitka, Alaska. The solicitation will be issued on or about 7 January 2000 with a closing date of approximately 25 January 2000. The SIC Code 5812 with a size standard of $15 million. All responsible sources may submit an offerwhich may be considered by this agency. Requests for this solicitation must be in writing and shall include the solicitation number. The following Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receiving financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00 with interest at the price rate. For further information call the (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above.***** Posted 12/17/99 (W-SN409616). (0351)

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