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42 -- SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT SOL CON-00-0016 DUE 032400 POC Contact Point/Contracting Officer: Wayne Greene, Contracting Officer, Telephone: (202)619-2339; Facsimile: (202) 205-0683. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, wgreene@IBB.GOV. The Broadcasting Broad of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), Office of Contracts, Simplified Acquisition Branch (CON/SA), has a requirement for a contractor to provide OSHA compliant fall arrest and safety equipment for the Sri Lanka Transmitting Station. Contractor is also requested to provide training on the use of the OSHA complaint fall arrest equipment at the Sri Lanka Transmitting Station. The Government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract (purchase order), utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures as specified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13, to the responsible quoter (offeror) whose price quotation conforming to the RFQ is most advantageous to the Government based on the quoter's ability to meet the OSHA requirements and lowest price quotation. This procurement is set-aside for small businesses in accordance with FAR Subpart 19.502 and the Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 9999. The request for Quotation No. CON-00-0016 is scheduled for release on February 29, 2000. Responses to the RFQ (i.e., Technical Capabilities/Experience information, and Price quotation) are due by the close of business (5 p.m. EST), Monday, March 24, 2000. Firms interested in receiving a copy of the RFQ must respond in writing to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Wayne Greene via facsimile at (202) 205-0683 or e-mail at wgreene@IBB.gov. All written requests for copies of the RFQ must be received by February 29, 2000 and shall include the RFQ number; your company name, mailing address, telephone number and facsimile number. No telephone requests for this RFQ will be honored. See numbered Note 1. Posted 02/10/00 (W-SN424135). (0041)

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