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99 -- REFRACTORY CHROMITE AND MANGANESE DIOXIDE SOL SP0833-00-Q-0123 DUE 042000 POC Cynthia F. Brown (703) 767-5346 WEB: dnsc homepage, http://www.dnsc.dla.mil. E-MAIL: richard_talbott@hq.dla.mil, richard_talbott@hq.dla.mil. DNSC- DEFENSE NATIONAL STOCKPILE CENTER is soliciting request for quotes (RFQ's) to furnish all necessary Labor, Equipment, Tools, Supplies and Supervision to provide for the relocation of 20,498 Short Wet Tons (SWT) of Refractory Chromite Ore to the Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia Depot and 21,591 SWT of Manganese Dioxide, Battery Grade, to the Warren, Ohio Depot from the Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois. Period of performance is 100 calendar days after contract award. This is a 100% small business set-aside under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 8999. The small business size standard is $5 million. RFQ's may be submitted to the following address: ATTN: DNSC-L (Bid Custodian), Defense National Stockpile Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 4616 (Mail) or Suite 4528 (Hand Delivered), Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5541. Telephonic, telegraphic or faxed RFQ's will not be accepted. RFQ's must be received by 1:00 pm April 20, 2000. A Pre-Bid conference will be held Thursday, April 6, 2000 10:00 a.m. (EST) at Savanna Army Depot. The Government contemplates making one award to the responsible quoter subject to evaluation of the best value to the Government. Evaluation will be based on experience, past performance, and price. Experience and past performance are equal in importance and when combined are significantly more important than price. However, as offers become more equal in these areas, price becomes more important. A copy of the RFQ may be obtained by calling Cynthia F. Brown at (703) 767-5346 or fax your request to (703) 767-5411. Posted 02/22/00 (W-SN427247). (0053)

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