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R -- OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE USA NATIONAL PAVILION, PARIS AIR SHOW SOL 52-DKTA-0-90026 DUE 041700 POC Joel Perlroth, 301-713-0829 x121 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the Paris Air Show, http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd/SOLINDEX.HTML. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, joel.l.perlroth@agf.noaa.gov. This is being issued in accordance with FAR Part 12 for commercial items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation No.: 52-DKTA-0-90026 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-14. This RFP is being conducted under full and open competition. The SIC Code is 7389, the size standard is $5.0 Million dollars. The complete solicitation along with all questions and answers willbe posted at the following web site: http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd/SOLINDEX.HTML The closing date for solicitation No. 52-DKTA-0-90026 is April 17, 2000, at 1:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME. The solicitation document is an Adobe Acrobat file. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat go to the following site to download your free copy of the reader: http://www.adobe.com In addition, offerors should access the solicitation page referenced prior to submission of offers to determineif the solicitation has been amended. Offerors who download solicitations from the Internet Page assume responsibility for obtaining any amendments to a solicitation. Your written response to any solicitation MUST include acknowledgment of receipt of any amendments. Requirement Description: The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities (except as otherwise specified), to perform organization and management of the USA National Pavilion at the 2001 Paris Air Show, June 16-24, 2001. This award will cover the 2001 USA National Pavilion, and include an option for the 2003 USA National Pavilion. The Paris Air Show (the "Air Show") is the most prestigious show in the world for the aerospace industry, attracting exhibitors, buyers, agents, distributors, and potential investors from all over the world. Since 1915, the Air Show has been organized and operated on a biennial basis (odd- numbered years) by the Salons Internationaux de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace (the Salon), a French quasi-governmental entity. In 1999, the Air Show featured almost 1,900 exhibitors or groups of exhibitors, from 46 countries, at its location at Le Bourget Airport outside of Paris. Offerors may submit written questions requesting information or clarification of the RFP requirements through March 24, 2000 at 3:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME to allow the program office adequate time to prepare and issue responses to all offerors prior to closing date and time set for receipt of proposals. Only written questions will receive a response. Questions may be faxed to Joel Perlroth at 301-713-0809 or e-mailed tojoel.l.perlroth@agf.noaa.gov. Proposals must be submitted in writing and signed by an authorized individual of the company. The Government will not accept electronic, telegraphic, facsimile, or telephonic proposals. Posted 03/03/00 (W-SN430947). (0063)

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