Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administrati= on, Chief, Centralized Contracting Division, (402D3), 5101 Russell Road, Qu= antico, Virginia 22134-3903

99 -- HEADSTONE/GRAVE MARKER INSTALLATION, RAISING AND REALIGNING SOL 786-46-00 DUE 051100 POC Point of Contact -- Janice E. Corlew, Contracting Officer, (703) 44= 1-3086, Contracting Officer -- Wayne A. Simpson, Contracting Officer, (703) = 441-3088 WEB: IFB 786-46-00, http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=3D786-46-00. E-MAIL: Janice E. Corlew, jcorlew@cem.va.gov. This is a commercial item acquisition. The National Cemetery Administration is soliciting bids for Headstone/Grave Marker Installation, Raising and Realigning at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75211. The contract will cover the period June 1, 2000 through May 31, 2001 (base period), with two 1-year options to extend the term of the contract through May 31, 2003. This acquisition is a total (100%) set-aside for small business concerns. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 8999 and a size standard of $5 Million are applicable. All responsible small business sources are invited to submit a bid. Requests for a hard copy of the solicitation must be in writing to the attention of Mrs. Janice E. Corlew, Contract Specialist, and accompanied by a check or money order in the amount of Five Dollars ($5.00) (nonrefundable) made payable to =93U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.=94 Do not send cash. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Please reference Solicitation Number IFB 786-46-00 on all remittances. Hard copy solicitations will be issued on or about March 27, 2000. The solicitation is also available, FREE OF CHARGE, via the Internet at the following URL address, also on or about March 27, 2000:=20 http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=3D786-46-00. Any amendments to the solicitation will also be available at the URL address. Bidders are advised they are responsible for obtaining amendments. A pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 a.m., Central Time, Thursday, April 20, 2000, at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. During the pre-bid conference, a Government-produced video tape on the installation, raising and realigning of headstones and grave markers will be shown to prospective bidders. Prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference. Solicitation Number IFB 786-46-00 is being issued to recompete requirements originally contained in Solicitation Number IFB 786-36-00, which was cancelled as all otherwise acceptable bids were submitted at unreasonable prices.=20 The abstract of bids for Solicitation Number IFB 786-36-00 is available at the following URL address:=20 http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=3D786-36-00. Those firms that remitted the $5.00 nonrefundable bidding materials fee under Solicitation Number IFB 786-36-00 will automatically be issued a hard copy of Solicitation Number IFB 786-46-00 at no charge. See Note No. 1. Posted 03/20/00 (D-SN436169). (0080)

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