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40 -- ROPE SOL SP0500-00-R-0209 DUE 051500 POC Contact Carole Tims,CBB/23,(215)737-7397;contracting officer,Susan Paul,(215)737-7324 200+ rope and cordage items are included in this solicitation. All items are covered by the DSCP Qualified Supplier List. Contract will be an Indefinite Quantity Contract with one base year and four option years; virtually all shipments will be Direct Vendor Delivery, not stock; orders will be transmitted electronically. FOB destination offers only. Note 26 does not apply. Drawings not required. Delivery to any CONUS destination. This acquisition is solicited on an unrestricted basis. To obtain a copy of this solicitation, access the Procurement Gateway at the following website: www.progate.daps.mil/home. Offerors should access the solicitation electronically, but must submit a hard copy proposal (proposals may not be electronically mailed). Offerors must also obtain the listing of required items contained in the solicitation by accessing the Excel spreadsheet at the following web site: http://www.dscp.dla.mil/gi/general/pgrr.htm. Pricing must be submitted in this spreadsheet format on an actual diskette along with a signed hard copy proposal. The solicitation and spreadsheet will not be available at the above web sites until the issue date of 14 March 2000. Point of contact is Carole Tims, CBB/23, (215)737-7397, or Susan Paul (215)737-7324. Posted 03/28/00 (W-SN438641). (0088)

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