General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service (FSS), Hardware and Appliance Center (6FE), 1500 East Bannister Road, Kansas City, MO, 64131

51 -- WORLDWIDE FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT FOR "HARDWARESUPERSTORE", FSC GROUP(S) 32, 34, 35, 37, 41, 51, 52, 73, 80, AND SOL 6FES-E6-970173-R2 POC Ellie Upchurch, Contract, Phone (816) 926-7808, Fax (816) 926-7182, Email ellie.upchurch@gsa.gov -- Larry Schmoll, Contract Specialist, Phone (816) 823-1287, Fax (816) 926-3678, Email larry.schmoll@gsa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=6FES-E6-9 70173-R2&LocID=7. E-MAIL: Ellie Upchurch, ellie.upchurch@gsa.gov. This solicitation will consolidate schedules from FSC GROUP(S) 32, 34, 35, 37, 41, 51, 52, 73, 80, and 91, into one multiple award schedule/solicitation, titled "HardwareSuperstore", and will replace standing solicitations for, (1) 37 II A, Lawn and Garden Equipment and Cattle Guards, (2) 41 I B, Household and Office Appliances, (3) 51 I B, Tools, Tool Sets and Tool Kits, Industrial Quality Hand Precision Measuring tools, Electric tools, Pneumatic Tools, Woodworking and Metal Working Machinery & Equipment and Accessory Items, (4) 51 V, the Hardware Store, (5) 80 III A, Paints, Adhesives, Removers and other Coatings, and (6) "IN THE NEAR FUTURE" will introduce 2 new service business lines, Preparation and Application of Chemical Compounds (Worldwide), PACC(WORLD), and the Beautification Center (see clause CP-FSS-2 SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, in the new solicitation, for further clarification on PACC(WORLD) and the Beautification Center. *******This consolidation will provide improvements for customers by minimizing the number of schedules they will need to research, and will also be a cost-saving measure for contractors by potentially reducing the number of different price lists they have to print and distribute, as well as the number of schedules that GSA will need to print. The revised schedule/solicitation incorporates a revised list of Special Item Numbers (SIN's) that cover all classes within Federal Supply Group listed above. For a list of the specific schedules being merged, please refer to the Significant Changes clause on the cover page of the new solicitation, once it is accessible through the Electronic Posting System (EPS). NO HARD COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE PROVIDED. Offerors must access the solicitation at http://www.eps.gov. Electronic return of offers is not possible at this time, therefore the solicitation must be printed out and mailed or hand-carried back to GSA in order to submit a proposal. This is a standing solicitation with no closing date. *****PARTIES INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING AN OFFER ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE FSS VENDOR GUIDE, AT http://pub.fss.gsa.gov/vendorguide/ **** All responsible sources may submit an offer which will considered. Posted 04/12/00 (D-SN444076). (0103)

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