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66 -- BINOCULARS 7X50 (NO RETICLE) SOL RFP 858667 DUE 041900 POC Luwanna K. Greene, (202) 324-3319 This is a modification to combined synopsis/solicitation RFP 858667, a previously announced procurement action. This modification shall serve as Amendment #2 which incorporates the following question from vendors into RFP 858667. QUESTION: "Please clarify how the Agency intends to evaluate price offers. The solicitation states 'by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirements'. In order to calculate the 'total price', will the Agency use the lowest, highest, or average offer price for the base and four option years?" ANSWER: Offers shall be submitted in quantity discounts of 50 (1-50; 51-100; 101-150; 151-200; and 200+). The government will evaluate offers, by adding the base year price and the option years, per quantity discount. The cumulative total price of each discount will be added together to determine which offer is more advantageous to the government. Proposals shall be extended until 4/19/00 by 1:00p.m. EST. ***** Posted 04/12/00 (W-SN444248). (0103)

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