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R -- OVERSEAS MILITARY RETAIL BANKING OPERARIONS POC James Lee, 703/607-5734/Contracting Officer, Cheryl Marquez, 614/693-4338 E-MAIL: CITE: (W-105 SN445233, www.james.lee@dfas.mil;www.cheryl.marquez@dfas.mil">www.james.lee@dfas.mil;www.cheryl.marquez@dfas.mil. R -- Overseas Military Banking Services. The Defense Finance and Accounting Services on behalf of the Department of Defense shall extend contract number MDA220-97-C-0002 with Bank of America, N.A. for the period of two six month options beginning 01 October 2000. The regulatory authority for these two six month extensions is FAR 6.302-1 and is a result of procurement lead-time being experienced in awarding the follow requirement under RFP MDA210-00-R-CPB3. The services to be performed are overseas military retail banking operations in the following countries: Germany, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Iceland, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Diego Garcia, Cuba, and Honduras. Interested parties must submit in writing within 15 days of this announcement clear and convinciing documentation that it is advantageous for the Government to consider other offerors for the performance of these two-6 month requirements. No telephonic inquires will be accepted. Posted 04/17/00 (W-SN445731). (0108)

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