Anniston Army Depot, Directorate of Contracting, 7 Frankford Avenue, Anniston, AL 36201-4199

53 -- HARDWARE AND ABRASIVES SOL DAAE24-00-Q-0064 DUE 050700 POC Purchasing Agent, Pete Watts, 256-235-7125 WEB: www.anadprocnet.army.mil, www.anadprocnet.army.mil. E-MAIL: wattsp@anad.army.mil, wattsp@anad.army.mil. Scheduled Delivery-type contract for a base year and four one-year options. Requirement is for 9600 bags of Walnut Hull Soft Grain Abrasive, Type III, black walnut shells, U. S. Standard Sieve Size 6, grit and flour, light brown in color, no odor, in 40 to 50 pound bags, palletized 40 bags to a pallet with pallet wrapped in plastic. Deliveries are to be in increments of 800 bags delivered between the 1st and 5th of each month. This requirement is a small business set-aside procurement. All responsible small business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 3291 and the business size is 500 employees. This Request for Quotation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.501, 5.102 (a)(7) and 14.205-1(c); therefore, hardcopies will not be provided. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following address via the internet: http: //www.anadprocnet.army.mil ((Doing Business With Us). CAUTION: This Request for Quotation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is, in fact, unable to maintain a bidder's mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above internet address in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for receipt of quotations may render your quotation non-responsive and result in the rejection of your quotation. Estimated Request for Quotation issue date is 28 April 2000. Posted 04/20/00 (W-SN447330). (0111)

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