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J -- INSPECT AND REPAIR COAL CONVEYOR BELTS SOL F33601-00-R9005 DUE 062600 POC 1Lt Pete Lasch,(937) 257-6146 x-4231 WEB: 00R9005-Inspect and Repair Coal Conveyor Belts, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/00R9005/00R9005.asp. E-MAIL: Pete.Lasch@wpafb.af.mil, Pete.Lasch@wpafb.af.mil. Background "Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will procure a Fixed Price contract for the base year (01 Oct 00 -- 30 Sep 01) to inspect and repair coal conveyor belts. Four (4) one-year option periods may be awarded. This requirement includes two inspections annually of each of the two coal conveyor belts associated with the base central heating plants. Repairs may be necessary following inspections or on an on-call basis. The contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor and materials to complete the work. The standard industrial classification code for this acquisition is 7699. The small business size standard is $5,000,000. An award will be made using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedure described in FAR 15.101-2. The Request for Proposal and Performance Work Statement will be posted on the ASC PreAward Information Exchange System (PIXS) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil), approximately 26 May 00. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE SENT. A registration page will be attached to the web site. If you would like to receive notice of any amendments and/or addendum that may be issued to the solicitation, you may register. If you do not register, it is your responsibility to review the web site for any changes to the RFP. Contractors that are debarred, suspended or proposed for debarment are excluded from receiving contracts. Bids prepared by debarred, suspended or otherwise ineligible contractors are at the risk and expense of the contractor. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice questions before resorting to use of the ombudsman. All responsible, small business sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. No telephone requests. Facsimile or alternate proposals are not acceptable. ""Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of an Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contract 1Lt Pete Lasch, (937) 257-6146 ext. 4231, or email at Pete.Lasch@wpafb.af.mil. When requested the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contract the Ombudsman, Mr. Plaisted can be reached at (937) 255-9095, ext. 232."" Numbered Note 1 applies. " Posted 05/10/00 (D-SN453337). (0131)

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