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53 -- NOTICE OF MARKET RESEARCH FOR PROCUREMENT OF BENCH STOCK SOL dscp rfi 051200 DUE 063000 POC hui conti, ibba, (215)737-3043 or steve merch, ibba, (215)737-5218 for Bench Stock items are: FSC NOMENCLATURE 5308 Screws 5309 Bolts 5310 Studs 5311 Nuts and Washers 5316 Nails, Keys and Pins 5321 Rivets 5326 Fastening Devices 5332 Packing and Gasket Materials 5333 O-Rings CURRENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT: The General and Industrial Directorate currently supports its customers through the variety of procurement methods: 5) Industrial Prime Vendor (IPV) Program. IPV involves contracting out all Bench Stock support (procurement, forecasting, storage, logistics and technical maintenance of items) for certain military installation and/or geographic regions to a contractor (prime vendor). 6) Long Term Contracts: Corporate Contracts. These contractual vehicles with large OEMs provide long term coverage for a large swath of the contractor's product line. Requisitions are filled through the issuance of a delivery order against the basic contract. The majority of these delifilled through the issuance of a delivery order against the basic contract. The majority of these deli Posted 05/12/00 (W-SN454206). (0133)

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