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B -- PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (PSS) SOL DTRS57-00-R-20030 DUE 072000 POC Point of Contact -- Edward Wirtenan, Contracting Officer, (617) 494-2619 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, Wirtanen@volpe.dot.gov. The Volpe Center has a requirement to make multiple awards of indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to provide services related to Physical Security Systems (PSS). This solicitation is for the re-procurement of the SS services currently provided under the Multiple Contractor Resource Base, commonly known as the OMNI Contracts. The Volpe Center is involved in assessments of security requirements, development of security plans and policies, and assessment and development of security technologies. This solicitation seeks resources to support all phases of integrated security systems and task Orders may include requirements in some or all of the following areas: 1) Analysis and Planning; 2) Technology Assessment and Development; and 3) System Design, Development, and Deployment . The type of support required includes: 1) integrated security systems design; 2) hardware installation; 3) post-installation testing; 4) training; and 5) directing the development of next generation enhancements of security systems components. The Government expects to award four to six contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offers conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. This solicitation is being issued on an unrestricted basis. However, the Government is reserving one award for a certified 8(a) firm and one award for an eligible small business under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 3669. These reservations will only be applied to the extent that the proposals received by such firms are both technically acceptable and demonstrate that the firms have the potential to compete successfully for tasks after award. The Government reserves the right to make additional awards. The Volpe Center uses electronic commerce to issue Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and amendments to RFPs. Paper copies of the RFP or amendments will not be issued. These documents will be available on a WWW server which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. Offerors wanting to receive electronic notification of the solicitation s posting and availability for downloading may register at the Volpe Center site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amen dments, and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rat es to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Posted 06/30/00 (D-SN470661). (0182)

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