USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service, AAS, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mail Drop 5230, Beltsville, MD 20705-5230

81 -- INSULATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS SOL FSIS-22-W-00 DUE 091900 POC Janet Elm, 301-504-3993 E-MAIL: janet.elm@usda.gov, janet.elm@usda.gov. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) requires the purchase of insulated shipping containers. FSIS may award to multiple vendors firm fixed price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract using commercial item procedures. The period of performance for this contract will be from date of award through September 30, 2001, with four one-year option periods. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 2653. The small business standard for SIC Code 2653 is 500 employees. The estimated dollar value spent over the last 5 years for insulated shipping containers was $1,400,000.00. Copies of the solicitation will be made availabe on the USDA, FSIS, website at the following address: www.fsis.usda.gov/om/rfp.ht. When copies are obtained from the website, it will be the responsibility of the interested party to notify the Contracting Office in order to obtain amendments if and when they are issued. Hard copies of the solicitation package will be made available upon written request. Request for the solicitation documents shall be in writing and may be faxed to Janet Elm at 301-504-4276. No telephone requests shall be honored. Posted 08/24/00 (W-SN489709). (0237)

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