Department of the Treasury (DY), US Customs Service, Field Procurement Services, 6026 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46278

66 -- ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETERS SOL CS-I-96-017 DUE 050896 POC Contact Point, Lee Sullivan, (317)298-1180x1119, Contracting Officer, Lee Sullivan, (317)298-1180x1119 This is a modification to the combined synposis/solicitation for a commercial item previously issued on Wednesday, April 3, 1996. The request for proposal is amended as follows: The contract will be awarded as an indefinite delivery - indefinite quantity contract for contract line item (CLIN) 0001 for a minimum of one (1) each and a maximum of five (5) each. The period of performance is from date of award through September 30, 1998. The contractor shall provide on-site training, at time of installation, to five government employees. Duration of training shall be a minimum of four (4) hours. A manufacturer furnished training course for two government employees shall be conducted at the manufacturer's facility. The manufacturer supplied training shall consist of a three to five day course given by a trainer proficient in x-ray fluorescence techniques. The five possible delivery locations may include San Juan, Puerto Rico; Savannah, Georgia; New Orleans, Louisiana; San Francisco, California; and Chicago, Illinois. Required delivery date shall be ninety (90) days from date of contract award or issuance of a delivery order. The initial spectrometer shall be delivered to the U.S. Customs Service Laboratory, 6 World Trade Center, Code 2086, New York City, New York 10048 within ninety days from date of contract award. Award will be made to a technically acceptable offeror at a fair and reasonable price. Offerors shall submit technical specifications, with their proposals, to demonstrate that their equipment meets the requirements that are outlined in this solicitation. Proposal should include an acknowledgement of Amendment 0001 to the solicitation. Proposals are due on Wednesday, May 8, 1996, at 4:00 p.m., Indianapolis, Indiana time. Proposals shall be submitted to: U.S. Customs Service, Field Procurement Services Group, Attention: Lee Sullivan, 6026 Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis, Indiana 46278. All other terms of the synopsis/solicitation remain the same. (0109)

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