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66 -- PLASMA CLEANING SYSTEM SOL F3060296T1788 DUE 082896 POC Dominick Spinelli, Contract Specialist, 315/330-2001; FAX 315/330- 2555. Plasma Cleaning System. One (1) each, March Instruments, Inc. P/N PX-250 or equal. Specifications will be provided with the solicitation. Request for Proposal will be issued on or about 19 Aug 1996. Closing date is on or about 28 Aug 1996. The proposed contract is 100% Small Business Set-Aside. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concern from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be significant concerns should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, E. J. Rena, (315) 330-7518. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer or Program Manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division at (315) 330-7746. When requested the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of quotes or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0226)

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