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S -- GROUNDS MAINTENANCE VERONA TEST ANNEX SOL F3060297Q0165 DUE 123096 POC Cindy Rutledge, Contract Specialist, Written Request only. Fax No. (315)330-2555. Nonpersonal Services to furnish all labor, tools, supervision, equipment, materials, and transportation necessary to provide grounds maintenance service at Verona Test Annex located at Germany Road Verona, NY. Solicatation Number F3060297Q0165 will be issued on or about 28 November 1996. Award will be made on or about 03 Jan 1997 for a Basic and One Option Year. Actual period of performance will be 01 May 97 through 31 Oct 97. All responsible small business sourcess may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Solicitation requests may be made by faxing a written request to (315)330-2555. 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. This request for quotation is to read 100% set-a-side for small business. This procurement shall be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) through the use of a written request for quotation. (0312)

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