CHANGES TO THE DOT/FAA, SOUTHWEST REGION'S QUALIFIED VENDOR LIST Effective October 1, 1997, the Qualified Vendor List (QVL) for the Southwest Region of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be canceled. Cancellation of the existing QVL will allow the Southwest Region of the FAA the opportunity to establish multiple QVL's. The establishment of new specific service and construction QVL's will allow the Logistics Division, Southwest Region, to better manage the QVL program. The cancellation of the existing QVL and the establishment of new specific service and construction QVL's are also necessary to comply with new FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) guidance which became effective June 1, 1997. At the present time, the Southwest Region is considering establishing QVL's for the following types of service and construction requirements: Weather Observations, Janitorial Services, and Construction Requirements. The broad category of "construction requirements" will consist of multiple QVL's specific to the actual type of construction project -- e.g.ATCT/TRACON, ARTCC, PAPI, LLWAS, and ASR. (The proceeding construction examples are not an all inclusive list.) All vendors currently on the Southwest Region's QVL will automatically be placed on a temporary Prequalified Vendor List (PVL). The process and procedures for the Southwest Region's temporary PVL will be the same as those set forth in our Qualified Vendor Applications announcement, dated January 23, 1997, on the Internet. Applications for the PVL will be accepted until October 30, 1997. No telephone requests for applications will be accepted. Applicants already being processed for the now canceled QVL, as well as new applicants for the PVL, will be added to the PVL as they are approved. After October 30, 1997, no applications will be accepted from vendors until the new specific service or construction QVL is established for that requirement. While vendors currently on the canceled QVL, or the newly established PVL, will not be required to reapply for a newly established specific QVL, they may beasked to provide updated or additional information. Vendors can ask to be placed on more than one QVL. Since the time frame to establish a specific QVL will be unique, the establishment of QVL's will be announced individually on the Internet. As a specific QVL is established vendors who qualify for the specific QVL will be automatically transferred from the PVL. We will announce the criteria that will be used to evaluate vendors for each QVL, since it will vary depending on the specific requirement for that QVL. At a minimum each screening information request for a specific QVL will identify the criteria that each vendor must meet to qualify for that QVL, information that a vendor must submit for that QVL, selection process for vendors from that QVL to compete for requirements, and the award process. As specific QVL's are being developed, letters will be sent to all appropriate vendors on the PVL identifying if any additional information is needed. Additionally, all vendors will be notified if a specific QVL is being established for their specific product or service. As stated in the FAA AMS, "QVL's are appropriate when the contracting officer or integrated product team can reasonably anticipate recurring or repetitive requirements for the same or similar supplies or services." Vendors who provide a service or product for which no specific QVL is being established will be placed on the Southwest Region's offerors mailing list. Notwithstanding the establishment of any specific QVL, the Southwest Region reserves the right to set aside requirements for Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Small Businesses, etc..., in order to meet Department of Transportation and FAA goals. Request for application should be faxed to: (817) 222-5994 or mailed to: Federal Aviation Administration, ASW-55, Attn: Mr. Marion Rybarczyk, 2601 W. Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137. WEB: SW Home Page, http://users.why.net/SWCONTRACTS. E-MAIL: SW Region, Marion.Rybarczyk@faa.dot.gov.

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