Department of State, Office of Acquisition, P. O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219-0244

S -- PACKING, CRATING, STORAGE SOL S-OPRAQ-98-B-0025 POC Reaver Taylor, (703)875-5077, Zerrin Langer, (703)875-6020 WEB: State Department Acquisition Web Site, http://www.statebuy.inter.net/home.htm. E-MAIL: R.Taylor, Reaver.L.Taylor@dos.us-state.gov. The Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a non-personal services contract for providing receipt, inspection, inventorying, consolidation, deconsolidation, export packing, temporary storage, and delivery to pier and related services connected with the forwarding and receiving of U.S. Government-owned furniture, furnishings, commissary items, supplies, personally owned and government owned vehicles, and equipment required by the Department of State for its Foreign Service Posts, and forwarding/receiving household effects (HHE) belonging to U.S. Government employees. Unless otherwise specified, all Contractor deliveries are "FAS" carrier Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Commercial Zones. For purposes of this contract, the contractor's place of performance must be within a ten (10) mile radius of the U.S. Despatch Agency office in Miami, Florida. This requirement is being issued as a full and open acquisition. Bidders shall furnish a bid guarantee in the amount of $100,000.00 in the proper form, bythe time set for opening of bids. The contract is to run for a base year and four (4) one year options. Copies of this bidders package may be obtained from Reaver Taylor by fax (703)875-6085. All bidders are encouraged to request a copy of this IFB through Internet ***** (0328)

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