Department of the Treasury, DY, U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 4.2-E, Washington, DC 20229

J -- AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, TOTAL LOGISTICS, AND EDP SUPPORT SERVICES SOL CS-98-026 POC Sharon Graves, Contracting Officer, (202) 927-0518 U. S. Customs Service anticipates issuing a solicitation on or about May 11, 1998 (with closing 60 days after issuance) for the USCS National Aircraft Maintenance, Logistics, and EDP Support Services. The solicitation requirements are to provide program management, aircraft maintenance, logistics, supply and Electronic Data Processing (EDP) support necessary to ensure that Customs has the numbers, types and properly configured aircraft available where and when required to meet all Customs aviation operational commitments. Customs has approximately 126 aircraft (including a variety of military and commercial fixed and rotary wing, single and multi-engine aircraft) which are assigned to approximately 20 different locations. The period of performance will start on August 1, 1999 (for phase-in) with full performance starting on October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000 with the Government having the right to unilaterally exercise nine one year options. The total possible duration of the contract is 10 years or 122 months. This is a full and open competition with the contract award based on best value (trade-off) procedures. SIC 3728. All request for the solicitation must be in writing to Sharon Graves (fax request will be accepted on (202) 927-1812). (0111)

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