37th Contracting Squadron, 1655 Selfridge Avenue, Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5253

J -- MAINTENANCE OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS SOL F41636-98-R0078 POC Jennifer Proulx (210)671-1738 E-MAIL: Jennifer Proulx e-mail address, proulxj@lakgate1.lak.aetc.af.mil. Non-personal services for the inspection, testing, recharging, maintenance, repairing, and painting of fire suppression systems. Systems consist of Dry and Wet Chemical Fire Extinguishing Systems, Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishers, Halon 1301 Fire Extinguisher Systems, and Portable Fire Extinguishers, and are located in various buildings at Lackland AFB (LAFB), Lackland Training Annex (LTA), and Wilford Hall Medical Center (WHMC). The contract will consist of a basic year and four option years. This solicitation is 100 percent set-a-side for small businesses. The applicable size standard is $5,000,000 average annual revenue for the previous three years. SIC code for this acquisition is 7389. All solicitation documents to include the initial solicitation, all amendments, clarification letters, and other applicable documents will be issued electronically on the internet only. Solicitation and any subsequent amendments, clarification letters, etc. will be considered issued when posted to the AETC website.Interested sources are responsible for accessing the site, downloading applicable files, and completing any required reproduction. Hard copies of solicitation document will not be provided to any source. Interested sources are responsible for frequent review of the site to ensure they are kept current on any amendments, changes, or clarifications, etc. Sources are not required to reply to the Contracting Office in response to this synopsis. However, the website will contain a registration procedure. Registration for this business opportunity is not required. However, failure to complete registration for this business opportunity will not provide the Contracting Office point of contact information should it become necessary to contact interested sources. Registration information will be the only source available to compile a bidder's mailing list. Solicitation will be issued (posted to the site) in June 1998. The applicable website is Air Education and Training Command Homepage Internet Website, internet address : "http://www-contracting.aetc.af.mil" Download instructions are as follows: You must be connected to the internet using any internet browser software. 1. Connect to http://www-contracting.aetc.af.mil 2. Click on Large Dollar Business Opportunities 3. Click on Local Business Opportunities-Services 4. Scroll until you reach this solicitation," F41636-98-R0078, Fire Suppression Systems, Lackland AFB, TX". Click on the solicitation name. 5. Click on Review Available Files.(top of page) 6. Click on IFB/RFP Files.* 7. Save the file(s) to selected storage device, print, or reproduce as required. * Solicitation documents NOTE: Solicitation documents will be issued on Microsoft Word version 6.0. Documents will not be compressed. Documents can be viewed using any commercial software compatible with Microsoft Word 6.0. (0141)

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