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68 -- ROAD SALT SOL F33601-98-R-9012 DUE 072398 POC Sue Strickland, (937) 257-5198 ext. 4304 E-MAIL: stricksl, stricksl@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil. Period of Performance is 01 Oct 98. Base year and four one(1) year options may be awarded. Solicitation will be issued approximately 23 Jun 98. Proposed acquisition is for on-call bulk delivery of road salt for ice removal. Annual usage is 1700 T0NS with a minimum delivery of 200 TONS. "Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of an Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact [ Sue Strickland, (937) 257-5198 ext. 4304]. When requested the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Mr. Plaisted can be reached at (937) 255-9095, extension 232." Contractor must be registered in CCR prior to award for solicitations issued after 31 May 1998. Tel: 1-888-CCR-2423 Fax: 1-703-696-0213 Every solicitation issued after 31 May 1998 must include the clause at DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration". Duns/CCR Website: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccr/cgi-bin/query.pl (0161)

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