Smithsonian Institution, Office of Contracting and Property Management, 955 L'Enfant Plaza S.W., P-114, Washington, D.C. 20024

J -- ELEVATOR, ESCALATOR, DUMBWAITER AND HANDICAPPED LIFT INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, UPGRADE SERVICES SOL F9936SOL0001 POC Brian Biggs, Contract Cost/Price Analyst, 202/287-3668/John W. Cobert, Contracting Officer, 202/287-3343 The Smithsonian Institution is seeking proposals to furnish all supervision, labor, materials, and equipment required for elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter and handicapped lift inspection, maintenance, repair, upgrade, call back, and optional major safety and ADA upgrade services for various Smithsonian facilities located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area; Edgewater, Maryland; and New York City, NY. The American Standard Practice for the Inspection of Elevators, Inspector's Manual ASME/ANSI, A17.2 -- 1979, (or latest edition), and the American National Standard Code for Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, and moving walks -- ASME/ANSI, A17.1 -- 1978, (or latest edition), will be used by the successful offeror as a guide in performing required services. All firms interested in submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation need copies of the Request For Proposals (RFP) documents and are available upon written request from Smithsonian Institution, Office of Contracting, 955 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Suite P-114, Washington, DC 20024-2119, Attn.: Code 28. Requests for RFP package should be written on company letterhead and have complete street address, telephone and FAX numbers, and name of company representative (written requests for RFP documents may be delivered to the above address by FAX to 202/287-2008). Date, time and location for submission of proposals will be included in the RFP documents. All firms responding to this solicitation will be required to submit a business and technical proposal for evaluation. Posted 10/07/98 (W-SN260115). (0280)

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