66 -- SOLICITATION # TFTP-98-HY-873B, COVERING LABORATORY TESTING & RELATED SERVICES, HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO GSA'S, SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT CENTER IN ARLINGTON, VA. Effective March 24, 1999, Solicitation TFTP-98-HY-873B, covering Laboratory Testing & Related Services, has been transferred to the GSA, FSS, Scientific Equipment Center (FCGS), located at 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Mall #4, Room 503, Arlington, VA, 22202. This solicitation has been refreshed to reflect the above change, as well as provision/clause updates. Please take note of Clause CP-FSS-4-A entitled, "Solicitation Copies". This clause shows the new address in which offers should be submitted. This solicitation is a "standing solicitation". A standing solicitation allows vendors to submit offers at anytime. There shall be no closing date for receipt of offers under this solicitation. This solicitation has been prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items/Services. Offerors are strongly encouraged to carefully review the entire solicitation package before submission to ensure compliance with commercial item provisions. The use of Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) for Past Performance will be utilized for evaluation. Offerors are required to have D&B complete a Past Performance Evaluation Report on their firm. The request to D&B may be made when you receive the solicitation, but no later than two weeks prior to submission of your offer. Offerors must also submit, with their offer, a completed copy of the past performance evaluation form submitted to D&B. Contractors are now required to accept the Government purchase card for payments equal to or less than the micro-purchase threshold for oral and written delivery orders. Contractors are encouraged to accept the Government purchase card for payment for orders above the micro-purchase threshold. See GSAR Clause 552.232-80, entitled "Purchase by Purchase Card, Variation I". WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&;ProjID=TFTP-98-HY-87 3B&LocID=5. E-MAIL: Rebecca Rudy, rebecca.rudy@gsa.gov. Posted 07/12/99 (D-SN353122).

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