ASC/PKWOSB, Area C, Bldg. 1, Room 109 1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3 Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433

J -- MAINTENANCE OF ACUSON AND SMS EQUIPMENT SOL F33601-99-QX027 DUE 082199 POC Yvonne C. Thacker,937 257-6147 X 4203 WEB: 99QX027-Maintenance of Acuson and SMS Equipment, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/99QX027/99QX027.asp. E-MAIL: thackeyc@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil, thackeyc@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil. Non-Personal Services to provide maintenance service for Acuson Real Time ultrasound units and a Sonography Management System located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The Request for Quotation and Statement of Work (SOW) will be posted on the ASC Pre-Award Information Exchange Systems (PIXS)at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. (http:www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil). The RFQ will be issued on or about 21 Jul 99 on PIXS. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE SENT. Facsimile or alternate quotes will not be accepted. Closing date to submit quotes is 23 Aug 99. Contractor must be registered in CCR prior to award of any solicitation. Tel: 1-888-CCR-2423 Fax: 1-703-696-0213. This solicitation includes clause DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" (Mar 1998). Duns/CCR Website: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccr/cgi-bin/query.pl. "Mr. Stephen 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 evalution of proposals or the source slection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact [Yvonne C. Thacker (937) 257-6147 X 4203]. 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, ext. 232." Posted 07/22/99 (D-SN357907). (0203)

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