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72 -- LAUNDRY SERVICE SOL APVSNVXX1090 DUE 092199 POC Joanne Mann (612)370-2241 E-MAIL: /presol, joanne.mann@usda.gov. The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), NATIONAL VETERINARY SERVICES LABS (NVSL), Ames, Iowa, has a requirement for laundry services, pick up and delivery of approximately 960 items, three times per week, from October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000. A fixed-price purchase order will result. Small Business Set-aside. SIC code 7219. Award will be made on an all or none basis. QUOTATIONS ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 21, 1999, by 2:30 p.m. local time. Submit written or faxed quotation to "Purchasing Section", at (612)370-2136. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses which are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-13. Applicable FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: Prompt Payment 52.249-1; Fixed Price 52.243-1; Offeror Representations and Certifications 52.212-3; Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items 52.212-4; Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items 52.212-5. All responsible sources may submit a quotation for consideration. Offers should include tax payer identification number __________________ DUNS number _________________. REQUIREMENTS: #1 Laboratory Coat, white, poly/cotton (Pressed/Folded) -- 40 EA _______; #2 Smock (wrap-around), white, poly/cotton (Pressed/Folded) -- 60 EA ______; #3 Trouser, white poly/cotton -- 110 EA ________; #4 Trouser, tabm cotton (Pressed/Folded) 50 EA ______; #5 Shirt, tan, cotton (Pressed/Folded) -60 EA _______; #6 T-shirts (folded) -- 20 EA _________; #7 towels (folded) 290 EA ________; #8 Tennis shoes, 1 PR ________; #9 Coverall, white, blue, green cotton (Pressed/Folded) -75 EA _________or Coveralls -- folded only ___________; #10 Gloves, autoclave -- 1 PR ________; #11 Rugs, cotton, rubber-backed -- 1 EA __________; #12 Mop heads -- 2 EA _________; #13 Socks (folded) 70 PR _________; #14 Sweatshirts (folded) 2 EA ___________; #15 Long drawers (folded) 2 EA __________; #16 Short drawers (folded) 6 EA __________; #17 Cap -- 2 EA _________; #18 Gloves, white, cotton -3 PR _______; #19 Washcloths -- 3 EA ___________; #20 Shirts, white (Pressed/Folded) -45 EA _______: #21 Jackets, brown, polyester -- 1 EA __________; #22 Belts (Folded) -1 EA ______; #23 Jackets, Denim (Folded) -2 EA ________; #24 Blue Winter Parkas -- 1 EA _______; #25 Insulated Coveralls (Folded) -1 EA ________; #26 Scrub tops (Pressed/Folded) -75 EA _______; #27 Thermal Shirts (Folded) -6 EA ___________; #28 Scrub Bottoms (Pressed/Folded) -- 30 EA ________. TOTAL PRICE: ________________. Company Name ______________________________ Signed by: ______________________ Posted 09/07/99 (W-SN376857). (0250)

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