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96 -- LEAD INGOTS, LEAD CARGO BALLAST SOL N00102-98-Q-0697 DUE 051198 POC Robert Seaward, 207-438-3877/ fax 207-438-1251 Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This announcement/solicitation is issued as N00102-98-Q-0697 and incorporates provisions and clauses effective through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03. This acquisition is reserved exclusively for Small Business Concerns; the standard industrial classification (SIC) code for this acquisition is 3339 and the small business size standard is 750 employees. Lead Ingots, Lead Cargo Ballast, Ingot to be 8.5"lg x 3.125 x 3.125, Qty 2400 ea Lead Ingots. FedSpec QQ-171 Grade B Delivery shall be withi 21 days after receipt of order. Preference will be shown to quotes which offer accelerated delivery. Place of delivery is Porsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH. The following clauses/provisions from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) apply: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (paragraph [a] includes evaluation under the Navy's Red/Yellow/Green Program); 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items; 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals (207/438-1251). In addition, anyone responding to this notice must provide a completed copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their response (Note: FAR text is available through the world wide web at: http://www.arnet.gov/far/). See Note 9. The closing date for receipt of quotations is 11 May 1998 at 3:00PM local time. Point of contact for additional information is: Robert Seaward, 207/438-3877. (0112)

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