51 -- TOOLS, HAND HELD (POWERED AND NON-POWERED), TOOL KITS, PORTABLE TOOL BOXES, WOODWORKING AND METALWORKING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED ACCESSORIES. Solicitation 6FES-980203-R2, which was posted on the Electronic Posting System on 01-08-99, has been changed to incorporate recently updated clauses. The updated solicitation will be posted this date under Solicitation Number 6FES-980203-R3. This replaces 6FES-980203-R2 -- which will be deleted. This solicitation is issued under Multiple Award Schedule Group 51, Part I, Section B, for Tools, Hand Held (powered and non-powered), Tool Kits, Portable tool Boxes, Woodworking and Metalworking Machinery and Equipment and Related Accessories. This solicitation is a standing solicitation, which means that offers may be submitted at any time. It is issued on an unrestricted basis. Resulting contracts will be indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts with a contract duration of five years and an option provision to extend the contract for five years (Clause I-FSS-164-A, Option to Extend the term of the Contract (AUG 1995). This solicitation may be downloaded from the internet by accessing the Electronic Posting System at http://eps.arnet.gov. The solicitation is posted in EPS under GSA/Federal Supply Service/Hardware and Appliance Center, Class 51 -- hand tools. Hard copies of this solicitation will not be provided. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://eps.arnet.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&;ProjID=6FES-980203 -R3&LocID=7. E-MAIL: Jay Willingham, jay.willingham@gsa.gov. Posted 01/26/99 (D-SN291703).

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