***NOTE: This notice is NOT a solicitation. The solicitation HAS NOT yet been issued. It will not be issued until AFTER 6 May 2004. Once issued, the solicitation will provide a closing date, usually 30 days after the issue date.*** RFQ SP0100-04-Q-4147 is for the purchase of 41,774 yards of Cloth, Laminated, Type II, Class 2, Form 1, 3 Ply, Vinyl Chloride Film, 9 Oz. Min., 11 Oz. Max. Weight per Square Yard, Fire and Weather Resistant, Waterproof, Color White: Fed Std 595 Shade 27875, Both Sides, 54 Inches Wide, NSN 8305-01-058-4321. This buy will be a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Six deliveries are to be made to Albany, GA. Deliveries are to begin 150 days after date of award. Numbered notes 1, 9, and 26 apply. This item was last purchased on 2/05/03 @ $1.62 per yard for 111,583 yards. The standard specification for this item is MIL-C-43006 and can be accessed via the ASSIST website at http://assist1.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/. In the box entitled “Document ID,” type the specification number exactly as it appears and click on “Submit”. Follow the instructions on each page. Click on the most recent edition of the specification. The specification will be in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations in paper form. Offeror should register to receive notification of this solicitation. Copies of this solicitation can be found on the DLA Procurement Gateway at http://progate.daps.dla.mil/home AFTER 06 May 2004. From the Gateway home page, select “Search RFQs” from the left-hand sidebar. Then choose the RFQ you wish to view. Amendments to this solicitation WILL NOT be available via the Gateway. In order to receive notification of amendments to this solicitation you must E-MAIL the Contract Specialist, listed below under Point of Contact, with the name and address of prospective offeror, phone and fax number and a point of contact. Please reference solicitation number in all e-mail correspondence. An unsuccessful offer may result if prospective offeror FAILS to e-mail the Contract Specialist of their intent to offer on this solicitation. In addition, you can enter DSCP C&T FSCs and NSNs to receive notification of RFQs. The Gateway will send all registered users an e-mail notification of RFQ solicitations based on your FSC and NSN profile. The NSN notification will contain a link that can connect users directly to a digital copy of the solicitation on the Internet. The solicitations will be in a downloadable, printable format when viewed with an Adobe Acrobat Reader. Free software is available at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Gateway technical assistance is available at
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