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The Maritime Administration plans an A-76 cost comparison study to support the anchorage facilities of its National Defense Reserve Fleet. This is an 8(a) set-aside competition. The NAICS code is 336611. The anchorages are at Beaumont, TX; Fort Eustis, VA; and Benicia, CA.

The solicitation will be issued as a two-step sealed bidding. Firms that submit technically acceptable proposals during step one will be invited to submit sealed-bid pricing in step two for comparison with the in-house team. The solicitation, number DTMA1B03001, is available at http://ideasec.nbc.gov.

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The Treasury’s Bureau of the Public Debt plans a solicitation for support services to meet the needs of the customer agencies of the FedSource program, San Antonio, TX, an Interagency Service Provider. This is a partial set-aside for 8(a) and HUBZone firms. The NAICS code is 561320. Services include general administrative, industrial, technical, medical and professional. Several indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts are anticipated. The maximum combined value of all contracts will not exceed $600 million over five years. The solicitation, number BPD-02-R-0028, will be posted on FedBizOpps. Contact Tammie Johnson at 304-480-7139.

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The Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s Financial Management Modernization Program will hold an industry day Feb. 18 to provide information about the Financial Management Enterprise Architecture (FMEA) processes and products, as well as strategies for the path ahead. The free, all-day session will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. Attendance is limited. Attendees must pre-register by downloading the form at http://www2.eps.gov/spg/ODA/DFAS/Arlington/000000-3/Synopsis.html and sending it to HQ-OSD-FMMP-IndustryDay@DFAS.mil by Feb. 13.