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The Naval Facilities Engineering Command plans a solicitation to maintain and repair airfield pavements at the Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA. This is an 8(a) set-aside. The NAICS code is 237310. This will be an indefinite quantity contract with a maximum ordering capacity of $8 million for the base year and $5 million for each of four option years. The solicitation, number N62474-03-R-4048, is available at http://esol.navfac.navy.mil. Contact Jo Ann Yamane at yamanejt@efawest.navfac.navy.mil.

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The Army Engineer District, Kansas City, intends to award up to three design-build multiple award task order contracts. These are 8(a) set-asides. The NAICS code is 236220. The projects will be primarily for the Kansas City District within the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa. Solicitation DACA41-03-R-0012 will be available about June 30. Requests for copies must be made on http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/contract/contract.html.

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The Texas National Guard will issue an RFP for several indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts for new construction, maintenance, repair and design-build projects at its facilities. NAICS codes are 236 and 237. Two contracts are set-aside for Emerging Small Businesses; two are HUBZone set-asides; and two are unrestricted. The solicitation, number DAHA41-03-R-0005, will be available around June 30 at www.nationalguardcontracting.org/Ebs/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp. Contract Mary Sue Austin at 512-782-5537.

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Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia intends to acquire maintenance, supply, inventory control, and information technology support services for the Center for Naval Cryptology at Corry Station, Pensacola, FL. This is an 8(a) set-aside. The NAICS code is 561210. Requests for a copy of the solicitation should be made to FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia Code 02P42E (Bid Officer) or jay.gardner@navy.mil. Contact Jay F. Gardner, Code 02P21B, at 215-697-9642.

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The Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum plans to issue a solicitation around July 1 for management of a 2,000 vehicle parking facility at its new museum complex, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport in Herndon, VA. To access the solicitation documents, companies must register by sending identifying information to udvarhazyrfp@nasm.si.edu. Contact Janet Benson-Forville at 202-275-1600.

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A-76 Competitions
These competitions are not set-asides, but may be suitable for small firms.

The National Park Service has announced a standard competition for maintenance services at the Natchez Trace Parkway in Tennessee. Services are currently performed by 71 government employees. To obtain a copy of the draft performance work statement, contact the contracting officer at 404-562-3163, ext. 575, or by e-mail at dianne_mitchell@nps.gov.

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The Department of Education’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer is conducting a standard competition for payment processing services. The services are currently performed nationwide at most of the department’s facilities. Services being competed include, for the entire department, the timely and accurate authorization, approval, and issuance of funds to satisfy obligations pursuant to a proper request for payment, including assurance of compliance with strict accountability policies, for contracts, purchase cards, travel, and payments made by Treasury between ED and its partnering agencies against inter-agency agreements for goods/services. The competition encompasses 97 full-time equivalent departmental employees. The competition is projected to be completed by Sept. 30. Further information will be posted on FedBizOpps. The solicitation number is Reference-Number-PA1-2003. Contact Gary.Weaver@ed.gov.

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The Department of Education’s Office of Management is conducting a standard competition for human resources and training services. The services are currently performed nationwide at all the department’s facilities. Services being competed include, for the entire department, staffing, classification, hiring, employee relations, and training and development activities. The competition encompasses 123 full-time equivalent departmental employees. The competition is projected to be completed by Sept. 30. Further information will be posted on FedBizOpps. The solicitation number is Reference-Number-PA2-2003. Contact Gary.Weaver@ed.gov.

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The Food and Drug Administration is seeking 8(a) sources for an A-76 competition to provide accounting services for its Centers and Office of Regulatory Affairs. The NAICS code is 541219. The RFI number is 223-03-4303. Capability statements should be submitted to jpearso1@oc.fda.gov.

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The Agriculture Department’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is converting several hundred competitions to the new streamlined format under the revised OMB Circular A-76. The competitions are being conducted by NRCS’s state offices in five categories:
•clerical and administrative support, NAICS code 561110;
•mailroom services, NAICS code 561210;
•soil conservative technician services, NAICS code 541990;
•soil conservation technical services, NAICS code 541990; and
•soil mapping services, NAICS code 541370.
An Agriculture Department official said the studies envision statewide contracts covering several offices, each with only a handful of employees.