The work consists of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to provide 2000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Citation Authority Badges, consecutively numbered in duplicate pairs. The actual size of the badge is 2.26 inches by 1.32 inches with a weight of approximately 1 ounce. Base metal(100HGE) heavy gold electroplate with a minimum thickness of 100 millionths of an inch of gold or more of a purity equal to or exceeding 18 karats will be applied by the contractor. The badge will be soli d backed construction with a flat back. The castle logo shall be attached with a minimum of two swags, be centered, level and fit flush and shall consist of chrome plating over hot nickel. Badge dies, castle dies and associated tools shall be manufactured to complete the manufacturing process and shall consist of two dies each for the badge and castle. The badge and castle tools and dies shall become the property of the U.S. Government and shall be furnished to the Contracting Officer at the time the delive ry of the full order is made. The estimated cost of this procurement is between $25,000 and $100,000. This solicitation wll be availble on or about 8 March 2004. Requests for this solicitation may be faxed to (978) 318-8207, ATTN: Norm Krause. This acquisi tion is 100% Set Aside for Small Business. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 332999 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be cinsidered by the New England District.

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