Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, supervision, materials, supplies and equipment necessary for the inscription of upright granite headstones 13” x 42” x 3” Type (W1) Florida NC, 6502 SW 102nd Ave., Maintenance Bldg., Bushnell, FL 33513, Gerald B.H. Solomon-Saratoga NC, 200 Duell Rd., Schuylerville, NY 12871, Dallas-Fort Worth NC, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Maintenance Bldg., Dallas, TX 75211, Indiantown Gap NC, RR2, Box 484, Indiantown Gap Road, Annville, PA 17003-9618. Contract covers October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003. Inscription requirements will be released to, and performed by the contractor on a weekly basis. Inscription work will not be performed at the cemetery. Contractor will be responsible for: pick up; packaging sufficient to prevent damage during shipment and handling; inscribing; and returning to cemetery within ten (10) days. This acquisition is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 561990 and a size standard of $6 M are applicable. All responsible small business sources may submit a quote. Request for a hard copy of the solicitation must be in writing to Mrs.. Janice E. Corlew, Contract Specialist, and accompanied by a check or money order in the amount of Five Dollars ($5.00) (non-refundable), payable to "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs." Please reference Solicitation Number IFB 786-06-03 on remittances. No telephone requests will be accepted. Hard copy solicitations will be issued via the ordinary mails on or about August 07, 2002. The solicitation may also be obtained FREE OF CHARGE, from VA's Business Opportunities System via the internet at the following URL address on or about August 07, 2002: http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=786-06-03. Any amendments to the solicitation will also be available at the URL address. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. See Commerce Business Daily Numbered Note 1.

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