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This document is a notice for solicitation number 6FEC-E6-060173-B from the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service seeking offers for hardware store products and services under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule program. Offerors are advised it may take up to three months to evaluate new offers due to high volume. Priority processing may be given to expedited requests from federal agencies or offers bringing new, strategically important products and services to market. Resultant contracts will have a five-year base period and potential for three additional five-year options. The Service Contract Act and Davis Bacon Act apply only to specific stock items. Offers must comply with AbilityOne requirements for certain stock numbers and submit related technical responses. Point of sale and transactional data requirements apply to some stock items. Executive Order 13514 compliance is mandatory for select stock numbers. Current contractors can find post-award documents on the GSA website.