Offerors were requested to identify in Section B the geographical zone or zones for which they wish to be considered during the Task Order, Fair Consideration Process. After award of the multiple award contracts, task orders will be competed by the various ordering offices to meet project/program requirements. Each task will be competed in the applicable zone of performance. Offerors may only respond to solicitations for task orders in the Zones marked with an “X” in Section B. The following map identifies the seven zones Northeast, National Capital, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf Coast, Midwest, Southwest, and Northwest. For work performed outside the fifty states, the zone in which the ordering activity is located shall be used.