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R -- MANAGE AND OPERATE FACILITY TO PROCESS REFUGE APPLICATION POC Sally Allen, Contracting Officer, (703) 875-6020 or; Tom Blankenship, Contract Specialist, (703) 875-4684 Reference Solicitation No. S-OPRAQ-96-R-0501: Numbered Note 4 is not applicable. The acquisition is being offered for competition limited to eligible 8(a) concerns. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 7379. The size standard is $18 million annual average gross avenue for the last 3 fiscal years. Interested 8(a) firms are encouraged to request a copy of the solicitation as expeditiously as possible since the solicitation will be issued without further notice. (0060)

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