U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CERTIFIES FACNET CONTRACTING OFFICES POC: Wiley Horsley, DOI FACNET Manager, (202) 208-3347. As required by P.L. 104-355 and the implementing Federal Acquisition Regulation, Paul A. Denett, the Senior Procurement Executive of the U.S. Department of the Interior Certified interim FACNET capability on February 16, 1996, for the following Department of the Interior contracting offices to the Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy: Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, Billings Montana; Bureau of Reclamation, Montana Area Office, Billings, Montana; Bureau of Reclamation, Wyoming Area Office, Mills, Wyoming; Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, Sacramento, California; Bureau of Reclamation, Klamath Area Office, Klamath Falls, Oregon; Bureau of Reclamation, North California Area Office, Shasta Lake, California; Bureau of Reclamation, Willows Construction Office, Willows, California; Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office, Folsom, California; Bureau of Reclamation, Central Valley Operations Office, Sacramento, California; Bureau of Reclamation, South Central California Area Office (Tracy), Tracy, California; Bureau of Reclamation, South Central California Area Office (Fresno), Fresno, California; Bureau of Reclamation, Lahontan Basin Area Office, Carson City, Nevada. Each of these sites meets the requirements of the law and the Federal Acquisition Regulation by having the ability to electronically provide widespread public notice of contracting opportunities, including public access, issue electronic solicitations and make them publicly accessible, and receive electronic public responses (quotes) and associated request for information. These sites are operating through the Federal Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET) network entry point at Columbus, Ohio and providing electronic commerce traffic to all participating Value Added Networks and their client trading partners. Unless otherwise authorized by the Contracting Officer, these offices will not accept non-FACNET quotes on FACNET requests for quotations after Friday, March 15, 1996. Questions may be directed to Wiley Horsley, DOI FACNET Manager, on (202) 208-3347, by FAX at (202) 208-6301 or mailed to U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Acquisition and Property Management, Mail Stop 5512, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240.

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