Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Purchase Division, Building 1500, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000

40 -- WIRE ROPE ASSEMBLY SOL N00181-96-Q-0056 POC Vernice Stokes, Code 531.5B, (804) 396-8351; M. E. Ward, Code 532, (804) 396-8351 21 each wire rope assemblies (20 ea. ''weak links'' at 20' +/-1'' and 1 ea. secondary towing cable at 300' +/-1'') in accordance with Federal Specification RR-W-41D, type 1, class 3, construction 6, use 2'' dia. galvanized wire rope (6X37 IWRC), XIPS nominal strength shall equal 178.2 tons. Material to be delivered to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va 23709-5000. Closing date to be established when request for quotation is issued. Mail requests only - submitted to Purchase Division, Attn: Code 531.5B/V. Stokes, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Bldg. 1500, 2nd Floor, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000. Fax and/or phone requests are not authorized and will not be accepted. DFAR 8.7003-2(M) applies. (0093)

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