INTERIM FACNET CERTIFICATION As required by Public Law 104-355 and the implementing Federal Acquisition Regulation, Mr. Henry M. Valiulis, the Senior Procurement Executive of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) certified interim FACNET capability for the agency's Contracting and Purchasing Division at its Chicago, Illinois headquarters, on April 15, 1996, to the Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy. This contracting and purchasing office meets the requirements of the law and the Federal Acquisition Regulation by having the ability to electronically provide widespread public access, issue electronic solicitations and make them publicly accessible, and receive electronic public responses, quotes and associated request for information. This site is operating through the Federal Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET) network entry point at Columbus, Ohio, which provides Federal Electronic Commerce (EC) traffic to all participating commercial Value Added Networks (VANs) and their client trading partners. Unless otherwise authorized by the contracting officer and stated in the solicitation, this office shall not accept non-FACNET quotes on FACNET Requests for Quotation (RFQs) after September 30, 1996. Questions may be directed to either Mr. Donald C. Augustyn or Mr. Paul Ahern at phone (312) 751-4535 or facsimile at (312) 751-4923 or mailed to the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, Purchasing Division, 844 North Rush St., Chicago, IL 60611-2092.

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