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J -- MAINTENANCE OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT SOL CS-96-041 POC Linda Clifton, Contract Specialist, 202 927-1139 Althea Kearney, Contracting Officer, 202 927-0386. Notice of Intent. The U. S. Customs Service (USCS) intends to solicit and award a contract for preventive and corrective maintenance services and repair parts (supplies) for various American Science and Engineering (AS&E) X-ray systems used to inspect trucks, mail and baggage at U. S. Ports of Entry throughout the contiguous United States, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Bahama Islands. The requirement will be processed under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The intended source is AS&E, 829 Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica, MA 01821. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Prospective contractors who believe they can successfully propose must provide specific and detailed technical documentation to support such claims and abilities within 15 days of this publication. No telephone requests. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0122)

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