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65 -- GLASS SPECIMEN TUBES SOL 8-M-APHIS-97 DUE 073096 POC POC: Jeanne V. Lewis is the Contracting Officer. She can be reached at Area Code (612) 370-2109 The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, (APHIS), Veterinary Services, (VS), Riverdale, Maryland, intends to acquire: glass tubes, blood specimen, 5 ml volume draw, 12 mm o.d, 75 mm length, plain, sterile, silicone coated inside, pre- labeled and color coded rubber stopper and glass tubes, 7 ml volume draw, 13 mm o.d. A fixed price contract. One year with one-year options. One hundred percent small business set aside. The solicitation is to be released on or about June 15, 1996. This is a fixed price requirements program. F.O.B. destination. For a copy of the solicitation submit written or FAXed request stating name, address, telephone number and solicitation number. Faxed requests to ''Contracting Section'' at (612) 370-2083. Telephone requests will not be accepted. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. A limited number of solicitations will be issued for this procurement, with priority given to firms on our established bidders list. Firms which do not receive a copy of this solicitation will receive a Solicitation Mailing List Application, Standard Form 129. Upon receipt of a completed application, we will add your name to our bidders list for consideration for a 1-year period after date of submission. A copy of the solicitation will be available in this office for review. (0123)

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