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B -- TEMPORARY GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES FOR THE OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO SOL CBD&&&96050001 1435-01-96-RP-3823 DUE 062196 POC Jenny Taylor, (703)787-1355 or, Contracting Officer, Sandra L. McLaughlin, (703)787-1354 The Minerals Management Service (MMS) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region anticipates a temporary surge in work requiring geophysical analysis beginning approximately June 1996. To meet this need, MMS anticipates contracting with one or more organizations who can supply from 3 to 15 highly qualified geophysicists on a full time basis for up to one year. THERE WILL BE AN ORAL SOLICITATION PROVIDING ALL OF THE DETAILS IN NEW ORLEANS ON APPROXIMATELY MAY 22, 1996. A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED. Following the oral solicitation, interested parties will have two weeks to submit capabilities statements which will be evaluated by MMS to establish a list of qualifying competitors. Those qualifying will then be invited to prepare a more detailed proposal and an oral presentation by approximately June 17. Interested parties should call, or send a facsimile request to (703) 787-1009 to obtain final details on the oral solicitation meeting. (0127)

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