VA Medical Center, 1111 East End Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

S -- WELLHEAD GAS SOL 693-50-96 DUE 071096 POC Michael Miller The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania plans to issue a Consolidated Procurement o/a 6/10/96, under SIC Code 4923, for Natural Gas Transmission, Storage & Distribution for thee purpose of acquiring a continuous firm supply of natural gas for VA facilities and other Federal Agencies excluding DOD. Contractor will supply and deliver natural gas to the associated pipelines for redelivery to the Local Distribution Companies (LDC). In performance of this contract, the Contractor must have the ability to obtain Firm transportation on the pipelines at discounted rates, gas supplies from more than one supply basis, storage capacity and the ability to obtain natural gas at or below the inside FERC index price. Government Estimate: $5,000,000 - $10,000,000. Only written or faxed (717) 821-7277 requests on Company letterhead accepted. (0143)

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