DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MS 286, 345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK, CA 94025-3591

99 -- SOLE SOURCE BOREHOLE DRILLING SOL 96-7460-0245 N/A DUE 060296 POC Purchasing Agent, Juliet Harris, 415-329-4171 The US Geological Survey (USGS) Menlo Park, California, intends to place on a sole-source basis a purchase order with The Deparment of Terrestrial Magnetism Carnegie Institute of Washington, Washington D.C for the drilling of a strainmeter borehole in Southern California. Carnegie is presently conducting similar drilling services that the USGS is seeking. Because of budgetary constraints and considerable cost saving factors such as mob/demob and other set up cost by using drill rigs currently set-up by Carnegie the Government will place a purchase order with Carnegie. No RFQ will be issued for this solicitation.(0151)

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