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R -- TEXT BOOK EDITING AND CONSULTING SOL F0561196T8040 DUE 010896 POC Tracie O'Donovan 719-472-2571 Contract Specialist Everett Carter 719-472-2732 Contracting Officer. This is a notice of intent to award a purchase order to Dr. Wiley J. Larson for the procurement of textbook editing services for the Department of Astronautics textbook series ''Space Mission Analysis and Design'' at the USAF Academy. Some of the services required under this purchase order will include supervising the efforts for the texts and computer products, monitoring the efforts of the contractors, define the technical content and coordinate all tasks to ensure a smooth process for the production of the book series. This acquisition is approved for a sole source acquisition action as authorized by AFFAR Supp 5313.106 under Simplified Acquisition Procedures -- No Request for Quote (RFQ) package will be issued -- However, all interested sources may identify their service by submitting pricing data, and an accurate description of the service offered--Only responses containing this data will be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement -- Award will not be made on the basis of responses received to this synopsis -- If no favorable responses are received by close of business 15 days from the date this notice appears in the CBD, a purchase order will be negotiated with the above named source-- See Numbered Note 22. (0179)

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