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70 -- BANYAN SOFTWARE, EXABYTE EXTERNAL TAPE DRIVE, UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SOL RQ-31ME-6-0017 DUE 072496 POC Tracey King, Contract Specialist (202) 447-9180 or Paulette Roseboro, Contracting Officer (202) 245-5813 U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) intends to competitively acquire various Banyan software, Uninterruptible Power Supply and Exabyte External Tape Drives. This is a Request for Quotation. Companies interested in receiving a copy of the Standard Form 18 must fax their request to the attention of Tracey King or Cynthia Bennett at (202) 245-5123. Oral requests will not be accepted. The Standard Form 18 will be released on or about July 12, 1996. See Numbered Note 1. (0192)

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