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

66 -- MINI G.I GUN, ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES SOL 1434WR96QQ00079 DUE 080296 POC Purchasing Agent, Maribel Torres, 415-329-4171 The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award to Seismic Systems Inc., Houston TX, on a sole-source basis for a lightweight compressed-air acoustic G.I Gun and accessories which is required for hazard studies in shallow-water environments. This product is designed for ''high resolution'' reflection profiling work, and will provide both relatively high power and a large peak-to-bubble ratio. This is a notification of the intended procurement and not a request (0194)

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