FAA NW Mountain Region, Acquisition Management Branch ANM-55, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, WA 98055

Y -- INTERNET POSTING OF SOLICITATION SYNOPSES AND CONTRACTUAL ANNOUNCEMENTS POC Contact, Vicki Green, (206) 227-2930, fax number (206) 227-1055 As of April 1, 1996, all Northwest Mountain Region FAA procurements over $50,000 will be publicly announced on the Internet. Internet is one avenue for FAA to use. Other selected means such as plan centers, newspapers, periodicals, or public postings may also be considered. Publication in the CBD will be considered but is no longer mandatory. This is pursuant to Section 348 of the 1996 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act (Public Law 104-50) requiring the FAA to develop an Acquisition Management System (AMS) that provides for more timely and cost-effective acquisitions. The requirement for advertising does not apply to emergency single source actions, purchases from an established Qualified Vendor List (QVL), exercise of options or changes. For actions under $50,000, a public announcement is optional. Visit our Acquisition home page site at http://www.tc.faa.gov/NM/solicitations/synopses.htm. (Note: the designation NM must be UPPER CASE). The Northwest Mountain Region home page site can be reached directly at (http://www.tc.faa.gov/NM/). You may also visit our site by opening URL http://www.faa.gov/faahome.htm; at the screen selection select Centers & Regions; at Centers and Regions page select Northwest Mountain Region; on the Northwest Mountain Region page select Solicitations. (0227)

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