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70 -- PROCESSOR BOARD SOL 97265CH POC Charles A. Hughes 816-823-1342 The U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, intends to purchase the following item under the authority of FAR Part 13: 20 each Encoders, p/n 14636-5017-1, from Comsat/RSI. The item is being purchased in support of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA, National Logistics Support Center, Kansas City, Missouri. The Government does not have drawings or specifications for this item. This procurement is for equipment or supplies which the Government intends to acquire under the authority of 41USC253(c)(1). Any business source, able to provide the item referenced herein is requested to respond to this announcement within 15 days of publication. No solicitation will be issued. Interested firms should submit in writing, a firm offer for the part number identified above, it's name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business size and a brief statement regarding its capability to provide the specified equipment, and the name, telephone number, and point of contact for businesses or other Government agencies to which it has previously provided the equipment. Any request received without the preliminary information requested will be considered unresponsive. Terms of offer shall be FOB Destination. This information should be submitted to the addresses stated herein or may be faxed to telephone number 816-823-3447. This is not a request for proposals and there is no solicitation available. The Government intends to make an award decision on or about November 4, 1996. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3679 (Electronic Components NEC). The small business size standard is 500 employees. This is not a small business set-aside. (0312)

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