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R -- LEGAL SERVICES SOL RQ-31ME-7-0002 DUE 121696 POC Cynthia Bennett, Contract Specialist, (202) 245-5852 USDA, Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service (RUS) intends to procure Legal Services for an on-going transaction involving a current RUS G&T borrower, the Oglethorpe Power Corporation. The contractor shall provide corporate legal support to Rural Utilities (RUS), with respect to reviewing two long-term power supply contracts for legal sufficiency and completeness. The two contracts are required to fully implement Oglethorpe's restructuring efforts currently in progress. Requests for the Request for Quote may be faxed to the attention of Cynthia Bennett, on (202) 245-5123. (0339)

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