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76 -- ANSI STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS POC Anita Tolliver, Contract Specialist, #703/487-4720 The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under Simplified Acquisition Procedures with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for the following publications: ANSI/ISO 8632.1: 1992 (Fips Pub 128-2A); ANSI/ISO 8632: 1992/Amd.1: 1994 (Fips Pub 128-2A-A1); ANSI/ISO 8632: 1992 Amd.2: 1995 (Fips Pub 129-2A-A2); ANSI/ISO 8632.2: 1992 (Fips Pub 128-2B); ANSI/ISO 8632.3: 1992 (Fips Pub 128-2C); and ANSI/ISO 8632.4: 1992. All interested offerors may identify their interest in writing indicating their capability to fulfill this requirement which shall include pricing for each publication. Fax your response to #703/487-4006. Telephone requests will not be honored. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all sources providing their capability statement with pricing within forty-five (45) days after the date of this publication in the Commerce Business Daily will be considered by the Government. See Numbered Note 22. (0341)

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