U.S. Information Agency, International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Engineering, Acquisition Division, B/ERA, Room 4038, 330 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20547

59 -- TUBE SOL 93007-001 DUE 012297 POC Contracting Officer: Wayne Greene, 202-619-2339; FAX 202-260-0855 The USIA International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) intends to issue a sole source small purchase for one Siemens RS 2078 SK tube for engineering testing and analysis. This tube will be evaluated over an extended period of time under a full range of operating conditions to determine its suitabliity for IBB operations. Please reference Requisition 93007-001 on all correspondence regarding this notice. This synopsis is not an IFB or RFP. See Numbered Note 22. (0002)

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