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66 -- TINIUS OLSEN LOW T0RQUE TORSION TEST MACHINE SOL N00161-97-Q-0041 DUE 021497 POC Kathleen McCloskey (410) 293-3520/FAX (410) 293-5293. Purchase of a Tinius Olsen Model 290 Low Torque Torsion Test Machine with holding chucks, Torsion pick-ups and Signal conditioners. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. (0029)

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