U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Acquisition Management Branch, STOP 0567, 1400 & INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-0567

A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SOL FSA-R-0006-97-DC DUE 030797 POC Matt Faulkner, Special Assistant, 202-720-2447 WEB: NONE, NONE. E-MAIL: none, mfaulkner@wdc.fsa.usda.gov. Issue an open market contract for bids for contractual assistance in the development of Government, Performance, and Results Act requirements. awarding of the contract will require the contractors to provide dedicated services of a program manager and an assistant. Selected contractors will be drawn from the General Service Administration list of contractors. Program Manager, 640 hours, and assistant, 320 hours. (0056)

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