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76 -- M&S RESIDENTIAL COST HANDBOOK (QUARTERLY UPDATES) POC Patti Swann, Contracting Officer, (202) 690-9828 (Total Small Business Set-Aside) -- The USDA, Rural Development intends to negotiate with Marshall & Swift Company, Bridgewater, New Jersey for the renewal of residential cost handbook updates that are published quarterly, for one base period and four option year periods. The quarterly updates will be shipped to Rual Development, State Offices located throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. See Note #22. No telephone inquires will be accepted. (0178)

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