USDA, ARS, MSA, Procurement/Assistance Office, P. O. Box 225, Stoneville, MS 38776-0225

37 -- JOHN DEERE 7455 STRIPPER SOL 98-4431-002 DUE 042498 POC Point of Contact -- Contact, Ms. Terry A. Krutz, Contracting Officer, (601) 686-5361 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to procure a John Deere 7455 Stripper with a S&H Metal Works Stripper Head (model 440) attached or an equivalent. The system is to be delivered to USDA, ARS, Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center, Stoneville, Mississippi by August 1, 1998 completely assembled ready for field use. An IFB will be issued on or about March 25, 1998. All requests must be submitted in writing, faxed to (601) 686-5373 or by electronic mail to: KRUTZTARS.USDA.GOV. No calls will be accepted. (AC0209016-03) (0041)

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