Department of the Treasury, DY, U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 4.2-E, Washington, DC 20229

J -- MAINTENANCE OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT SOL CS-98-019 DUE 041598 POC Linda Clifton 202 927-1139 NOTICE OF INTENT. The U. S. Customs Service (USCS) intends to solicit and award a contract for a base year and four option years for various American Science & Engineering (AS&E) X-ray systems used to inspect trucks, mail and baggage at U. S. Ports of Entry throughout the contiguous United States, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Bahama Islands. The requirement will be processed under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The intended source is AS&E, 829 Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica MA 01821. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, prospective contractors who believe they can successfully propose must provide SPECIFIC an DETAILED technical documentation to support such claims and abilities within 15 days of this publication. No telephone requests. See Numbered Note 22. (0091)

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