Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Midstates Procurement Operations Branch, 4050 Alpha Rd., 1800MSRO, Dallas, Texas 75244

R -- ADVERTISING SOL TIRMS-99-R-00001 DUE 091898 POC Jane Branch 972-308-1998 The Internal Revenue Service intends to issue a SOLE-SOURCE Contract to the Austin American-Statesman, P.O. Box 934, Austin, Texas, 78767, for Classified Advertising for one year of services from award date with four option years. The advertisements are to advertise for 2000 vacancies for each filing season for the Austin Services Center. It is believed that the Austin-American Statesman is the only large local newspaper in Austin, Texas and is the only contractor available to provide this service for Austin and the surrounding metroplex. Therefore, this procurement is a Sole-Source and NO solicitation is available. Letters and telephone requests will not be accepted and are considered non-responsive to this CBD announcement. However, contractors with this capability may submit a PROPOSAL with PRICING to be considered by the Government no later than 45 days after the date of this announcement. Numbered Note 22 applies. Posted 08/03/98 (W-SN231597). (0215)

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