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B -- PREPARATION OF A GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) ON FLOATING PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND OFFLOADING (FPSO) SYSTEMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO SOL 1435-01-99-RP-30962 POC Jane M. Carlson, Contracting Officer, (703) 787-1364 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer's email address, jane.carlson@mms.gov. B-The Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service intends to competitively award a contract for the preparation of a proposed Environmental Impact Statement on Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) systems in the Gulf of Mexico. A pre-solicitation meeting will be held at the Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region Office, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana, at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time)on October 28, 1998. Firms interested in competing for this project shall contact Jane M. Carlson, Contracting Officer, by telefax at (703) 787-1387, or email at jane.carlson@mms.gov with the following information: Name of firm, address, point of contact (with an alternate) telephone and telefax numbers and email address. After receipt of this information, all interested parties will be provided with a Draft Statement of Work for comment. Comments shall be forwarded, by email, NLT October 22, 1998 to the Contracting Officer, with a copy to the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative's (COTR) email at deborah.cranswick@mms.gov. Posted 10/05/98 (W-SN258537). (0278)

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