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

V -- TRANSPORTATION PASSES POC Betty J. Wimberly, Contract Specialist, 972-308-1925 The IRS intends to issue a purchase order under the Simplified Acquisition process to Bi-State Development Agency, 707 N. First Street, St. Louis, MO, for transportation passes for monthly, monthly E/D, single E/D, 10 ride ticket book, Call-a-Ride tickets, public van and additional zone passes prices to use in its St. Louis, MO office. Therefore, this procurement is a SOLE SOURCE and NO solicitation is available. Letters and telephone requests for a copy of a solicitation will not be accepted and are considered non responsive to this announcement. However, contractors with this capability may submit a PROPOSAL with PRICING to be considered by the Government no later than 15 days after the date of this announcement. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 10/20/98 (W-SN263567). (0293)

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