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R -- NEWSWIRE SERVICES SOL WA900000002 DUE 110698 POC Catherine B. Pinkney, Purchasing Agent (202) 708-1772 ext. 7125 WEB: Click here to go to HUD's Contracting Opportunities, http://www.hud.gov/cts/ctsoprty.html. E-MAIL: Click heree to contact Catherine B. Pinkney, Purchasing, Catherine_B._Pinkney@HUD.gov. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) plans to issue a Request for Quotes (RFQ)under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures for "Newswire services for the purpose of transmitting press releases, statements and news adivosories, etc., on a demand basis". A RFQ will be issued on or about November 6, 1998. No telephone request will be accepted. You may fax your request to the attention of Catherine B. Pinkney (202) 708-1772 ext. 7152. HUD posts all required notices of its contracting opportunities on its Internet Home Page Contracting Opportunities Site at http//www.hud.gov/cts/ctsoprty.htm. The The RFQ will be available for downloading no earlier than 16 days after the date of its publicaton. Potential offerors who download copies of solicitations for HUD's Home page will not automatically receive amendments. You are advised to check frequently to see if HUD has issued any amendments to solicitations you have obtained. All amendments will be posted on and may be downloaded from HUD's Home Page Contracting Opportunities site. Posted 10/21/98 (W-SN264095). (0294)

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