Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt, Division of Procurement, 200 Third Street, Room 207, Parkersburg WV 26101-5312

V -- METROCHECKS POC Point of Contact, Sandra Slattery, 304-480-7622, Contracting Officer, Susan J. Daugherty, 304-480-6951 WEB: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt,, http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/oa/oaprocr.htm. E-MAIL: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt,, procurement@bpd.treas.gov. Subject to final approval, the Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD/Public Debt) intends to acquire, on a sole source basis through Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to provide fare media in accordance with the Public Transportation Incentive (PTI) Program. No solicitation document is available. A request for documentation will not be considered an affirmative response. All affirmative responses must be in writing and must be accompanied by sufficient documentation to clearly show ability to comply with all of the above requirements. If no affirmative written response is received, within 15 calendar days after publication of this notice, to the effect that a comparable service is available, and that it is more advantageous to the Government than obtaining this service through sole-source contract, a sole-source award will be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Posted 12/14/98 (W-SN280027). (0348)

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