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76 -- BOOK WHOLESALER SERVICE -- BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT RENEWAL DUE 123198 POC Elliott Gilmore, Tele.: (202) 205-8413 The U.S. Information Agency (USIA), Office of Information Resources (I/GIR), plans to renew a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for book wholesaler services for the calendar year 1999. Under this BPA multiple BPA Call Orders are used by USIA's Office of Information Resources, in Washington, D.C., and approximately 160 libraries/information resource centers, operated abroad by the United States Information Service (overseas name of USIA). Wholesalers must be able to facilitate very large orders of books, CD Roms, and similar materials. Contract performance period: This BPA will be renewed for an additional three one-year periods. Place of Delivery: F.O.B. Destination, USIA Warehouse, 201 Dikeman St., Brooklyn, NY 11231. Qualified Book Wholesalers may request a copy of the BPA by submitting a fax (FAX NO. 202-205-5466), an E-Mail (EGILMORE@USIA.GOV), or letter to the USIA Contracting Officer at the above-listed address. All questions regarding this BPA renewal must be submitted to the Contracting Officer no later than December 31, 1998, by fax, E-mail or in writing. This notice is not a RFP.***** Posted 12/17/98 (W-SN281429). (0351)

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