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66 -- SATELLITE TRACKED TRANSMITTER SOL 99CRQQ0075 DUE 020499 POC Iris D. Turner 303-236-5900 x348 E-MAIL: usgs, cr, acquisitions & federal assistance, iturner@usgs.gov. The U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division's Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota, has a requirement for 16 Satellite Track Transmitters. The transmitters shall be used to determine several key parameters needed to manage the midcontinent population of sandhill cranes. The total weight shall be less than 30 g, up to 1.2 year operating lifetime. The dimensions shall be less than 2.5 inches length x 0.70 inches width x 0.66 inches height, temperature operating range minus 15 to 45 c, satellite tracked transmitter must be compatible with the ARGOS system. Delivery: FOB Jamestown, North Dakota. Interested parties shall complete the Request for Quotation 99CRQQ0075 at the following website: http://ideasec.usgs.gov/, or contact Darlene Turner at (303) 236-5900 ext 348 to obtain a copy of theRequest for Quotation. See Note 1. Posted 01/21/99 (W-SN290195). (0021)

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