U. S. Department Of Commerce, NOAA, Central Administrative Support Center, 601 East 12th St., CC31, Rm. 1756, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

91 -- DIELECTRIC OIL SOL NWWG3220912680KLC POC KAREN L. CHRISTIAN 816-426-7457 ext 236 The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, intends to purchase 400 5-gallon containers,Dielectric Oil, NSN: 9160-01-142-5748. The Government intends to purchase Westinghouse Corp. P/N 55822AV, a.k.a. Northrop Grumman Corp. The Government intends to purchase this item from Inland Leidy Chemicals, Baltimore MD. The Government knows of only one approved source and believes that this item is proprietary to Northrop Grumman. This item will be delivered to the National Weather Service, Kansas City. As this item is used in support of current repair programs, alternative or like items would not be acceptable without extensive testing. The Government does not have specifications or drawings for this item. The Government knows of only one source authorized to provide the item referenced. Any other small business sources, able to provide the exact item reference herein is encouraged to respond to this announcement within 10 days after its publication. Interested firms should submit in writing, its name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business size and a brief statement regarding its capability to provide the exact item speciified, and the name, telephone number, and point of contact for businesses or other Government agency to which it has previously provided the item. The information should be submitted to the addresses stated herein or may be faxed to telephone number 816-426-7530 ATTN: Karen Christian. This is not a request for proposals and there is no solicitation available at this time. This acquisition is being conducted pursuant to the guidelines set forth in FAR Part 13. The Government reserves the right to solicit bids based on receipt of affirmative responses to this notice or issue an order to Inland Leidy Chemicals, whichever is determined to be more advantageous to the Government without further notice. The anticipated award date shall be within 15 calendar days after date of this announcement. The Standard Industrial Classification code is 2992. The small business size standard is 500 employees. This is a small business set-aside. Posted 01/27/99 (W-SN291799). (0027)

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