USDA, ARS, MSA, Procurement/Assistance Office, P. O. Box 225, Stoneville, MS 38776-0225

K -- ENERGY DISPERSIVE UPGRADE SOL 99-4431-006 DUE 032599 POC Point of Contact -- Contact, Ms. Terry A. Krutz, Contracting Officer, (601) 686-5361 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service intends to procure on a sole source basis from Noran Instruments, Middleton, WI, services to upgrade a Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis to current Y2k standards. Interested vendors are invited to submit a response, within fifteen (15) calendar days after publication of this notice, which must include prices and technical data sufficient to determine capability to meet the above requirements. No solicitation document exists, however, all responses from vendors demonstrating their capabilities will be fully considered. See Numbered Note 22. (AC0303006-01) Posted 03/03/99 (I-SN304362). (0062)

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