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Z -- CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SOL 99HQQQ0119 DUE 031799 POC lqueern@usgs.gov This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested under Request for Quotation (RFQ) #99HQQQ0119 posted on Electronic Commerce. Details may be viewed on the Department of Interior's Business Opportunities Web Page at http://ideasec.er.usgs.gov. The posted RFQ contains a description of the service, quantity, delivery, and applicable clauses. All vendors who can meet this requirement, and have a valid Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), are invited to submit electronic quotes for this posted RFQ. A written solicitation for this requirement will not be issued. THIS ACQUISTITION WILL BE MADE UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD OF $100,000. SIC code for this acquisition is 1542. Quotes are due at 5:00pm on March 17, 1999. The provisions at 1452.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, and 1454.212-5I, Contract Terms and Conditions, as they appear in the RFQ apply to this acquisition. Numbered Note 1 apply. Posted 03/08/99 (W-SN306216). (0067)

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