Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22242-5160

19 -- FISHERIES RESEARCH VESSEL SOL N00024-00-R-2301 DUE 011400 POC Contracting Officer, Jim Barnard 703/602-7517, Negotiator, Melissa Santoni 703/602-7517 WEB: NAVSEA Contracts Home Page, http://www.contracts.hq.navsea.navy.mil. The Naval Sea Systems Command intends to issue solicitation N00024-00-R-2301 for the detail design and construction of a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Forty Day Endurance Fisheries Research Vessel (FRV-40). The contract will cover one FRV-40 ship with options for three more ships. Solicitation documents will be made available under the "Solicitation" section of the NAVSEA Contracts Home Page at http://www.contracts.hq.navsea.navy.mil on or about 15 October 1999. Posted 09/15/99 (W-SN380610). (0258)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0150 19990917\19-0001.SOL)