GSA, FSSB, Property Management Branch, Sales (6FBPS), 1500 E Bannister Rd., Room 1102, Kansas City, MO 64131

SEALED BID SALE 00-015 FOR THE HEARTLAND/GREAT LAKES REGION -- BARGES U. S. Government Vessels -- Sealed Bid Sale. Barges, Item #1 Newburgh, Indiana, Approx. length 48' width 15' Steel hull Floats only Acq. 1938 (Leaks, must be pumped daily to float). Item #2 Omaha, Nebraska, Approx. length 100' Beam overall width 24' Steel hull Floats only Mfg. 1912 (Some leakage, must be pumped occasionally to float). INSPECTION WILL BE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY . -- Inspect 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, October 1 thru October 28, 1999, in Newburgh, Indiana and Omaha, Nebraska. Bid Opening: 1:00 PM, October 29, 1999 -- Call 816-823-3700 & ask for Sealed Bid 00-15 OR you may obtain the sale catalog by using Fax-on-demand by calling 816-823-3701 from your fax machine (using your handset or 'on-hook-dial' feature to hear the recorded instructions) OR on the Internet at: http://www.R6.gsa.gov/fss/property/sealbid.htm This offering is subject to the General Sale Terms & Conditions of the Standard Form 114C & any other special conditions which are incorporated therein. WEB: To view a detailed description of this sale & others,, http://www.R6.gsa.gov/fss/property/sealbid.htm. E-MAIL: Send complete (US Postal Service)mailing address for, kathy.fann@gsa.gov. Posted 09/30/99 (W-SN387018). (0273)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0848 19991004\SU-0001.MSC)