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R -- PROVIDING COORDINATION SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN REVIEW SOL EASC RFQ 00-2108 DUE 122399 POC Michele McCoy, 757-441-6879 WEB: EASC Homepage, www.easc.noaa.gov. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, Michele.A.McCoy@noaa.gov. The Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to issue a sole source purchase order to Katrina Van Dine, Squantum, MA. The contractor shall be responsible for providing coordination services in support of the Management Plan Review for NOAA/Stellwagen Bank NMS, Scituate, MA The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. Companies who are capable of providing the above service must submit in writing their capabiities of performing the required task within 10 days of this announcement. Copies of Request for Quotation 00-2108 will only be provided to companies that are determined to be capable of performing the service. RFQ to be issued on or about December 17, 1999. Telephone requests will not be accepted. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. This is a simplified acquisition with a value of less than $100,000. Posted 12/17/99 (W-SN409576). (0351)

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