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R -- TRADE POLICY AND NEGOTIATION COURSE SOL APOPSD03-0008-0 POC Pam Tucker, 612-370-2130 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has a need for a "Trade Policy and Negotiation" course. Delivery of the course will be in Riverdale, MD, September 12-15, 2000. This procurement will be awarded as a fixed price contract, FOB destination. This effort will be awarded without competition to the 8(a) firm, The Gil-Dean Group, Inc. under SIC 8741, Management Services. Since negotiation will be conducted with an 8(a) firm only no solicitation package is available. The negotiation is to be completed by January 28, 2000 using commercial item acquisition procedures. Posted 01/24/00 (W-SN418520). (0024)

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