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B -- REGULATORY ASSESSMENT SOL RFQ00-008 DUE 051600 POC Becky Thompson, Contract Specialist, Phone (304) 480-5260, Fax (304) 480-5271, Email franchiseprocurement@bpd.treas.gov -- Timothy Wilson, Contracting Officer, Phone 304-480-5257, Fax 304-480-5271, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=RFQ00-008 &LocID=1743. E-MAIL: Becky Thompson, franchiseprocurement@bpd.treas.gov. The Access Board through the Bureau of Public Debt intends to issue a commercial item Simplified Acquisition based on SIC 8732 (small business size standard of $5.0 million) for a contractor to research and prepare economic and regulatory flexibility analyses for the proposed rules on passenger vessel accessiblity guidelines and the public rights-of-way accessibility guidelines. Interested offers may register at http://www.eps.gov to receive notification when the solicitation and any amendments are issued and available for downloading. Please note that the General Services Administration provides the notification service as a convenience and does not guarantee that notifications will be received by all persons on the mailing. Therefore, we recommend that you monitor the EPS Business Opportunities site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions. If the Internet option is not available to you, you may receive a hard copy of the solicitation and any amendments (via U.S. Mail) by faxing your request to (304)480-5271 or e-mailing your request to franchiseprocurement@bpd.treas.gov. Posted 04/19/00 (D-SN446698). (0110)

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